The Bottom Line
Slick, cool and loads of fun, Thingamajig is a great game for group gatherings, offering plenty of laugh-out-loud moments.
Pros
- Fun party and word game.
- Very simple rules.
- Cool electronic gizmo.
Cons
- Won't appeal to people who don't like word games.
Description
- For 3 or more players, ages 10 and up.
- Designed by Aaron Weissblum.
- Published by R&R Games.
- Electronic "thingamajig" gizmo contains thousands of words.
- Variants and rules for additional games available at the R&R Games web site.
Guide Review - Thingamajig
On a player's turn, she presses the button on the Thingamajig and silently reads the word it displays. As the "Definer," she then gives a definition of the word, hoping that most -- but not all -- of the other players can guess it correctly. The other players write down their answers, and then read them aloud.
Each player who guessed correctly gets a scoring chip. The Definer also gets a chip for each correct answer -- unless every other player gets it right, in which case the Definer gets no chips at all.
The game continues until all of the scoring chips are claimed, when the player with the most chips is the winner. To be successful, you need to give definitions that are achingly close to obvious, ideally fooling just one of your opponents. Thingamajig is an addictive and extremely clever addition to the party game and word game genres.
