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Interceptions

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	* '''Hunt ''Specific'' Clues'''.		* '''Hunt ''Specific'' Clues'''.

	Talk it out with your team. Think of every single word association you could make for clues that sound like linked clues or are suspiciously specific. ~~Better~~ players win more by Interceptions, and being able to weed these out is a huge reason why.		Talk it out with your team. Think of every single word association you could make for clues that sound like linked clues or are suspiciously specific. While less experienced tables often have games decided by 2 Miscommunications, better players win more by Two Interceptions - or by Miscommunications caused by the pressure of avoiding interceptions - and being able to weed these out is a huge reason why.

	* '''Metagame.'''		* '''Metagame.'''

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Giving Clues

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	These are some examples of good clues that the writer of this guide has encountered, and an explanation as to why they're good. One thing to keep in mind is that none of these clues could easily get mixed up for other clues our team gave:		These are some examples of good clues that the writer of this guide has encountered, and an explanation as to why they're good. One thing to keep in mind is that none of these clues could easily get mixed up for other clues our team gave:

	* RAIN for ISLAND - It's true that RAIN and ISLAND don't always go hand in hand, but this was something loosely associated enough to get easily guessed. Not only did this give little information about their word being ISLAND, but they were able to mislead them later with words like SUNNY, which also applied to ISLAND as well.		* RAIN for ISLAND - It's true that RAIN and ISLAND don't always go hand in hand, but this was something loosely associated enough to get easily guessed by the cluegiver's team. Not only did this give little information about their word being ISLAND, but they were able to mislead them later with words like SUNNY, which also applied to ISLAND as well.
	* SOUND and WIND for THUNDERSTORM - An inexperienced player might be tempted to put something related to lightning, but these two clues were excellent and easily guessed. Once again, it's something that's loosely associated and can be seen pretty clearly by our own team, but ~~the~~ connection ~~is indirect for the opponent~~.		* SOUND and WIND for THUNDERSTORM - An inexperienced player might be tempted to put something related to lightning, but these two clues were excellent and easily guessed by the cluegiver's team. Once again, it's something that's loosely associated and can be seen pretty clearly by our own team, but an opponent wouldn't be able to make such a connection easily.
	* NOISY and MOVE for LOCOMOTIVE - Once again, these are words that were very flexible and applied to the word, but gave little information to the opponent. The team was later able to misdirect their opponents by using AUDIBLE for HORN, which was set up by an incredible hint that was just specific enough for the team, yet broad enough to where opponents could easily be misled.		* NOISY and MOVE for LOCOMOTIVE - Once again, these are words that were very flexible and applied to the word, but gave little information to the opponent. The team was later able to misdirect their opponents by using AUDIBLE for HORN, which was set up by an incredible hint that was just specific enough for the team, yet broad enough to where opponents could easily be misled.

SARRRGE: /* Giving Clues */

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Giving Clues

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	* ''Obvious cultural references:'' If your word is WITCH, giving the clue SABRINA as a reference to ''Sabrina The Teenage Witch'' is really not hiding your word very well. Now, you can definitely do cultural references well, but if the clue can be summed up as "A character that is exactly that word" then it's probably not the greatest clue.		* ''Obvious cultural references:'' If your word is WITCH, giving the clue SABRINA as a reference to ''Sabrina The Teenage Witch'' is really not hiding your word very well. Now, you can definitely do cultural references well, but if the clue can be summed up as "A character that is exactly that word" then it's probably not the greatest clue.
	* ''Words that have extremely limited associations:'' Words that have no meaning outside of set phrases are easy for the opposing team to guess. An experienced opponent would easily know that the word POSIES is a clue for POCKET, as "Ring around the rosy, pocket full of posies" is likely one of the few places they'd ever encounter that word.		* ''Words that have extremely limited associations:'' Words that have no meaning outside of set phrases are easy for the opposing team to guess. An experienced opponent would easily know that the word POSIES is a clue for POCKET, as "Ring around the rosy, pocket full of posies" is likely one of the few places they'd ever encounter that word.
	* ''Words that are related to past clues of the same number, despite not being the same:'' This is a surprisingly common mistake. For example, the clues HAND and FOOT are fine clues for the word SOAP, but putting them back to back might not always be the greatest idea, unless you're bluffing against good players or confident that you will misdirect the opposing team so you can trick them into thinking your word is BODY.		* ''Words that are related to past clues of the same number, despite not being the same:'' This is a surprisingly common mistake. For example, the clues HAND and FOOT are fine clues for the word SOAP, but putting them back to back might not always be the greatest idea, unless you're bluffing against good players or confident that you will misdirect the opposing team with another word so you can trick them into thinking your word is something like BODY for later.

