Fundex Games Tip of the Tongue - Manual

AGES: 8+
PLAYERS: 2-8
CONTENTS: 1008 Tip of the Tongue questions on 84
Trivia Cards (double sided) all enclosed in the Buzzer
Case, with built-in Tongue-Two-Second-Timer.
OBJECT: Be the player with the most points when the
game ends (see Rounds). One point is awarded for each
correct answer a player can spit out within two seconds.
SET UP: Remove the Buzzer Case lid. Place one deck of
trivia cards in the top section of the Buzzer Case, the
other deck may remain in the bottom section of the
Buzzer Case, for storage until later use. Players should
decide to begin play with the red side of the deck or the
blue side of the deck. The questions on both sides of the
cards are all of equal difficulty.
The oldest player (you know who you are) begins the
game by being the first “reader.” The player to the right of
the reader is the scorekeeper for Round 1. The
scorekeeper should write each player’s name and the
number of rounds on a piece of paper similar to below.
GAME PLAY: The reader holds the Buzzer Case so they
can easily read the top card through the window in the
case (other players should not be able to see it). Place a
thumb on the Tongue-Two-Second Timer for easy
buzzing. On the card there are six Tip of the Tongue trivia
questions. The correct answer for each question is
indicated in bold after each question.
Starting with question #1 and beginning with the player to
his left, the reader asks each player a question (in order)
on the card. If there are more than six players, the reader
will need to advance to the next card in the Buzzer Case
in order to make sure each player gets to answer one
question in the round. Once the questions on a card have
been read, it may be set aside, face up, to form a discard
pile.
The Buzzer: After the reader reads a question to a
player, he immediately presses the Tongue-Two-Second-
Timer. The player must give the correct answer before
the 2-second timer sounds. In order to earn a point, the
player must finish his answer before the buzzer finishes
buzzing (if there is a discrepancy as to the timing of the
answer and buzzer, the opinion of the majority rules, the
scorekeeper is the tie breaker). The player only gets to
give one answer. If the player’s answer is correct, the
scorekeeper marks a “1” next to the player’s name for
Round 1. If the player’s answer is incorrect, the reader
announces the correct answer and the scorekeeper
marks a “0” as the player’s score for the round.
As soon as this is over, the reader begins to read
Question #2, to the next player, and so on, until each
player has answered one question and Round 1 is
finished.
Rounds: In the next round, the player to the left of the
reader for Round 1 becomes the new reader and the
previous reader becomes the scorekeeper. This rotation
of reader and scorekeeper continues until the determined
number of rounds has been finished. The number of
rounds played in a game is dependent upon the number
of players.
When the game is finished, each player should have
been a reader for an equal number of rounds.
WINNING THE GAME: When the determined number of
rounds have been finished, the scorekeeper for the last
round totals the points for each player. The player with
the highest points is the Tip of the Tongue trivia winner!
PACKING UP/PLAYING AGAIN: When the game is
over, collect the cards from the discard pile, and flip them
so the opposite color sides are facing up. Slide them
behind the stack of cards that are in the top portion of
Buzzer Case, so that when they are rotated through, the
questions on the opposite color side will be read. When
both sides of deck #1 have been read, then pull deck #2
from the storage area and rotate through this deck in the
same way.
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• Never mix old and new batteries (replace all batteries at the same time).
• Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc), or rechargeable (nickel-cadmium) batteries.
• Always replace all batteries at the same time.
• Alkaline batteries are recommended for best performance.
• Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the toy/game before being recharged.
• Rechargeable batteries are only to be recharged under adult supervision.
• Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged.
• Do not mix different types of batteries.
• Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to be used.
• Batteries are to be inserted with correct polarity.
• Exhausted batteries are to be removed from the toy.
• Supply terminals are not to be short-circuited.
• Dispose of batteries safely (Do not dispose of batteries in fire, batteries may explode or leak).