How to Play Blank Slate Rules if you hate rulebooks

Condensed How to Play Blank Slate Rules for those who hate trawling through the rulebook.

The overview page of Blank Slate introduces you to the game through a summary of the gameplay and videos shared by other gamers.

Goal

Match the answer of exactly one other player to finish the Word Cues and gain points.

Scoring:

• If exactly two players write the same word, each earns 3 points.
• If more than two players write the same word, each earns 1 point.
• All other players get 0 points.

Winning Condition: The first player to reach 25 points wins.

Gameplay

Setup

• Lay out the Score Board.
• Each player chooses a Slate and writes their name on the score board in the matching color bar.
• Choose the first Selector.

Selector Phase

• Selector picks a Word Cue card from the draw side of the box.
• Reads it aloud and places it face-up on the table.

Answer Phase

• Each player predicts a word that only one other player would choose.
• Players write down their chosen word.
• Reveal words one-by-one, starting with the person to the left of the Selector.

Scoring

• 3 points for pairs of matching words.
• 1 point for words matched by more than two players.
• 0 points for unmatched words.
• Mark scores on the Score Board.

Rotation and Winning:

• Place the used Word Cue card in the discard side of the box.
• Pass the box to the left; the next person becomes the Selector.
• Continue until a player reaches 25 points, who then wins.

Steps on filling in the blanks

There are just a few small guidelines for what counts as acceptable answers for Word Cues:

• Single-letter additions are no good!
• Adding just a syllable is okay if you can still hear the root word.
• It’s okay to have either a compound word or a two-word phrase; both are acceptable.
• Proper nouns are acceptable, as long as you still write just one word.