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Santa Banter
2018
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Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 4–99 players
- 20 min
- 14+
- Complexity 1.0/5
Rules assistant for Santa Banter
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Santa Banter is a board game released in 2018 for 4–99 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Matt Edmondson and its main mechanics are Memory, Team-Based Game, and Acting.
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About the game
You know Obama Llama, the hilarious card game that unites spitting rhymes and charades? Well, it’s got a new member of the family, and it’s FESTIVE! Put your rhyming trousers on and get ready to guess your way through hundreds of new holiday-charged phrases. One player gets a rhyme to manically charade (take “Santa Claus watching Star Wars”, for example) and the rest have 30 seconds to figure it out - Get it right, get a point. Game play: Pick up a card and look at the three Christmas rhymes on the back. Your job is to get your team to shout out as many of those rhymes as they can in 30 seconds. For the first round, you have to describe the rhymes without using any of the words on the card. For the second round, you'll have to read them a riddle. For the third round, you'll have to act out the rhymes without saying anything at all. The more rhymes your team get right, the closer you'll be to winning
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Santa Banter supports 4–99 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.
The listed playing time for Santa Banter is 20 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Santa Banter for ages 14 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.
Santa Banter has a complexity rating of 1.0 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.
Santa Banter belongs to these categories: Party Game and Real-time. Its main mechanics are Memory, Team-Based Game, and Acting. 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 credited designers of Santa Banter are: Matt Edmondson. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Santa Banter 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.