Wavelength
BGG rank
BGG #542
BGG rating
7.2

Wavelength

2019

Rules assistance for Wavelength

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

  • 2–12 players
  • 30–45 min
  • 14+
  • Complexity 1.1/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Wavelength

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Wavelength is a board game released in 2019 for 2–12 players, 30–45 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Wolfgang Warsch, Alex Hague, and Justin Vickers and its main mechanics are Race, Team-Based Game, and Targeted Clues.

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About the game

Wavelength is a social guessing game in which two teams compete to read each other's minds. Teams take turns rotating a dial to where they think a hidden bullseye is located on a spectrum. One of the players on your team — the Psychic — knows exactly where the bullseye is, and draws a card with a pair of binaries on it (such as: Job - Career, Rough - Smooth, Fantasy - Sci-Fi, Sad Song - Happy Song, etc). The Psychic must then provide a clue that is *conceptually* where the bullseye is located between those two binaries. For example, if the card this round is HOT-COLD and the bullseye is slightly to the "cold" side of the centre, the Psychic needs to give a clue somewhere in that region. Perhaps "salad"? After the Psychic gives their clue, their team discusses where they think the bullseye is located and turns the dial to that location on that spectrum. The closer to the center of the bullseye the team guess, the more points they score!

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Publishers

  • Galápagos Jogos
  • Buró
  • Hobby Japan
  • Rebel Sp. z o.o.
  • Gémklub
  • GoKids 玩樂小子
  • Schmidt Spiele
  • Korea Boardgames

Questions and answers

Wavelength supports 2–12 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.