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Poetry for Neanderthals

Poetry for Neanderthals box cover art with the image of a fat neanderthal man holding a book with his mouth open to suggest he is reciting poetry.Poetry for Neanderthals is a family-friendly party game similar to Taboo, where players earn points by getting their teammates to guess words and phrases. The catch is that the "Neanderthal Poets" are only allowed to use single-syllable words. If they use any words with more than one syllable, the other team gets to bop them with a 2-foot inflatable club. The team with the most points wins!

The chart indicating Poetry for Neanderthals requires 2-12 players, recommended player size for the best game time is 6-8, plays in 15 minutes, features humor, party game, prehistoric, real time and word game themes, and offers communication limits, real time and team based game Mechanics.

 

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