How To Play JabberJot
JabberJot Game Rules (PDF Instructions)
4 - 10
Players
10+
Ages
30 MIN
Play Time
$29
Price
Get your story telling game on with this hilarious and creative game. Players will be forced to come up with the best, most creative and witty stories as they can from three images and three words while following the same theme. Oh, and you only have 90 seconds to do it.
JabberJot keeps things fresh with its hipster, globetrotter and thingamajig cards. Great for larger groups that are looking for a fun laid back time playing a game together. You'll be surprised how many funny stories can come from the same round set up. Win the heart of the judge and you'll get an extra point. Play JabberJot today!
Board Game Capital's Review:
(2018-05-11)
JabberJot is labeled as a laugh out loud story making game. We agree. As with so many other games out there, players are trying to come up with the most witty, funny, creative and tailored to the judge as they can to win the point. Where JabberJot stands out is the fun twist of including some nice looking (and random) images. Not only do these enhance the game appearance, they also help steer the answers in a specific direction (kind of) and get the creative juices flowing.
We loved how the images, theme and key words all need to be used to create one silly story. The rules are really laid back which is nice and allow you to use any part of the images or even change the key word tense (smile can be changed to smiled or smiling, etc.). Picking the most obscure and random part away from the main image was fun because then you got challenged and you could point out that you indeed used all the images. This also gives you more freedom (watch out for that timer). There are also at least three "official" variations of the game that sounded really fun.
If you have a good group together, things can get real crazy and funny fast. We did notice that sometimes people would take the same path for some rounds and it was kind of the same story over and over. Other rounds, we couldn't be farther from each other's stories which made it so much more fun.
We were slightly confused why everyone that finished their story got a point. Although 90 seconds isn't a lot of time, you can pretty much whip any story together even if it doesn't really make sense nor is that interesting. If you're playing the game, I don't know why you wouldn't always include all elements. This never happened to us but maybe other groups it might. The extra point for the favorite was the only things that drove the score.
Texting in the answers was also a fun twist but required some careful texting selection (rotating who you sent it to). Writing it down on your own paper is always an option but then you get to deal with people's fast hand writing... Game component quality seems good with thick cardboard word cards and nice looking image cards.
With almost infinite possibilities, you'll never get the same set up twice. Overall, we liked the game! There isn't much skill required and doesn't involve much strategy. It's just a fun, sit back and kill some time having a laugh together kind of game.
This game should come with the following components. These are based off of the original game and don't include components from any expansion packs or different editions. Depeding how when your game was released, it might contain slightly different items than those listed below.JabberJot keeps things fresh with its hipster, globetrotter and thingamajig cards. Great for larger groups that are looking for a fun laid back time playing a game together. You'll be surprised how many funny stories can come from the same round set up. Win the heart of the judge and you'll get an extra point. Play JabberJot today!
Board Game Capital's Review:
(2018-05-11)
JabberJot is labeled as a laugh out loud story making game. We agree. As with so many other games out there, players are trying to come up with the most witty, funny, creative and tailored to the judge as they can to win the point. Where JabberJot stands out is the fun twist of including some nice looking (and random) images. Not only do these enhance the game appearance, they also help steer the answers in a specific direction (kind of) and get the creative juices flowing.We loved how the images, theme and key words all need to be used to create one silly story. The rules are really laid back which is nice and allow you to use any part of the images or even change the key word tense (smile can be changed to smiled or smiling, etc.). Picking the most obscure and random part away from the main image was fun because then you got challenged and you could point out that you indeed used all the images. This also gives you more freedom (watch out for that timer). There are also at least three "official" variations of the game that sounded really fun.
If you have a good group together, things can get real crazy and funny fast. We did notice that sometimes people would take the same path for some rounds and it was kind of the same story over and over. Other rounds, we couldn't be farther from each other's stories which made it so much more fun.We were slightly confused why everyone that finished their story got a point. Although 90 seconds isn't a lot of time, you can pretty much whip any story together even if it doesn't really make sense nor is that interesting. If you're playing the game, I don't know why you wouldn't always include all elements. This never happened to us but maybe other groups it might. The extra point for the favorite was the only things that drove the score.
Texting in the answers was also a fun twist but required some careful texting selection (rotating who you sent it to). Writing it down on your own paper is always an option but then you get to deal with people's fast hand writing... Game component quality seems good with thick cardboard word cards and nice looking image cards.With almost infinite possibilities, you'll never get the same set up twice. Overall, we liked the game! There isn't much skill required and doesn't involve much strategy. It's just a fun, sit back and kill some time having a laugh together kind of game.
- You Get 75 Hipster Cards
- 75 Globetrotter Cards
- 75 Thingamajig Cards
- 75 Theme Cards
- 140 Word Tiles
- A Sand Timer
- Official JabberJot Game Rules And Instructions
Be the story writer with the most points at the end of the game to be the winner.
Please keep in mind that the official JabberJot PDF rules listed below could be different depending on the game version you have. These instructions are some of the exact directions that came in the original packaging and will teach you how to play. Download them to view now or print them for later use. No need to worry if you've lost your copy or if you need a quick refresher course.
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