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Rumor Mill

Pass a rumor round the office and watch it fall apart.

Rumor Mill is the telephone game, played across the office. Everyone writes a rumor on a message slip. The next player draws it, the next says what the drawing shows, and so on until every slip has been round the room. Then you turn the pages together and see what each rumor became.

It is for 3 to 12 players, each on their own phone or computer. One person opens a room, everyone else joins with a four-letter code, and you pick how fast the clock runs.

Change log

Rumor Mill v0.1 updated

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First release

Rumor Mill version 0.1

The first version of Rumor Mill, an online telephone game for 3 to 12 players. Write, draw, describe, pass it on, then read back what became of every rumor.

Additions

  • Added rooms for 3 to 12 players, each on their own phone or computer, joined by a four-letter code.
  • Added the round: write a rumor, draw the slip you are handed, say what the drawing you get shows, and keep passing.
  • Added Draw first, so a round can start with drawings instead of words.
  • Added two lengths: Everyone (every chain passes every player) or Short (about half).
  • Added clock settings:
    • Fast: 30 seconds to write, 60 to draw
    • Normal: 45 seconds to write, 90 to draw
    • Slow: 70 seconds to write, 150 to draw
    • No clock
  • When time runs out, whatever is on your slip or pad gets sent.
  • Added the reveal. The host turns the pages, everyone sees the same slip, and anyone can stamp an entry.
  • Added albums: anyone can save a chain as a picture at the end.
  • The host can start a new game in the same room.
  • Refreshing the page or losing your connection puts you back in your seat.
  • If the host is offline for 20 seconds, the next player takes over.
  • Rooms and every drawing in them are deleted 3 hours after the last move.
  • Added idea prompts full of office meeting humor.
  • Added the look: pink "While You Were Out" slips, a yellow legal pad and a red rubber stamp.

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