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Wavelength is a great formula for a party guessing game with minimal fuss

The concept gives maximum replayability and a lot of debates - and laughs

Seamus Byrne
Seamus Byrne
1 min read
Photo of Wavelength game and box cover, with a stylish psychedelic image of heads facing each other.
The game setup (and packup) takes seconds so you're into the fun instantly.

Here's a fresh party game that keeps things pretty simple so everyone feels welcome having a go. If you worry you're not good at charades or you're not good enough to draw Pictionary, Wavelength is simply about guessing the right slot on a spectrum.

You draw a card with a binary concept, spin the dial to find a 'zone' you're aiming for, then think of a way to describe that ballpark to your team. Then it's up to them to try to get on your 'wavelength' and dial in the right area to score points. The opposing team also gets a chance to try and guess if that choice was to the left or right of where the real answer lies.

There are well over 100 binary cards in the box with an 'advanced' section for some curlier splits to try. Every card is double-sided so the person setting the clue can decide which one they feel better about trying to describe. There's the obvious 'Hot-Cold', 'Sandwich-Not A Sandwich', and 'Important-Unimportant' type clues, as well as fun debates like 'Good Movie-Bad Movie' or 'Bad pizza topping-Good pizza topping'. Plus the Advanced clues offer things like 'Weird-Strange', 'Guilty Pleasure-Actually Just Bad', and 'Unsexy Pokémon-Sexy Pokémon'.

While it's probably best with two teams of at least three players to get some good debates going, Wavelength also includes very easy rules for going co-op style when you still want to play with 3-5 players.

Extra points for the fact the game is largely built into its box so it is super fast to setup and get playing. With such simple rules and rapid time to getting the fun started (and packed away) it's a genuinely great and rather unique addition to the party games cupboard.

Wavelength is available from major retailers with an RRP of $49. A great price for something with a LOT of replayability. I can imagine taking this to weekend getaways with friends for playing over drinks.

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Seamus Byrne

Founder and Head of Content at Byteside. Brings two decades of experience covering tech, digital culture, and their impacts on society.


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