
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,892
- BGG rating
- 5.7
Enchanted Forest
- 2–6 players
- 30–60 min
- Complexity 1.2/5
- 1981

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Pasapalabra is a board game released in 2001 for 3–6 players. Its main mechanics are Memory.
Based on a TV game show shown on Spanish television, based on the original British format "The Alphabet Game". Each team has to guess secrets words. The game objective is to obtain the major number of seconds in the different tests and use them in the last test PASPALABRA. This last test is a countdown where each team has to guess a word beginning with every letter of the alphabet and the team wins if they successfully complete the alphabetical track before their accumulated time runs out. The 5 tests: 1 - From "A" to "Z" 2 - "A cada cual lo suyo" 3 - Caged word 4 - Impossible word" 5 - Pasapalabra Content: - 7500 Questions - 2 Roulettes-time scoreboards, 1 red and 1 blue - 2 Roulettes-alphabet scoreboards, 1 red and 1 blue - 550 Cards - Chronometer - Rules
Pasapalabra supports 3–6 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.
Pasapalabra 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.
Pasapalabra belongs to these categories: Movies / TV / Radio theme and Memory. Its main mechanics are Memory. 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 Pasapalabra 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.