Skybound Tabletop has announced the retail release of Contrabanter, something they call a “word-smuggling game.” It’s a tabletop party game for up to fifteen players.
Players divide into teams. During each round, cards are drawn with three random words on them. The goal of each team is to casually work those words into conversation and get the other team to say them…and depending on the word, finding a natural undetectable method may not be easy!
There are ways to throw them off the scent, though. Each team is given three chances to guess the opposing team’s secret words. If you throw some other, unrelated words into your conversation, the type that might stick out more…they just might fall for it. But of course they could do the same to you.
If one team guesses the word or words of another team, they get to “confiscate” that word, which is added to their score. Players can also earn points for successfully getting the other team to say their secret words. When the round ends, the team with the most points is the winner.
“Skybound Tabletop has significantly expanded its party game offering over the last year and we can’t think of a better addition to casual game nights than Contrabanter,” said Garima Sharma, VP, Licensing & Partnerships at Skybound. “Good luck getting through a full game with a straight face!”
Contrabanter was designed by Phil Gross with art by Curt Merlo. The box contains 141 secret word cards, 9 guess cards and 20 optional prompt cards. Contrabanter is out now at hobby shops for $19.99.
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