"Ghetto Translate"

Games Rules

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Disclaimer: IT IS ONLY A GAME!!

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Ghetto Translate is easy to play but remember it is only a game.  

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Place the deck of cards face down the table or designate that one boring friend that comes to the game night but never wants to play to read the cards. Turn one card over at a time and read the regular words on the cards  for everyone to hear. Then everyone "translates" that word or phrase into a slang or more "hood" version.  For example, if the card says "hello" the ghetto translate version might be "What up", "Sup", What it Do", "Yooo", etc.

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There are no  specific answers but there are wrong answers.  If you answer a question on the card instead of translating you don't get a point, if the word on the card is "hello" and your response is "goodbye', you don't get a point.  If the word on the card is "hello" and you say "hi" (just another common alternative) you don't get a point.  

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The way to win is to be the quickest and the loudest. Whoever accurately translates the quickest gets the most points and whoever gets the most points wins the game.

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Alternatives:

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If you want to add some more excitement here are some alternatives to keep the game going.  If there is a tie make each person say another word until they run out of translations.

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Create a penalty for anyone that says the wrong translation (get creative). 

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Play as a team and make up a penalty for the losing team 

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Take turns reading the cards and the person reading can't guess

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If you think of another alternative you would like to share with us let us know.  

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