"Give a Clue, Get a Clue" Mechanic in Board Games
"Give a clue, Get a clue" is a game mechanic found in cooperative board games where players exchange hints to achieve a common goal. The mechanic relies on players' ability to deduce and interpret the provided clues to progress in the game.
Purpose
The primary goal of this mechanic is to foster collaboration, encourage communication, and engage players in problem-solving as a team.
Function
- Clue-Giving: Players deliver clues subject to specific rules (e.g., limited vocabulary, single-word hints, or gestures).
- Receiving Clues: Players receive those clues and use them to deduce the correct course of action.
Games Using "Give a Clue, Get a Clue"
- Codenames: Players give single-word hints that can point to multiple words on the board.
- Hanabi: Players give limited information about the other players' held cards, allowing them to play the cards in the correct order.
This mechanic enriches gameplay by emphasizing strategic communication and trust among players.
Give a clue, Get a clue games published by Rebel Sp. z o.o.
Strategy Game with Give a clue, Get a clue
Give a clue, Get a clue games published by Broadway Toys LTD
Give a clue, Get a clue games published by Repos Productions
Give a clue, Get a clue and Paper-and-Pencil games
Give a clue, Get a clue games illustrated by Xavier Collette

Will you dare to cross the threshold of the haunted Mysterium Manor?In this asymmetric cooperative game, one player adopts the role of the ghost and others play as psychics. All players share the same goal of shedding light on the strange circumstances...
Mysterium
$54.99
$43.99

Welcome, thieves...You think you can come into MY Library and take MY magical Grimoire with impunity? I paid a high price for it! Do not expect to leave the building with it unharmed! In order to leave the Library, you'll need to dispel the illusions...
Obscurio
$55.99
$39.19
Give a clue, Get a clue and Pattern Recognition games

A Message From the Stars
$40.00
In A Message From the Stars, a team of scientists seeks to decipher cryptic messages from an extraterrestrial civilization.Set against a backdrop of cosmic mystery, players take on the roles of brilliant scientists tasked with decoding a series of perplexing...
mostly positive, 71%
11 y/o +
2 to 8 players
45 minutes
Relaxed
Cooperative Game
Aliens
Science
Communication Limits
Deduction
Give a clue, Get a clue
Guess the Word
Give a clue, Get a clue games designed by Philippe Attali

Almost Innocent
-29%
$35.00
$25.00
Your party set out on a heroic quest to find the lost crown of the emperor of Oshra. However, your last evening at the local tavern went a little out of hand. You all drank too much spicy tea.The next morning you find yourself the chief suspects of a...
mostly positive, 73%
12 y/o +
2 to 4 players
30 minutes
Relaxed
Cooperative Game
Anthropomorphic
Deduction
Give a clue, Get a clue
Memory
Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game