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What Were You Thinking?

Party and Word Games

This game is a party board game designed by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast in 1998. It is made for four or more players. One player spins a spinner and reads a question from a card of the matching color, and every player writes down the answers they think other players will give most often until a timer runs out. Answers are then read aloud, and anyone whose answer matches another player earns as many points as there are players who gave that same answer. After each round the player with the fewest points moves their piece one square up a penalty track, and a player who reaches the eighth square loses, so play continues until one player remains. It won the Origins Award for Best Abstract Board Game in 1998. Reviewers called it a decent party game, one reviewer adding that it does little to set itself apart from the many other party games. In 2016 its mechanics were reimplemented in the game Hive Mind.

Facts
Origin Year
1998 1
Playing Time Band
30 to 90 Minutes 1
Playing Time
30 2
Age Suitability
Family 1
Designer
Richard Garfield 2
Publisher
Wizards of the Coast 2
Game Category
Party Game 2
Game Mechanic
Single Loser Game 2
Game Mechanic
Voting 2
Minimum Players
4 2
Maximum Players
10 2
Sport
Game Type (category)
Board Game 1
Game Type (category)
Party Game 1
Classification
Player Count
Large Group or Variable 1
Sources
1. What Were You Thinking? (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    What Were You Thinking? is a party board game designed by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast in 1998.
  • Lead [game-type-category]
    What Were You Thinking? is a party board game
  • Gameplay
    The game is designed for four or more players.
  • Infobox: ages
    10+
  • Infobox: playing_time
    30 minutes
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2. What Were You Thinking? (BoardGameGeek)
  • Playing Time: 30
  • Designer: Richard Garfield
  • Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
  • Game Category: Party Game
  • Game Mechanic: Single Loser Game
  • Game Mechanic: Voting
  • Minimum Players: 4
  • Maximum Players: 10
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