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Bards Dispense Profanity: A Party Game Based on the Works of William Shakespeare
2016
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- 4–20 players
- 20 min
- 18+
- Complexity 1.3/5
For 4 players
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Bards Dispense Profanity: A Party Game Based on the Works of William Shakespeare is a board game released in 2016 for 4–20 players and ages 18 and up. Its main mechanics are Simultaneous Action Selection and Player Judge.
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About the game
Bards Dispense Profanity is a party game in which you use direct quotations from Shakespeare’s plays to propose answers to mock-serious questions. It’s a hilarious game about playing irreverently with words and meanings. The game comes with 100 prompt cards and 375 answer cards. In each round, one player serves as a judge and reads aloud a question or fill-in-the-blank prompt. The other players submit answer cards, each containing a verbatim quotation from Shakespeare, as suggested completions for the prompt. The judge reads all the submissions aloud and chooses the best one, construing “best” however he or she sees fit. The winner keeps the prompt card, everybody replenishes their answer cards, and the role of judge rotates to the next player. At the end of the game, whoever has the most prompt cards wins. The game depends on understanding the particular wit of the other players and strategically playing answers to appeal to each round's judge. The sheer linguistic playfulness of Shakespeare’s text is what makes the game exciting and hilarious.
Publishers
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Questions and answers
Bards Dispense Profanity: A Party Game Based on the Works of William Shakespeare supports 4–20 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists Bards Dispense Profanity: A Party Game Based on the Works of William Shakespeare for ages 18 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Bards Dispense Profanity: A Party Game Based on the Works of William Shakespeare has a complexity rating of 1.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Bards Dispense Profanity: A Party Game Based on the Works of William Shakespeare belongs to these categories: Card Game, Humor, and Party Game. Its main mechanics are Simultaneous Action Selection and Player Judge. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The catalogue lists Bards Dispense Profanity: A Party Game Based on the Works of William Shakespeare as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.