How to Play Incohearant for Rulebook Haters
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What is the goal?
- Each card features a combination of words on the front.
- When recited out loud, these words sound like a phrase written on the back.
- Example: “thirds teeth or stay” sounds like “thirsty Thursday.”
- Objective: Compete to decode the phrases before the timer runs out.
Incohearant Card Game Examples:
'though wok calves aim' is decoded into "the walk of shame"
'real agents sip gulls' is decoded into "relationship goals"
Gameplay
Free for All (for smaller groups)
- Each round lasts 60 seconds or until 3 cards are decoded.
- One player is the JUDGE who starts the timer and holds up the card.
- Other players are TRANSLATORS who read the card aloud.
- The first TRANSLATOR to decode the phrase wins the card.
- The JUDGE can give 1 hint per round.
- When a card is decoded or passed, the JUDGE pulls the next card.
- After the timer runs out or 3 cards are decoded, the round ends.
- The JUDGE role rotates counterclockwise.
- The first player to decode 13 cards wins.
Squad-Up (for Bigger Groups)
- Split into 2 Teams:
- Divide players into two teams.
- Follow Free-for-All Instructions:
- Play according to the Free-for-All rules.
- Game Duration:
- Instead of playing to 13 points, each team plays three rounds.
- The team with the most decoded cards after three rounds wins.
- Tiebreaker:
- If tied after 3 rounds, each team nominates 1 TRANSLATOR.
- TRANSLATORS compete in a sudden death tiebreaker.
- The first TRANSLATOR to decode the card wins the game for their team.
How do you win?
For Free for all, the player who decodes 13 cards is the winner.
For Squad-Up, the team that had decoded the most cards at the end of 3 rounds wins.
