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Dictionaries is the game from which "Call My Bluff" was derived.
To play, you need at least four people (but the more the merrier), pencils/pens, lots of scraps of (similar looking) paper, and a decent dictionary.
Each round, one person has the dictionary. Enough rounds are played so that everyone has the dictionary the same number of times.
The player with the dictionary finds an obscure word at random and calls it out aloud. If somebody thinks that they might recognise the true meaning of the word, they must say so, and another word is sought (they don't have to say what the word means to stop it being used). Once a word has been selected that nobody knows, each player writes down a definition for the word, including the player with the dictionary, who writes down the true definition.
Completed definitions are passed to the player with the dictionary who, once they have a definition from each player, reads out all the possible definitions one after the other. Typically, they will do this at least twice.
Everyone decides which definition they think is the true one. Once decided, each player calls their choice out aloud. The player with the dictionary then reveals the true definition, and scores are allocated for the round. One point is awarded to the author of a false definition for each player that guesses it. Two points are awarded for correctly guessing the true definition. A point for each player (including themselves) is awarded to the player with the dictionary if nobody guesses the true definition.
The dictionary then passes on to the next player for the next round.
The winner is the player with the most points at the end.
The art of this game is (i)choosing words that don't sound like their true meanings, and (ii)writing credible definitions. Note that when writing the true definition down, it is permissible (in fact advisable) to avoid writing down the complete entry slavishly, as it may stand out from the others. It's also advisable to read out the false definitions with a straight face (even when people play on purpose to make this difficult).
Dictionaries works well with a wide range of age and ability, although it helps to have a reasonable vocabulary when looking for words!
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