Designer Bruce Sterten Publisher The Op Players 4-99 Playing Time 20-35 mins Suggested Age 10 and up Honors 1997 Games Magazine Game of the Year Winner Additional Info 621/25-words-or-less http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/621/25-words-or-less/forums/63 In 25 Words or Less, players divide up into two teams. The current clue-giver on each team looks at a list of five words that they're going to have to get their teammates to say using only words (a.k.a., no sounds or gestures). The clue-givers bid on the number of words that they need to say to accomplish the feat, with the lower bid getting the honor of doing so. If the team cannot successfully name the words in the allotted time and with the bid number of words (or less), then the other team gets the point. The first team to collect ten points wins.Won Games Magazine Game of the Year award in 1997.