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Family riddle and proverb night
A two-team game for the dinner table or the back seat. One person reads the card and judges, everyone else guesses; every hint costs points, and all the rules are printed below.
- Persian riddles and proverbs
- Two teams, one screen
- Nothing is sent anywhere
The rules and how points work
Every number here comes with its method. The game sends nothing anywhere.
- One person judges and reads each card aloud. The turn alternates between the teams: the team on turn answers first, and if they do not know, the other team may guess.
- Until the answer is shown, the judge may give hints. Every hint takes points off the card.
- After the answer is shown, the judge says which team got it. If you disagree about an answer, you are the judges.
- At the end, the team with more points wins. If it is level, one tie-break card is played, once.
| Hints used | Points |
|---|---|
| 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 or more | 1 |
It starts at three points and loses one per hint, but never goes below one.
| Meaning read out? | Points |
|---|---|
| No | 2 |
| Yes | 1 |
The meaning is a proverb’s only hint.
The game has 31 riddles and 24 proverbs. The riddles were written for this game. The proverbs are traditional Persian sayings, translated word for word, so some will puzzle you; the meaning hint explains each one.
Cards you have played are remembered in this browser only, so the next round does not repeat them. When every card has been seen, it starts over.
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