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Giving Clues

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	* '''PRINCIPLE #3: When it comes to misdirection, know which words your opponents have a ''general'' idea of, and which ones your opponents have a ''specific'' idea of.'''		* '''PRINCIPLE #3: When it comes to misdirection, know which words your opponents have a ''general'' idea of, and which ones your opponents have a ''specific'' idea of.'''

	It's almost impossible to misdirect your opponent on a word that they know exactly, because a word that they know that would also confuse them is very likely to confuse your own team. So the prime targets are words that your opponent have a general idea of, but don't know exactly. Suppose you have the words SNAKE and ECONOMICS, and your opponents already know your other words of BODY and HAMMER completely. You've clued TRADE, SYSTEM, and STEAL for ECONOMICS. Giving a vague clue for SNAKE might be a bad idea, because even if your opponents don't know what word it is, they can easily shoehorn it in if none of the other connections make sense. A clue like GREEN would be great here to mislead the opponents into thinking your word is MONEY. However, if you just picked randomly and didn't think about how precisely your opponents were thinking about the words, you may have missed this opportunity.		It's almost impossible to misdirect your opponent on a word that they know exactly, because a word that they know that would also confuse them is very likely to confuse your own team. So the prime targets are words that your opponent have a general idea of, but don't know exactly. Suppose you have the words SNAKE and ECONOMICS, and your opponents already know your other words of BODY and HAMMER completely. You've clued TRADE, SYSTEM, and STEAL for ECONOMICS. Giving a vague clue for SNAKE might be a bad idea, because even if your opponents don't know what word it is, they can easily shoehorn it in if none of the other connections make sense. A clue like GREEN would be great here to mislead the opponents into thinking your word is CURRENCY or MONEY. However, if you just picked randomly and didn't think about how precisely your opponents were thinking about the words, you may have missed this opportunity.

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Giving Clues

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	* PURPLE for RAIN (Purple Rain)		* PURPLE for RAIN (Purple Rain)

	These clues aren't always bad, but they are ''Specific Clues''. These are better saved for the midgame or for misdirection purposes than openers - using these often gives opponents of sniping the exact word.		These clues aren't always bad, but they are ''Specific Clues''. These are better saved for the midgame or for misdirection purposes than openers - using these often gives opponents a way of sniping the exact word.

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	Use the Team Chat to discuss with your team mate(s) what the other teams' secret words could be.		Use the Team Chat to discuss with your team mate(s) what the other teams' secret words could be.


			'''Giving Clues'''

			Giving clues is the most fundamental part of the game. After all, guessing clues is all about reverse engineering the cluegiver's mind! Here's some tips on how to make clues good:

			* The most important rule, that underlies all other principles, is to '''know what your goal is'''. Don't think of clues as standalone units: think about them in relation to the other clues that have been given and how it will affect your '''teammates giving clues'''. Don't be selfish! Prioritize giving clues that give your team freedom and less stress over making that funny combination of 3 words.


			Oftentimes, the exact same clue could be brilliant or horrible for your team depending on ''when'' you make it. But to understand what makes a clue well-timed, it's important to understand what your goal is and what stage of the game you are in. There are three major types of clues:

			* '''Vague Clues''' - These are clues that are meant to give opponents as little information about your word as possible, but tend to contribute to an obvious theme when paired together. An example is SOUND for VIOLIN.
			* '''Specific Clues''' - These clues are ''specific'' to the word. In the short term, they are hard to guess, but heavily narrow down the word in the long-term. An example would be STRING for VIOLIN.
			* '''Misleading Clues''' - These tend to also be ''specific'' words, which completely give them away once revealed but can trick the opponent into guessing another word. An example would be SMALLEST for VIOLIN.

