Halfword

Everyone gets the same word. Almost. Halfword is a pass-and-play party game for 4 to 20 people in one room. Most of the table shares a secret word. A few Undercovers get a nearby one without knowing it: tea, while everyone else has coffee. And Mr. White may get no word at all. Describe yours without saying it, then vote out whoever sounds off. One phone is enough. No account, no internet. New to the game? How to play, one tap from the home screen, walks you through the roles, a round and who wins. HOW A GAME GOES • Deal: the phone goes round. Each player holds to reveal their card, reads their word alone and hides it before passing on. A card can be shown again, but the whole table sees that it was. • Describe: one clue each, in turn, never the word itself. Too vague looks suspicious, too exact gives it away. • Discuss, then vote: whose clue didn’t fit? Everyone votes: in secret as the…