Spin Master Games Hot Words, Word Guessing Party Game, Board Game for Ages 12 & up, by Spin Master

I had a great time with this game! I've always enjoyed Taboo (which is somewhat similar in concept), but Taboo can be a little too easy/boring at times, and the cards always have the same "taboo" words on them for each word you're trying to describe, which makes for poor replay value.In contrast, Hot Words is different every time and can get quite challenging once you start adding up some of the types of words that you can't say, especially with the highest difficulty category. For example, I had a round where I couldn't use any words with the letter "o" in them AND I couldn't use any nouns when describing my words, which made things very tricky! (That being said, you can always choose the more mild peppers if you're with younger players or don't want quite as much of a challenge.)One potential flaw about this game is that it is NOT relaxing. Some word games like Scrabble or Bananagrams or even Taboo, while they of course require some brain power, are still fairly low-energy games. Hot Words isn't like that. Your brain will be EXHAUSTED after playing this game if you use the difficult/spicy peppers (which I love, but not everyone might!)Very briefly, here are some pros and cons:PROS:- fun game for word lovers- good replay value / different every time- has the potential to be really challenging if you want it to be- nice theme / aesthetically pleasing- very affordable!CONS:- because of the price, some of the pieces are a little thin/flimsy (they still look fine, but I would have rather paid $20 for higher quality)- might be too challenging for some- requires 4+ players (though it can be modified for 2-3 players)

This was a really cool game. It was kinda hard to understand everything at first, we will have to play many more times to get it down I think,yay! Board lay out was simple and easy to use. The durably was as you would expect it to be. Over all it was a great buy and my family will be playing it again

Niche item. Card game neat but I doubt I’ll ever get my family to play still I like having it.

I gave this to my partner for their birthday and we’ve played it at a few different parties now and it was a huge hit! We’re always so surprised how invested everyone gets into the game and how crazy it can get! Definitely recommend if you’re friends can be creative, outgoing and do some improv!

Great party game, if you enjoy Taboo, this one is highly recommended as it adds to the fun

Played this game with some of my family and it was supper fun the game it's self was full of misery and surprises. The game took a bit to play and was easy to set up we will definitely be playing this game at the next get together.

I bought this for my 8th graders to play and it was a hit. They really enjoyed it and wanted to play the next day. It’s like charades with words.

It’s ok, as the rules are really difficult to follow. We would up making up our own rules. I watched the video several times to try and follow and it just became too much. Just make it simple