Taboo is famous among guessing word games widely played as one of popular indoor party games.
It was first designed and commercially distributed by Hasbro.
The skill of a player lies in enabling her/his teammates guess a word without either the word itself or else another five prohibited words noted on the card on which the word in question is printed, and which must not be spoken as the guessing round is in progress.
In case the player, termed as ‘giver’ while s/he is taking her/his turn, speaks out a forbidden word, the ‘sensor’ in the opposing team hits the buzzer and the word is left abandoned in order to move further with the next.
No other form of communication is allowed apart from the vocal involving singing as well.
The giver tries to make the team guess as many words in a given time as possible. Once the time is over, the new giver from the opposing team takes the charge.
A right guess earns a point for the team; a foul denoted by the sensor buzzer earns a penalty point whereas a pass by the giver earns a point for the opposing team. The The game continues until everyone has had her/his turn as giver.
The equipment comprises a certain number of cards printed on both sides, a tray, a timer, a buzzer and writing material to score the points.
