Dictionary Dabble
BGG rank
BGG #20,747
BGG rating
6.5

Dictionary Dabble

1986

Rules assistance for Dictionary Dabble

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

  • 4–14 players
  • 60 min
  • 10+
  • Complexity 1.3/5

Rules assistant for Dictionary Dabble

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Dictionary Dabble is a board game released in 1986 for 4–14 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up.

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About the game

Given that Balderdash came out right around the same time, this may be a case of simultaneous invention (or in this case, simultaneously deciding to commercialize a folk game). Dictionary Dabble is played exactly like Balderdash (players make up definitions to words and try to guess the real one). The scoring is a little different. In addition to scoring a point for guessing the correct definition and a point for each person who votes for your contrived definition, you also can score a bonus point if your pawn is on a space that matches the symbol on the word card that is drawn (provided you guess the correct definition). One thing it has going for it over Balderdash: the movers are little miniature "Thinker" sculptures!

Publishers

  • Patch Products
  • Alna

Questions and answers

Dictionary Dabble supports 4–14 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.