Blabel
BGG rank
BGG #12,073
BGG rating
6.6

Blabel

2021

Rules assistance for Blabel

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 3–9 players
  • 20–35 min
  • 10+
  • Complexity 1.5/5

For 3 players

Rules assistant for Blabel

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Blabel is a board game released in 2021 for 3–9 players, 20–35 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Tomás Tarragón and its main mechanics are Memory, Cooperative Game, and Communication Limits.

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About the game

Blabel is a cooperative game in which players speak different fictional languages and have to learn to understand each other in order to build the Tower of Blabel together. Each player gets a dictionary, made from 3 cards, that teaches them how to say the 10 words of the game in their unique language. These words are 4 materials, 4 objects to build, "yes", and "no". Then, each turn, the foreman tries to explain to the other players what they need to build. However, they can only speak the languages of the game. The players' ability to notice similarities between their languages and remember one another's words will determine whether they manage to build the Tower of Blabel before they run out of turns. But things are not always that peaceful in Blabel. You'll be facing earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and fires, so build a resistant tower, or it'll be destroyed by these forces of nature. —description from the designer

Publishers

  • Grok Games
  • T-Tower Games

Questions and answers

Blabel supports 3–9 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.