Blank Slate Rules — Wentworth Hall Beer Olympics 2026

Blank Slate

Be the first player to reach 15 points by matching your answers with exactly one other player. Too obvious and everyone matches. Too weird and no one does. The sweet spot is everything.

Setup

Give each player a dry-erase Slate and a dry-erase marker.
Place the Score Board in the middle of the table.
Choose a colored token for each player and place it on the start space of the scoreboard.
Place the deck of double-sided Word Cue cards where everyone can reach them.

Gameplay

A designated player draws a card and reads the Word Cue aloud. The cue has a blank space either before or after a word.

Example Word Cue

COLD _____

Possible answers: OUT • TURKEY • SODA • SHOULDER

Write Your Word

Secretly

Every player secretly writes a single word on their Slate to complete the phrase.

Reveal Answers

Simultaneously

Once everyone is finished writing, all players flip their slates face up at the same time.

Calculate & Record Scores

Using the 3-1-0 Rule

Points are awarded based on how many people wrote the exact same word. Move your token forward on the scoreboard immediately.

Clean Slates & Repeat

Next Round

Erase the slates, select a new Word Cue card, and begin the next round.

Scoring — The 3-1-0 Rule

Points reward finding the sweet spot between predictable and obscure. Matching with everyone is just as bad as matching with no one.

Exactly 2 players match

You found the perfect middle ground with one other person.

3 or more players match

The word was too obvious or popular.

Nobody else matches

The word was too unique or off-the-wall.

Winning the Game

The first player to reach 15 points on the scoreboard wins immediately. If multiple players cross 15 in the same round, the player with the highest total score wins.

If two players are tied for the highest score, there will be a cage fight to the death. Or rock, paper, scissors to determine the winner. Your choice.