30 Seconds cover
2002BGG rank #4,270

30 Seconds

by Calie Esterhuyse · (Unknown)

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Players3–24
Time30m
ComplexityLight
Age12+

About the game

What is 30 Seconds?

At first glance the South African game 30 Seconds looks a bit like Trivial Pursuit. Players play in teams of two. Every turn, a player takes a card with five famous names on them, and tries to describe those names to his partner, who tries to guess what is being described. The goal is to guess as many words as possible in, you guessed it, 30 seconds.

How it plays

Mechanics

Action TimerReal-TimeRoll / Spin and MoveTeam-Based Game

On the shelf

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Questions players ask

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