Poetry for Neanderthals

Poetry for Neanderthals is a family-friendly party game similar to Taboo where players earn points by getting their teammates to guess words and phrases. The catch is that the Neanderthal Poets are only allowed to use single syllable words. If they use any words with more than one syllable, the other team gets to bop them with a 2-foot inflatable club. The team with the most points wins!.

Poetry for Neanderthals is a competitive word-guessing game where you can only give clues by speaking in single syllables. So, instead of saying ”broccoli,” you’d say something like ”green thing you eat for live long and have good health.” If you mess up and use a big word, such as ”vegetable,” you get bopped on the head with a NO !Stick and you lose points.

The goal of the game is to score the most points by correctly interpreting words and phrases. The chosen Poet starts off the game with a Poetry Card and tries to get their teammates to say the listed word, using only words with one syllable within a 90-second time limit. The team with the most points is the winner.

Poetry for Neanderthals is a family-friendly party game similar to Taboo where players earn points by getting their teammates to guess words and phrases. The catch is that you are only allowed to use single syllable words. If you use any words with more than one syllable, the other team gets to bop you with a 2-foot inflatable club.
It’s a board game that forces you to explain complicated ideas using simple vocabulary.

COMPONENTS:
200 Poetry cards (51x71mm; double-sided)
20 Grok’s Words of Love and Sad cards (70x70mm)
1 inflatable NO! Stick
1 sand timer (90 seconds)
2 Point slates (Poet Point slate 38x24cm, Team Point slate 36x19cm)

Rule sheet (8 p.)

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~$12.50

2026-03-16

2020-11-23 18:13:59