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Sep 9, 2025·Review·08:43·66·Watch on YouTube

BOUBA/KIKI | A Cooperative Word Challenge Perfect for Party Night

Tabletop Tolson

Tabletop Tolson

Watch “BOUBA/KIKI | A Cooperative Word Challenge Perfect for Party Night,” a board game review for Bouba/Kiki from Tabletop Tolson on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Tabletop Tolson on YouTube:

Bouba/Kiki is a cooperative communication game based on the psychological Bouba/Kiki Effect, which is the finding that people tend to make the same associations between sounds and shapes, irrespective of their language or culture. For example, people will tend to associate the nonsense word bouba with a rounded shape and kiki with a spiky shape. The cards in Bouba/Kiki display a nonsense word on one side, and a simple illustration on the other. In the basic game, you are faced with a set of three of these words and one shape, and must decide which word goes best with the shape. Points are earned by choosing the same target as your teammates. The game contains six scenarios that expand on this idea, each containing five missions that gradually increase in difficulty and complexity. More Information: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/408945/boubakiki Become a Patron: patreon.com/tabletoptolson Intro Sequence Credit: R Charles D Stuart Music Credit: www.bensound.com Logo Credit: www.logomakr.com DISCLAIMER: Please keep your comments positive. I reserve the right to review and delete with full discretion anything that attacks or demeans an individual. My channel is a place to celebrate gaming, not to give those acting in poor faith a chance to be mean.

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Bouba/Kiki

Bouba/Kiki

2025·Jonathan Chaffer

3 - 8 players
20 - 45 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

About Bouba/Kiki, from BoardGameGeek:

Bouba/Kiki is a cooperative communication game based on the psychological Bouba/Kiki Effect, which is the finding that people tend to make the same associations between sounds and shapes, irrespective of their language or culture. For example, people will tend to associate the nonsense word bouba with a rounded shape and kiki with a spiky shape. The cards in Bouba/Kiki display a nonsense word on one side, and a simple illustration on the other. In the basic game, you are faced with a set of three of these words and one shape, and must decide which word goes best with the shape. Points are earned by choosing the same target as your teammates. The game contains six scenarios that expand on this idea, each containing five missions that gradually increase in difficulty and complexity. Each scenario presents a different communication-based setting, such as spacefarers making contact with an alien race, spirit mediums looking into the beyond, or toddlers playing together at a nursery. -description from the publisher

Designer

Jonathan Chaffer

Artist

Brigette Indelicato

Publisher

Grand Gamers Guild

Categories

Party GameWord Game

Mechanics

Communication LimitsCooperative Game
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