Write & Erase

The game includes 150 cards of two types, a sand timer, 4 wipe-clean cards, and 4 wipe-clean coloured markers.

Before you start, decide the winning score or a fixed number of rounds.

There are 2 to 4 players. At the start, each player takes a special wipe-clean card and one coloured marker. Place the STANDARD and BLITZ cards in separate piles on the table. One player, or all players in turn each round, turns over one themed card and places it on the table so everyone can see it.

As soon as the card is turned over, start 1 minute on the sand timer. In that time, players write words that relate to the word or phrase on the card.

The logic of answers works as follows. For example, if the category is ANIMALS, you may list animal names; if it is CARS or CLOTHING, brand names are also allowed. For categories such as MUSEUMS, you may even use specific place names — for example EREBUNI HOUSE-MUSEUM.

We offer 3 sets of rules — ORIGINAL, TEAM, and BLITZ — which you can play separately or switch after each round.

Each round lasts 1 minute. When time runs out, the right to add more words also ends.

Rule no. 1 – ORIGINAL

Players score one point for each original answer that no other player has written. If an answer matches at least one other player’s, it scores nothing. There is no limit on the number of answers in this round.

Rule no. 2 – TEAM

Here the opposite applies: the more players who wrote the same answer, the more points they earn. For each match, those players whose answers are the same each score one point. Answers that match no one else score nothing. There is no limit on the number of answers in this round either.

Rule no. 3 – BLITZ

In this round, players use only BLITZ category cards.

Players must write one answer for each category — no more than 6 answers in total. Points go to those whose answer matches no other player. Each unique answer in this round scores two points.

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By agreement, these three rules may be repeated several times.

When time runs out, players take turns reading their answers and scoring according to that round’s rules. The winning player takes the revealed card as their point.

The player with the most cards — points — wins.