Noggin
BGG rank
BGG #12,736
BGG rating
6.3

Noggin

2022

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

  • 3–99 players
  • 10 min
  • 10+
  • Complexity 1.0/5

For 3 players

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Noggin is a board game released in 2022 for 3–99 players, 10 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Matt Edmondson and its main mechanics are Real-Time.

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About the game

In Noggin, players take turns dealing their cards — a combination of letter cards and action cards — equally on three piles. When an action card appears, the other two piles will have letter cards on top, and the action card tells you how to use the two visible letters to create an answer, ideally as quickly as you can! For example, the letters M and A combined with a "Describe" action card could be answered with "Amazing Magician", whereas a "Name Initial" card might prompt you to say "Muhammed Ali". If you give an answer first that your playing partners agree is credible, you keep that action card. Whoever collects the most action cards wins.

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Noggin supports 3–99 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.