Shape Taboo (2D)

Rules
If you say the words on the cards your team miss a turn.
If you speak above a whisper while discussing with your group the other team will get the
guess first.
You get as many guesses as you want in the time but again if you are too loud then the
other team will get to guess first.
You only 60 seconds to describe the shape not using these words. I will prompt with
questions if you are struggling.
Team with the most points at the end are the winner.


Instructions
Split into teams (as many as needed, can be as little as into 2 teams or more.)
A player is selected from the team to be the reader. They have to describe the shape
that is at the top of the card without saying the words that are indicated.
Reminders are on there for them to think about describing it in a different way than the
most obvious.

Square

Words you cannot say:
Sides
Corners
Quadrilateral


Reminders
Angles?
Special kinds of?
Rotational symmetry?
Symmetry?


Rectangle

Words you cannot say:
Sides
Corners
Quadrilateral


Reminders
Angles?
Special kinds of?
Rotational symmetry?
Symmetry?


Parallelogram

Words you cannot say:
Sides
Corners
Quadrilateral


Reminders
Lines?
Angles?
Special kinds of?
Rotational symmetry?
Symmetry?



Rhombus

Words you cannot say:
Sides
Corners
Quadrilateral


Reminders
Angles?
Special kinds of?
Rotational symmetry?
Symmetry?


Equilateral Triangle

Words you cannot say:
Sides
Corners
Three


Reminders
Angles?
Can it fit into other shapes?
Rotational symmetry?
Symmetry?


Scalene Triangle

Words you cannot say:
Sides
Corners
Three


Reminders
Angles?
Kinds of angles?
Can it fit into other shapes at
all?
Rotational symmetry?
Symmetry?

Isosceles Triangle

Words you cannot say:
Sides
Corners
Three


Reminders
Angles?
Kinds of angles?
Can it fit into other shapes at
all?
Rotational symmetry?
Symmetry?
Octagon

Words you cannot say:
Sides
Corners
Eight
Anything with Oct at the start
e.g. octopus

Reminders
Angles?
Kinds of angles?
Can other shapes fit into it?
Rotational symmetry?
Symmetry?
Pentagon

Word you cannot say:
Sides
Corners
Five



Reminders
Angles?
Kinds of angles?
Can other shapes fit into it?
Rotational symmetry?
Symmetry?
Hexagon

Words you cannot say:
Sides
Corners
Six

Reminders
Angles?
Kinds of angles?
Can other shapes fit into it?
Rotational symmetry?
Symmetry?
Nonagon

Words you cannot say:
Sides
Corners
Nine

Reminders
Angles?
Kinds of angles?
Can other shapes fit into it?
Rotational symmetry?
Symmetry?
Trapezium

Words you cannot say:
Sides
Corners
Quadrilateral


Reminders
Angles?
Special kinds of?
Rotational symmetry?
Symmetry?
Heptagon

Words you cannot say:
Sides
Corners
Seven

Reminders
Angles?
Kinds of angles?
Can other shapes fit into it?
Rotational symmetry?
Symmetry?