Platypus
3-8 players | Ages 8+ | 30 minutes
Publisher: Matagot, 2021
Art: Monsieur Dupont
In Platypus, players co-operate to gradually eliminate incorrect words in order to find and identify the secret "platypus" word. Eight common nouns are placed face up in front of all the players. The “guide” players know which card is the platypus and must help the “explorer” players guess it. They do this by playing adjective cards that best define the platypus. Every card played will create unexpected and surprising decisions for the explorers to make!
Platypus is my take on modern word games like Codenames and Just One, which I really enjoy. My goal was to give players the tools to make all sorts of wild and funny word associations without having to think on their feet and come up with clues from scratch. Lots of testing went into Platypus, as it was really important to find noun and adjective cards that would create funny moments!
Links
➚ Platypus at Matagot
➚ Platypus at BoardGameGeek