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In a Nut Shell

In a Nut Shell

2025

2 - 20 players
20 min

From BoardGameGeek

Cracking board game for game nights with family and friends WHICH ______ IS KNOWN __ KING __ THE JUNGLE? Guess answers by revealing the fewest possible words from the question! High risk high reward! The fewer words you reveal, the more points you score - will your team take the risk and crack the nut? Amazing box with sliding windows reveals questions one word at a time - slide, reveal & guess! With two thrilling game modes that get everyone involved. How to play: REVEAL a word from a secret question. PASS the box – teams take turns revealing words. Think you know the answer? Risk it and GUESS! Guess it right? You SCORE! Guess it wrong? They score! -description from the publisher

In a Nut Shell

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Learn to play

How to Play In a Nutshell - The Cracking Word Game3:55

How to Play In a Nutshell - The Cracking Word Game

Confident Games

Confident Games

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In a Nutshell - Playthrough0:41

In a Nutshell - Playthrough

Confident Games

Confident Games

Which In a Nut Shell video should I watch?

In a Nut Shell has 3 videos from 1 creator: 2 how-to-play guides and 1 playthrough. They date from August to September 2025.

To learn the rules, start with "How to Play In a Nutshell - The Cracking Word Game" by Confident Games, which runs 4 min.

To see it played, watch "In a Nutshell - Playthrough" by Confident Games.

If you like it, try Marvel Dice Throne, Dice Throne: Season Two – Battle Chest, Marvel Dice Throne: X-Men or Dice Throne: Season One ReRolled, which share several of its mechanics.

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How to Play In a Nutshell - The Cracking Word GameHow to play3:55

How to Play In a Nutshell - The Cracking Word Game

Confident Games

Confident Games

In a Nutshell - Intro to the Cracking Word GameHow to play0:51

In a Nutshell - Intro to the Cracking Word Game

Confident Games

Confident Games

In a Nutshell - PlaythroughPlaythrough0:41

In a Nutshell - Playthrough

Confident Games

Confident Games

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About In a Nut Shell

From BoardGameGeek:

Cracking board game for game nights with family and friends WHICH ______ IS KNOWN __ KING __ THE JUNGLE? Guess answers by revealing the fewest possible words from the question! High risk high reward! The fewer words you reveal, the more points you score - will your team take the risk and crack the nut? Amazing box with sliding windows reveals questions one word at a time - slide, reveal & guess! With two thrilling game modes that get everyone involved. How to play: REVEAL a word from a secret question. PASS the box – teams take turns revealing words. Think you know the answer? Risk it and GUESS! Guess it right? You SCORE! Guess it wrong? They score! -description from the publisher

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Confident Games

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