Amazing game mechanisms that make it fun for everyone, regardless of age, preferences, and temperament.

The rules of the game are very simple and each player will learn them within a few minutes. We spread out the board and place the pieces on it. We draw a card from the deck and read one of the four questions there. Then, we spin the top vigorously or run a timer app that is available for download on a smartphone. The person holding the stuffed potato must answer the question. After giving the answer, we pass the potato to the person on our left (clockwise) as quickly as possible, and they must also answer the same question. The potato circulates among the players until the timer stops spinning or the phone app shows stop. Then the person who had the stuffed potato in their hand at that moment falls one square on the board.

The strength of the game lies in its unique questions and unpredictable answers. The fact that all players answer the same question means that the seemingly simple task triggers a series of non-obvious, funny, and interesting linguistic situations. The questions are designed in such a way that you don't need to have specialized knowledge to answer them. Most of them touch on familiar areas of our daily lives. By playing Hot Potato, we will develop our language skills, expand our vocabulary, and shy people will be able to gain confidence.