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2024 Ranked #4,329

JinxO

Think like the room—but not too much. Match the crowd, find your one perfect JinxO, and turn shared instincts into points.

Party Game Humor Mechanism: Flip-and-Write

Players

4-7

Play time

30-45 min

Age

10+

Complexity

1.08/5

Rating

7.35

Easier to teach Highly interactive Light strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 5.0/5

Easier to teach

Replay value 4.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 5.0/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.8/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 2.3/5

Light strategy

Player control 4.0/5

More strategic control

Setup time About 4 min
Teach time About 8 min
Table footprint Small
Campaign commitment No campaign
Recommended edition JinxO – Tabletoys Games English Edition
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How it plays

How does it play?

Write the answer you think others will choose, then score for matching the crowd—or for finding exactly one perfectly jinxed partner.

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JinxO is a fast party game about reading the people around the table. A topic card presents a prompt and everyone secretly writes an answer on a reusable board. Reveal together: a unique answer scores nothing, a popular answer scores for each matching player, and the sweetest result is a JinxO—a match shared with exactly one other person. Those simple incentives make each round a lively decision between the obvious word, an inside joke, and a clever answer aimed at one particular friend. Progress on each personal scoring grid creates a bingo-like race and keeps the session moving without eliminating anyone. With two hundred topic cards and groups of four to seven, the game rewards shared references, quick associations, and the surprising moment when two minds land on precisely the same word.

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Editions

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Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
JinxO – Tabletoys Games English Edition 2024 English Tabletoys Games / SG

Game and edition data

All specifications (18)

Play and group

Players
4–7
Play time
30–45 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.1/5
App
None app

Practicalities

Setup time
About 4 min
Teach time
About 8 min
Teardown time
About 3 min
Table footprint
Small

Campaign and continuity

Campaign commitment
No campaign
Group continuity
Flexible
Resettable
Fully Resettable

Edition and product

Recommended edition
JinxO – Tabletoys Games English Edition
Language
English
Region
SG
Availability
Current
Edition type
Standard
Current edition
Yes
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Martin Ang

Artists

1
Untai Studio

Publishers

1
Tabletoys Games

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