モックワード (Mock Word)

モックワード (Mock Word) is word game from Japan with a reversal on the common method. Instead of players trying to identify the hidden word, they have to fit words to hidden categories. The game can be played just for fun, or can be played more seriously to win or lose. In Mock Word, one player is a Respondent, the other players form the Support, a co-operative team, of which one player is an Ojama. At the start of the game, the team players compose a series of words by secretly writing a single character at a time of cards. The cards get passed around, so each player contributes to forming the words. The Ojama is acting a sort of spoiler, secretly trying to make nonsense words as they form. This can produce hilarious words and makes the game a lot of fun. Once the words are set, the Respondent tries to identify the theme words that fit each of the composed words. If they can, all the players score points except the Ojama. If the Respondent cannot match the words to the themes, then the Ojama scores points. At the game end, most points wins. user summary