Last night while doing some catching up with some friends, a wild idea came out - Mobile Taboo. For those who are not familiar with the game (where on earth have you been?), it's a game where your team members have to guess the word you're trying to describe without mentioning some key words stated on the card. Believe me. I've seen people shouting 'Donald' frantically when the word on the card is 'TRUMPet'. Ha ha ha. Hilarious.
Listen here mobile games provider (or Facebook app developers :), here's an idea which you can plagiarize :) Imagine, having taboo in your mobile phone with these specifications:
1) Each card will appear on your mobile screen with an in-built alarm which will go off if the card is not guessed within the time limit
2) The player's mobile will track highest scores between teams so that they can pause and continue whenever
3) Unlike the actual game where after a few rounds, Taboo-ians would be able to easily describe and guess every single card, the one on the mobile is update-able online. There could be millions of words out there categorized from Level 1 to infinity, or even according to categories such as verb, noun, famous people, animals, most wanted, you get my point. Great way to improve our puny little Malaysian vocab if you ask me.
4) Also, there could be many versions of Taboo in Malay, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, imagine the possibilities!
5) Two mobiles can be sync for a game so that Team A and B, each have their own screens
Now, translate all of the above into web application language. Instead of 'saying', you can 'type' the description within a time limit. Mention any taboo words, and you're forfeited. Wee~
Go on, plagiarise me!
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ReplyDeleteOh yea, updated content for Taboo would be great. And any other game that requires guessing. I wonder if it would be applicable for pictionary, cranium and charades.
ReplyDeleteHaha, is it possible for you to 'sell' this idea to them? I bet alot of people would appreciate having taboo on the mobile phones, laptops and wherever else there could be connected from.
Oh wait, they already have booster packs don't they? Anyhow, mobile updates would be cheaper and easier to distribute. The absence of having cards to hold might be a big drawback though.
BYE!
p.s. Cheaper isn't always good, for them. Forcing people to buy tangible items might more profitable.
Well, I guess you don't need to hold a car anymore, you just hold your mobile phone. And just click next. I think it's faster even versus flipping physical cards...
ReplyDeleteIt's very interesting that we had the same idea nearly at the same time with you. But better part of it is we had started programing :) A turkish version will be ready soon.
ReplyDeleteErdem: That's cool. With 6 billion minds in this world, I'm not surprise if there are 300 others who thought of the same idea :) But I'm glad you started programming, at least 1 of us is doing something about it. Please do let me know when it's out k?
ReplyDeleteSomeone already came up with a mobile taboo, but the inventor (brian) and hasbro and parker brothers had it taken down, because the original word list (and the booster word cards) are copyrighted.
ReplyDeleteStill, I would like to have the vintage word lists available online. I mean, I already made a powerpoint version. Make 1008 identical slides, type the words on them, then just use a macro to randomize the order of the cards.
It's not a program, but it works for the same purpose. It's trivial to make a program out of it though.
There was an electronic Taboo also at one time, but I think they (the company) discontinued it.
Pity. Just got back from a trip. Would have been fun if we had a game on the road. You know. During those long transit hours :)
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