Just One (board game)
Just One is a cooperative party game for 3 to 7 players, designed by Ludovic Roudy and Bruno Sautter and published by Repos Production in 2018. In each round of the game, players write down a one word clue for the round's guesser, who must figure out the secret word for the round. Identical clues are discarded before the guesser sees them.
| Designer(s) | Ludovic Roudy, Bruno Sautter |
|---|---|
| Illustrator(s) | Éric Azagury, Florian Poullet |
| Publisher(s) | Repos Production |
| Publication date | 2018 |
| Players | 3-7 |
| Playing time | 20 minutes |
Just One won the 2019 Spiel des Jahres award for the best board game of the year.[1]
Gameplay
The game is played over 13 rounds, during which players give one word clues to the round's guesser to help that person guess the hidden word for the round. Duplicate clues are removed before the guesser sees them,[2] so giving clues which are too obvious can backfire.[3] A right guess scores a point while a wrong one loses a point, with players trying to score as high as possible over the game's rounds. A typical game takes about 20 minutes.[4]
Awards
Just One won the 2019 Spiel Des Jahres award,[5] with the jury saying the game was ingenious for its simplicity.[6]
References
- Breuer, Hendrik (July 22, 2019). ""Just One" is the game of the year 2019". Spiegel Online. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- Law, Keith (August 13, 2018). "The Best Games at Gen Con 2018". Paste Magazine. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- Zimmerman, Aaron (July 23, 2019). "2019's "Board Game of the Year" goes to Just One". Ars Technica. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- Pariso, Dominique (September 12, 2019). "The Best Board Games for Parties, According to Experts". New York Magazine. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ""Just One" ist das Spiel des Jahres 2019". buchreport. July 26, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- "Looking for a new game? Trust the judges". Winnipeg Free Press. August 17, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.