Cheatwell Pialógus board game

Cheatwell Pialógus is a word association party game for three or more players aged 18 and over. A shuffled deck of 56 cards is placed face down in the middle of the table. The starting player draws the top card and reads aloud the topic printed on it, such as traditional Hungarian dishes. Players then take turns naming related words or terms, moving clockwise around the table.

A round ends when someone cannot continue, repeats a word, strays from the topic or hesitates too long. That player loses one of their five lives and must drink a finger's width, measured horizontally against the glass. Lives can be tracked on paper, a phone or with coins. The last player with lives remaining wins. A game takes roughly 30 to 60 minutes.

The game rewards quick thinking and lively conversation. If you play with alcohol, drink responsibly, stay hydrated and never drive after drinking.