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Unanimo
Cocktail GamesTheo Coster, Ora Coster2003
- players
- 3–12
- minutes
- 30
- years
- 7+
In the box
54 picture cards · 1 scorepad · 4 pencils
Box details
- Designers
- Theo Coster, Ora Coster
- Artwork
- Olivier Fagnère
- Publisher
- Cocktail Games
- Mechanics
- Word AssociationSimultaneous WritingMajorities
Where to buy it
Near you and online
In a shop
Within 50 km.
Online
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The basics
Score the most points by writing the same words as the others: here, originality earns nothing. A picture card is turned over, everyone writes eight words it brings to mind, then they are read out in turn: a word shared by N players scores N points for each of them, a word nobody else wrote scores nothing. The game is played over three cards, and the highest total wins.
Checked against the official rules · October 2026
The rules, step by step
Setup
3 to 12 players, Pencil and score sheet, Cards in the middle
- The game is for 3 to 12 players.
- Each player takes a pencil and a score sheet, and writes their name on it.
- The picture cards are shuffled and stacked in the middle of the table.
- Choose a first player.
How to play
1 card turned over, 8 words each, Hands raised
- The first player turns over the top card of the stack.
- Everyone, including them, writes in the current column eight words the picture brings to mind. Allow a reasonable amount of time; finding fewer than eight does not matter.
- The first player reads out their first word. Everyone who wrote it raises a hand, and each of them scores as many points as there are raised hands.
- A word nobody else wrote scores 0 points.
- They read out all eight words this way, then the player on their left reads out those not yet announced, and so on.
- Not allowed: words sharing the same root as the word written on the card, and numbers or symbols shown in the picture.
- Only strictly identical words count together: "book" and "books" are two different words.
- Each player totals their points for the card, then a new player turns over the next card.
Scoring
N players, N points
- A word shared by N players scores N points for each of those players.
- In Marquoir, enter each player's total for each card.
End of the game
3 cards, Highest total
- The game is played over three cards.
- After the third, add up the three totals; the highest score wins.
House rules and pitfalls
One-minute timer: allow one minute to write your eight words.
- One-minute timer: allow one minute to write your eight words.
- Stop: the first to have written their eight words calls out "Stop" and everyone puts their pencil down.
- Banned initials: draw five letters; no word may begin with any of them.
- In teams, recommended from eight players: four teams choose their eight words together and count as a single player.
Going further
Frequently asked questions · In the same family
Frequently asked questions
How much does a word written by two players score?
Two points for each of the two. With five, it is five points for each of the five.
Does the last player need to read out their remaining words?
There is no need: if nobody announced them before, they are the only one who wrote them and they score nothing.