			As a general principle, use ''Vague Clues'' in the beginning, ''Specific Clues'' later in the game, and ''Misleading Clues'' when you're running out of options to stop interceptions.


			Let's give an example. Let's say your words are OCTOPUS, COW, CALCULATOR, and STAR and you're the first person to move. Remember, at this stage of the game, your goal should be to give vague clues that give your team flexibility in the long-term.

			You give the clue "EIGHT" for OCTOPUS, thinking that you can later mislead the opposing team with Calculator later.

			In the short term, it may seem like a clever hint - after all, 8 seems nothing like octopus, right?

			The problem is, you're not thinking about how your clue affects the game in the long-term. When your teammate tries to give a clue for that word next turn, what options do they have to not spoil the word? An otherwise vague word like "WATER" or "GRAB" would instantly give the word away to the other team - there are very few clues that work with the word 8 after all, and most of your opponents could easily spot the connection to octopus.


			Let's now think of that same clue in another context. It's late in the game, and you and your opponent have one intercept. You just need to trick them once because you have a firm idea on their words. Your clues for OCTOPUS are GRAB, ROUND, and GOURMET, and while clues for CALCULATOR are BUTTON, TIMES, OFF, and BITS.

			Giving the same clue - EIGHT - would be great in this circumstance! The opponent would mix up those words and give you just enough time to snag the win. The point is, what makes a clue good isn't about what word is the least related in the short term, but what clues give your teammates the flexibility to make their own clues without making them easily guessable.

			* '''Give clues that are ''good'', not clever.'''

			While your team might hype you up for making a clue that's clever, what happens most of the time is that either your team doesn't understand them and you receive a ''Miscommunication'', or you feed way too much information to the opposing team because you prioritized making clues that sounded clever over clues that effectively obfuscate your words. Even if clues seem vague, remember that trying to pair up clues for cleverness together reveals information about other words that you don't know.

			* '''When it comes to misdirection, know which words your opponents have a ''general'' idea of, and which ones your opponents have a ''specific'' idea of.'''

			It's almost impossible to misdirect your opponent on a word that they know exactly, because a word that they know that would also confuse them is very likely to confuse your own team. So the prime targets are words that your opponent have a general idea of, but don't know exactly. Suppose you have the words SNAKE and ECONOMICS, and your opponents already know your other words of BODY and HAMMER completely. You've clued TRADE, SYSTEM, and STEAL for ECONOMICS. Giving a vague clue for SNAKE might be a bad idea, because even if your opponents don't know what word it is, they can easily shoehorn it in if none of the other connections make sense. A clue like GREEN would be great here to mislead the opponents into thinking your word is MONEY. However, if you had a defeatist attitude and didn't think about how precisely your opponents were thinking about the words, you may have missed this opportunity.


			'''Interceptions'''

			* '''Don't be defeatist.''' Always make an attempt at getting them, even if it's early in the game and the words seem random.

			The odds of you intercepting correctly if acting completely randomly is 1/24. If you get even ''one'' association correct, even if you aren't sure on it, the odds of getting the right combination drop to 1/6. Always playing for the intercept, over the course of many games, will give you them in the long run - you just have to make an effort.


			'''Guessing Your Team's Clues'''

			* '''Think about what your teammates are thinking of.''' Sometimes, there might be a clue that fits for multiple words. But remember - your teammates were thinking about the words too - and "flipping a coin" is a way to easily get undeserved black tokens. A solid line of thought is this: ''Would my cluegiver actually pick that word if he saw the alternatives?''

			For example, if SPIDER and EYE are your clues and your cluegiver hints BLACK, it's very possible the cluegiver missed the phrase "Black Eye", but they would almost never try to give the clue BLACK for eye when spider is on the board. It's not a 50/50, and people have common sense. Take advantage of this when thinking about your cluegiver's choices.

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