Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Bouba/Kiki is a cooperative communication game based on the psychological Bouba/Kiki Effect, which is the finding that people tend to make the same associations between sounds and shapes, irrespective of their language or culture.
For example, people will tend to associate the nonsense word bouba with a rounded shape and kiki with a spiky shape.
The cards in Bouba/Kiki display a nonsense word on one side, and a simple illustration on the other. In the basic game, you are faced with a set of three of these words and one shape, and must decide which word goes best with the shape. Points are earned by choosing the same target as your teammates.
The game contains six scenarios that expand on this idea, each containing five missions that gradually increase in difficulty and complexity.
More Information:
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/408945/boubakiki
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Intro Sequence Credit: R Charles D Stuart
Music Credit: bensound.com
Logo Credit: logomakr.com
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Bouba/Kiki is a cooperative communication game based on the psychological Bouba/Kiki Effect, which is the finding that people tend to make the same associations between sounds and shapes, irrespective of their language or culture.
For example, people will tend to associate the nonsense word bouba with a rounded shape and kiki with a spiky shape.
The cards in Bouba/Kiki display a nonsense word on one side, and a simple illustration on the other. In the basic game, you are faced with a set of three of these words and one shape, and must decide which word goes best with the shape. Points are earned by choosing the same target as your teammates.
The game contains six scenarios that expand on this idea, each containing five missions that gradually increase in difficulty and complexity.
More Information:
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/408945/boubakiki
Become a Patron: patreon.com/tabletoptolson
Intro Sequence Credit: R Charles D Stuart
Music Credit: bensound.com
Logo Credit: logomakr.com
DISCLAIMER: Please keep your comments positive. I reserve the right to review and delete with full discretion anything that attacks or demeans an individual. My channel is a place to celebrate gaming, not to give those acting in poor faith a chance to be mean.
