Just One (board game)

Just One
Bruno Sautter, Game Designer
DesignersLudovic Roudy, Bruno Sautter
IllustratorsÉric Azagury, Florian Poullet
PublishersRepos Production
Publication2018
Players3-7
Playing time20 minutes

Just One is a cooperative party game for 3 to 7 players, designed by Ludovic Roudy and Bruno Sautter and published by Repos Production in 2018. In each round of the game, players write down a one word clue for the round's guesser, who must figure out the secret word for the round. Identical clues are discarded before the guesser sees them.

Just One won the 2019 Spiel des Jahres award for the best board game of the year.[1]

Gameplay

The game box, rules, cards, and pieces

The game is played over 13 rounds, as indicated by the number of cards drawn before the game, during which players give one-word clues to the round's guesser to help the guesser figure out the hidden word for the round. At the start of each round, a card is drawn from the deck to be placed in front of the guesser, facing towards all other players. The guesser then says the number from 1 to 5 to determine which hidden word other players must give a clue for. Duplicate clues are removed before the guesser gets to see all the clues,[2] so giving clues which are too obvious is inadvisable.[3] A right guess scores a point while a wrong one removes a card from the deck, but the guesser can choose to pass, allowing players to proceed to the next round without losing a card. A typical game takes about 20 minutes, with players trying to score as high as possible over the game's rounds.[4]

Awards

Just One won the 2019 Spiel Des Jahres award,[5] with the jury saying the game was ingenious for its simplicity.[6] The game was also nominated for the 2018 Golden Geek awards in the Party category.[7]

References

  1. ^ Breuer, Hendrik (July 22, 2019). ""Just One" is the game of the year 2019". Spiegel Online. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Law, Keith (August 13, 2018). "The Best Games at Gen Con 2018". Paste Magazine. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  3. ^ Zimmerman, Aaron (July 23, 2019). "2019's "Board Game of the Year" goes to Just One". Ars Technica. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  4. ^ Pariso, Dominique (September 12, 2019). "The Best Board Games for Parties, According to Experts". New York Magazine. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  5. ^ ""Just One" ist das Spiel des Jahres 2019". buchreport. July 26, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "Looking for a new game? Trust the judges". Winnipeg Free Press. August 17, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "2018 Golden Geek Best Party Game Nominee | Board Game Honor | BoardGameGeek". boardgamegeek.com. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
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