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NamNam

DIVORCE SIREN? SAIL CONTAINER?

If you are wondering what might be the meaning of the subtitle, well that’s easy- they are NamNams, first names that have been hidden to form funny and unusual phrases and combinations.

You take a first name and code it according to the following few rules: You either look for opposites, or for associations or you translate into other languages, always syllables or easily recognized parts of the name.

When you play with up to five players you shuffle 15-25 NamNam cards, depending on the number of players, together with 3-5 action cards. You draw a card and read it out, if you guess the name you get the card, the game master can give hints. Action cards that appear relate to the next NamNam, they just provide chaos, plain and simple chaos - you are assigned a certain noise which you must make from now on before giving a guess; when you forget it the point goes to the game master or the opposing team. Or the game master reads out the syllables in an order of his choice!

In team play you adhere to the taboo mechanisms, cards not guessed are points for the opposing team; action cards are assigned separately and can be used against the opposing team.

Oh, the names in the subtitle, well, that’s easy:

Robin - Row Bin - Sail Container

Marybelle - Marry bell - Divorce Siren

Very easy, isn’t it? After a few names you get it, and know what you could try to arrive at a solution.

Oh, by the way, for my own name, I have found a solution, too, it is not very funny, but I ended up with Label Damaging.

NamNam is a funny and witty challenge for in between, the mechanics invite you to experiment, also with and in other languages.

Players: 3+

Age: 12+

Time: 20+

Designer: Jan Köppen

Art: Silke Klemt

Price: ca. 15 Euro

Publisher: Moses 2012

Web: www.moses.de

Genre: Language & word game

Users: With friends

Special: Many players

Version: de

Rules: de

In-game text: yes

Comments:

Association on thinking fun

Make up your own explanations

Hybrids between languages are possible

Compares to:

First game of this kind

Other editions:

Currently none

Chance (pink): 0

Tactic (turquoise): 0

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 3

Knowledge (yellow): 2

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 1

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0