Method of playing a game and a game-playing device

A method of playing a group game comprising:

• selecting a giving player from a group of players to provide clues as to the identity of a word;
• selecting a first clue type in which the giving player will provide at least one first clue, the first clue type selected from the group consisting of an oral clue type, a written clue type and an acted clue type;
• selecting a first receiving player from the group of players to guess the identity of the word;
• selecting a second clue type in which the giving player will provide at least one second clue if the first receiving player did not guess the identity of the word, the second clue type selected from the group consisting of an oral clue type, a written clue type and an acted clue type;
• selecting a second receiving player from the group of players to guess the identity of the word;
• selecting a third clue type in which the giving player will provide at least one third clue if the second receiving player did not guess the identity of the word, the third clue type selected from the group consisting of an oral clue type, a written clue type and an acted clue type;
• and
• selecting a third receiving player from the group of players to guess the identity of the word.

A game apparatus comprising:

• a housing;
• at least one output device;
• and
• a controller disposed in the housing and coupled to the at least one output device, the controller including a processor and memory,
• the controller being programmed:
• (i) to select a player from a group of players to provide at least one clue as to the identity of an item,
• (ii) to activate the at least one output device to indicate the player selected,
• (iii) to select a clue type in which the player will provide the at least one clue as to the identity of the item,
• (iv) to activate the at least one output device to indicate the clue type selected,
• (v) to select another player from the group of players to guess the identity of the item based on the at least one clue provided by the player,
• (vi) to activate the at least one output device to indicate the another player selected, and
• the controller being programmed to repeat (iii)-(vi) if the another player does not guess the identity of the item.