Dictionary Dabble
(1986)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 10 and up. You can play with 4 to 14 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: ...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 60 |
| Minimum age: | 10 |
| Number of players: | 4 - 14 |
| Publisher: | Alna, Patch Products |
| Designers: | (Uncredited) |
| Artists: | Unknown |
| Mechanics: | Unknown |
Given that Balderdash came out right around the same time, this may be a case of simultaneous invention (or in this case, simultaneously deciding to commercialize a folk game). Dictionary Dabble is played exactly like Balderdash (players make up definitions to words and try to guess the real one). The scoring is a little different. In addition to scoring a point for guessing the correct definition and a point for each person who votes for your contrived definition, you also can score a bonus point if your pawn is on a space that matches the symbol on the word card that is drawn (provided you guess the correct definition).
One thing it has going for it over Balderdash: the movers are little miniature "Thinker" sculptures!
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Dictionary Dabble
Last Updated: 2025-08-12 16:48:12 UTC
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