INSTRUCTIONS

For 2 to 6 players

Ages 8 and up

Object:

Be the first player to get to FIN(ish) by guessing correctly what the different "Web Speaks" mean AND by having other players vote for the "Web Speaks" you create!

Contents:

Yahoo! Web Speak game board, deck of cards with Web Speaks on one side and the answers to them on the other side, answer sheets, plastic card/answer sheet folder, voting dice, movers, instructions.

Set Up:

Each player chooses a mover and places it at ST(art). Each player takes a
voting die.

Mix the Yahoo! Web Speak cards and place them face up so that you see the Yahoo! Web Speak name. The other sides of the cards have the answers to the three Web Speaks that are showing.

Choose a player to start as host. For the next round, the player to his/her left will be the host. Game play moves that way until one player lands on FIN(ish) and correctly guesses one more Web Speak.

Each player gets an answer sheet (write your initials somewhere at the top); all players need a pencil or pen.

Playing:

The first host takes the top card—don't let the other players see the back of it!—and decides which of the three Web Speaks s/he will use.

If using an acronym (the Web Speaks that use letters), the host can read out what the letters are. Other players can write them down on their sheets.

If using an emoticon (the Web Speaks that use symbols to make up a picture), the host can show the emoticon to all the other players to look at.

All the players, except the host for the round, now write down on one line of their answer sheet what they think the Web Speak means.

When players are done, they secretly pass their answer to the host. The host puts the answer sheets, along with the Web Speak card, into the slots inside the folder. Start from the number one slot and place the answer sheets/Web Speak card—in any order—until you fill up the last spot you need. With 5 players, you will have all 6 slots filled: one for each of the answers and one for the Web Speak card.

Out loud, tell the players the number one slot answer (whether it is the card or an answer sheet answer). Continue—telling the other players what answer is in the number 2 slot, number 3 slot and so on—until all are read.

Nobody should be able to tell which is the Web Speak card and which are answers from answer sheets!

Players now secretly vote for the answer they think is the correct one* by secretly placing the number they think is correct face up on their voting die.

*(Note: It is possible to find alternate answers on the internet for some Web Speak cards. The Yahoo! Web Speak Game uses the most popular answers and, for the purpose of the game, should be used as the "correct" answers.)

After all players have their voting die face up to the number that they want to vote on, they reveal their answers all at the same time. If there are six players, any player who wants to vote for the Web Speak in the seventh slot, simply picks up their game die when it's time to reveal the vote.

The host says out loud what the correct answer is. Players who guess correctly move ahead 3 spaces on the board.

Any player who receives votes for the Web Speak they make up (that isn’t the same as the correct Web Speak) moves ahead 2 spaces for each vote they get.

Place the card on the bottom of the deck. For the
second round, the player to the left of the first host now takes on that role. S/he returns the answer sheets to the other players (the previous host will now use his/hers for the first time). The other players should cross out their first answer to avoid confusion!

The new host now chooses one of the three Web Speaks on the next card and the game continues.

Anytime a player lands on one of the two R(oll) A(gain) spaces by exact count, they roll their voting die and move ahead that many spaces!

Ending & Winning the Game:

The first player to land on FIN needs to get one more Web Speak correct OR get another player to vote for his/her Web Speak. The host chooses a Web Speak and the game continues with all players. If the player at FIN ends up being the host for that round, s/he will have to wait until the next round to try to win.

In case of a tie, all tying players roll their voting die. The player with the highest roll wins!

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