Monikers — Board Game Almanac

What this is

Get their friends to guess the name on the card with different rule each round. The game is a party game based on the public domain game Celebrity, where players take turns attempting to get their teammates to guess names by describing or imitating well-known people. In the first round, clue givers can say anything they want, except for the name itself.

At a glance

Players: 4–20
Minimum age: 18 and up
First published: 2015
Designers: Alex Hague, Justin Vickers
Artists: Cécile Gariépy, Alex Hague
Box size: 10.4 × 17.8 × 6.4 cm
Photographs: 1

7.7out of 10201 ratings

How players rate Monikers

Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.

Every dimension

15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.

How good it is

Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.

Longevity and replayability6.9/10
Ease of teach4.7/10
Gateway friendliness5.5/10
Component quality7.2/10
Table presence7.8/10
Travel friendliness5.7/10

What it's like

Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.

Player interactionModerate5.5SolitaireConstant
CutthroatnessCompetitive5.4FriendlyRuthless
Role of luckBalanced5.0Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
Theme integrationPresent5.8Pasted onWoven in
Rules complexityHeavy3.6LightHeavy
Decision complexityDemanding3.5SimpleDemanding
Language dependencyNone1.3No textText-heavy
Table spaceCafé two-top4.4Lap trayTwo tables

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Rules & files

Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets

No rulebook is available for this game yet. The Almanac only hosts documents a publisher has authorised, so nothing is offered here until that permission exists.

Box & shelf

10.4 × 17.8 × 6.4 cm

Shelf volume: 1.2 L
Shelf width used: 6.4 cm
Weight: 0.8 kg
Per Kallax cube: 5

Source: retail_listing