The best games like the classic Categories/Guggenheim⎇ game 2021
Looking for some new tricks to the traditional Categories/Guggenheim/Scattergories game? We have listed the best Categories/Guggenheim/Scattergories-veriants⎇ 2021 for you.
What is Categories/Guggenheim/Scattergories?
Categories, Guggenheim & Scattergories are word, knowledge or trivia games. All you need is a sheet of paper and a pen. The number of participants is unlimited - these quiz games can even be played by whole school classes. The participants agree on a certain number of categories (e.g. city, country, river, celebrity, musical instrument, disease, plant). For each round, a word must be found for each of these categories, which must begin with a letter defined before the start of the round. The round can be ended after a certain time (e.g. 2 minutes), as soon as the first person has filled all categories or according to various other criteria.
Determining the Winner
How exactly the words found are scored can vary greatly. Almost all game modes have in common that filled words receive points. Usually, only words that occur once are additionally rewarded - words that occur twice or more are so-called "doublets" and gain lower scores. Sometimes players receive additional bonus points for categories for which they are the only ones with an answer.
The winner is the one who has the most points in a round.
Categories is played worldwide
Regionally there are many different names for it (City-Name-Land, Stadt-Land-Fluss, Scattergories, Guggenheim or Categories). The word game originated in the late 19th century among private tutors. From there it took its course and is now played all over the world.
List of the best Categories like games 2021
Category Game
2 - 8 Players
30 Minutes
14+ years old
Complexity: very easy
Scattergories
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Scattergories2 - 6 Players
30 Minutes
12+ years old
Complexity: very easy
Speedy Words
1 - 10 Players
10 - 15 Minutes
6+ years old
Complexity: very easy
Stadt Land Vollpfosten
2 - 9 Players
Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Stadt Land Vollpfosten
Tark Mees Taskus
1 - 10 Players
15 Minutes
7+ years old
Complexity: very easy
Stad - Land - Rivier
2 - 6 Players
15 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: very easy
A to Z
Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.
More details for A to Z2 - 4 Players
30 Minutes
9+ years old
Complexity: very easy
Facts in Five
1 - 5 Players
30 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: easy
Schnapp, Land, Fluss!
2 - 6 Players
15 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: very easy
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Tell Me: The Grand Quiz Game
2 - 8 Players
20 Minutes
6+ years old
Complexity: very easy
Stadt - Land - Fluss
2 - 10 Players
15 Minutes
7+ years old
Complexity: very easy
Finger On The Trigger
2 - 6 Players
6+ years old
Complexity: very easy
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