Hasbro F5254 Classic Taboo Game Instruction Manual
- October 30, 2023
- Hasbro
Table of Contents
Hasbro F5254 Classic Taboo Game
Product Information
- Product Name: Taboo
- Model Number: F5254
- Age Range: 13+
- Number of Players: 4+
- Contents: 212 cards (848 Guess words), squeaker, notepad, and sand timer
Product Usage Instructions
- Split into two even teams and sit facing each other.
- Decide which color to play with and sort the cards accordingly.
- Choose which team goes first.
- On your team’s turn, pick someone to be the describer and give them a stack of cards. Everyone else will guess.
- Someone from the other team grabs the squeaker and peers over the describer’s shoulder. They’ll squeak if the describer breaks any rules.
- Start the timer and flip a card over. The describer must describe the Guess word without using any of the Taboo words listed on the card.
- If the team guesses correctly, tally up the points. If not, the other team gets a chance to guess.
- Make sure teams switch up the describer each round.
- The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
Note: For an enhanced experience, parents can scan the QR code or visit go.hasbro.com/taboo to play using the virtual buzzer, timer, and scoreboard. Ensure that your phone is not on silent or set to auto-lock and turn up your volume.
Contact Hasbro Games, Consumer Affairs Dept. for any queries or concerns. For Australian consumers, visit https://consumercare.hasbro.com/en-au. For New Zealand consumers, visit https://consumercare.hasbro.com/en-nz.
OBJECT
EXAMPLE: “Grandma makes these with pasta!”
SET UP
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SPLIT INTO TWO EVEN TEAMS.
Sit like this so you can keep an eye on each other. -
SORT THE CARDS.
Decide which color to play this game. Make sure the cards are all facing the same way, then put them in piles with that color facedown.
BZZZ!
CHECK OUT THE ONLINE BUZZER
Parents, scan the QR code or go to
go.hasbro.com/taboo to play using the virtual
buzzer, timer, and scoreboard.
Tip: Make sure your phone isn’t on silent or set to auto-lock. And turn up your volume!
PLAY
Teams take turns playing, so decide which team goes first!
ON YOUR TEAM’S TURN
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Pick someone to be the describer and give them a stack of cards. Everyone else will guess.
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Someone from the other team grabs the squeaker and peers over the describer’s shoulder. They’ll squeak if the describer breaks any rules. (See below for details.)
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Start the timer! Describer, flip a card and describe the Guess word, avoiding the Taboo words.
- If your team says the Guess word, put that card to the side as a point.
- If you get squeaked or decide to skip, set that card to the other side.
Keep flipping cards and describing words until time runs out!
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Tally up the points:
- Score 1 point for each card your team guessed correctly.
- Give 1 point to the other team for each card squeaked or skipped.
Now the other team plays. Make sure teams switch up the describer each round.
WHEN TO SQUEAK
Squeak if the describer breaks any of these rules:
- Don’t say any part of any word on the card. (E.g., you can’t say “space” or “ship” if the word is “spaceship.”)
- No sneaky plurals or abbreviations. (E.g., you can’t say “feet” for “foot” or “TV” for “television.”)
- No gestures, noises, or sound effects. You’re free to sing, though!
- No “sounds like,” “rhymes with,” or “starts with the letter”—C’mon, that’s too easy!
WIN
Once all players have taken equal turns as the describer, the team with the most points wins! If there’s a tie, each team takes one more turn.
2023 Hersch and Company. Taboo is a trademark of Hersch and Company, Los Angeles, CA. HASBRO and all related trademarks and logos are trademarks of Hasbro, Inc. © 2023 Hasbro. TM & ® denote U.S. Trademarks. Hasbro, Pawtucket, RI 02861-1059 USA.
Consumer contact:
US/Canada: Hasbro Games, Consumer Affairs Dept.,
P.O. Box 200, Pawtucket, RI 02861-1059 USA. TEL. 1-800-255-5516.
Australia consumer service: https://consumercare.hasbro.com/en-au
New Zealand consumer service: https://consumercare.hasbro.com/en-nz