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Contact

3+ players

One player is the Defender. They think of a secret word and reveal only the first letter. Everyone else is an Attacker. Their goal is to guess the Defender's word.

How a round works

1. An Attacker thinks of any word that fits the revealed letters and gives a clue for it (without saying the word). For example, if the letter is "C" and they're thinking of "cat," they might say "a common pet."
2. If another Attacker thinks they know what word the clue is for, they make eye contact and say "Contact!" Then they count down from 3 and both say their word simultaneously.
3. But the Defender can intercept at any time before the countdown finishes by guessing the clue word. If the Defender is right, the clue is dead — Attackers have to try again with a new clue.
4. If the two Attackers say the same word, they win the round — the Defender must reveal the next letter of their secret word. All future clues must now match all revealed letters.
5. If the two Attackers say different words, nothing happens — try again.

Game over

The game ends when an Attacker correctly guesses the Defender's secret word.