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Mad Gab

Party and Word Games

Mad Gab is a party word game published by Mattel that was first released in 1996. It is designed for between two and twelve players, who are divided into at least two competing teams. Each turn a team member is given a card bearing a short group of words, called a mondegreen, that are meaningless or nonsensical on their own but that sound like an entirely different, real word or phrase when read aloud quickly, such as a card reading These If Hill Wore sounding like the phrase The Civil War. Teammates must listen to their teammate sounding out the card and guess the hidden phrase within a two minute time limit, with cards ranging across several levels of difficulty from easy to hard. Because the puzzles must be decoded by ear rather than read silently, the game specifically tests players' ability to process spoken sound rather than written language. Teams score more points for solving puzzles more quickly, and a complete game typically takes about forty-five minutes to play.

Facts
Origin Year
1996 1
Playing Time Band
30 to 90 Minutes 1
Playing Time
45 2
Skill or Luck
Mixed 1
Designer
Terry White 2
Publisher
Drumond Park Ltd. 2
Publisher
Mattel, Inc. 2
Publisher
Mega Bleu 2
Publisher
Patch Products 2
Game Category
Party Game 2
Game Category
Word Game 2
Game Mechanic
Team-Based Game 2
Minimum Players
2 2
Maximum Players
12 2
Classification
Player Count
Team-Based (Two Teams) 1
Sport
Game Type (category)
Board Game 1
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1. Mad Gab (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox 'players' field: 2-12, two teams
  • Infobox date field: 1996
  • Infobox genre/type field: "Board game"
  • Infobox: playing_time
    45 minutes
  • Infobox: random_chance
    Medium
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2. Mad Gab (BoardGameGeek)
  • Playing Time: 45
  • Designer: Terry White
  • Publisher: Drumond Park Ltd.
  • Publisher: Mattel, Inc.
  • Publisher: Mega Bleu
  • Publisher: Patch Products
  • Game Category: Party Game
  • Game Category: Word Game
  • Game Mechanic: Team-Based Game
  • Minimum Players: 2
  • Maximum Players: 12
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