The Forbidden

Word

This Bible game

is similar to the

game Taboo or

Catch Phrase.

The object of

the game is for a

player to have

his/her partner

(s) guess the word on his/her card

without using the word itself or the

five additional forbidden words listed

on the card.

Instructions

1. Print out these pages on heavy

paper or cardstock. Paper has a

weight measured in the number

of pounds or kg that a package of

500 sheets weighs. 8.5 x 11 pa-

per of 100 pounds or more is good

enough for creating game cards.

2. Use a paper cutter to cut off the

edges and separate the cards.

3. Shuffle the deck and follow the

rules of play below.

Rules

Traditional Rules

An even number of players from four

to ten sit alternating around in a cir-

cle. Players take turns as the "giver,"

who attempts to prompt his or her

teammates to guess as many cards as

possible in one minute.

On each turn, the player draws five

cards, studies them for a short time

and places them in order, saving the

hardest cards for last.

Each card also has a list of forbidden

words listed which may not be spoken

by the giver. Should the giver say

one, a player from the opposing team

(who is watching the cards) cries foul

and the giver must move on to the

next card.

For example, the giver might have to

get his or her team to say "Jesus"

without saying "Christ," "Son," "God,"

"Cross," "Miracle," or the word

"Jesus" itself. The giver may not say

a part of a forbidden words. For ex-

ample, using "base" in "baseball" is

not allowed. The giver may only use

speech to prompt his or her team-

mates; gestures, sounds (e.g. bark-

ing), or drawings are not normally al-

lowed. Singing

is permitted,

provided the

singer is singing

words rather

than humming

or whistling a

tune. The

giver's hints

may not rhyme

with a word, or

be an abbrevia-

tion of a word.

While the giver is prompting the

teammates they may make as many

guesses as they want with no penal-

ties for wrong guesses. Once the

team correctly guesses the word ex-

actly as written on the card, the

giver moves on to the next word, try-

ing to get as many words as possible

in the allotted time.

If a particular card is too difficult,

the player may simply pass to the

next card, taking the penalty for

missing a word.

When time runs out, play passes to

the next adjacent player of the

other team. The playing team re-

ceives one point for correct guesses

and one penalty point if a forbidden

word is spoken, and the opposing

team receives one point each time

the giver passes.

Password Rules

For some people who are not familiar

with Bible terms, it may be better to

use the cards like in the game

“Password”.

In the game Password, the giver may

provide only a single word to his

teammate. Use the words suggested

on the card as hints or suggest your

own keywords. The teammate is then

allowed to say only one word as his

guess. If he/she guesses the word

correctly, he earns a point for his

team. (The cards that have names of

more than one word—”Queen of

Sheeba” - should be excluded from

the game before playing.)

You can score points by guessing the

keyword within five tries. You can

also provide more points for fewer

guesses. 5 points for 1 guess. 4

points for 2 guesses. Etc.

About this document

This document was created by Shad

Sluiter and may be printed and pro-

vided for educational purposes. It is

available for download at

www.gospelhall.org

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