You and your partner must arrange the colored symbols so you both win. But neither of you knows what the other needs! Your only communication is a card that can mean four different things. You must read your partner’s mind to understand what they want. If you misread them, you will both lose. To win you must both be Telepathic!
The Telepathy board game is an outstanding logic building tool, ideal for educators and puzzle solvers alike. If you like Sudoku, Mastermind, or Battleship, this game is for you. Includes 4 game boards, 4 game cards with holders, dry erase markers and eraser. Visit the official Telepathy website for more information. Home / FREE PowerPoint GAMES / ESL PowerPoint Game Template -Telepathy Game Students love this simple ESL PowerPoint game, especially when they guess correctly. It can be played individually, or in pairs / small teams. Simply download the blank template below and add images and key sentences from your lesson. Unlock the power of your mind with Telepathy, the fun logic-building strategy game combining logic, deduction, and more. Master the skills of strategy, logic, and deduction as players go head-to-head to see who can be the first to guess their opponent's secret square. Every turn brings you closer to finding the hidden ancient symbol. Your opponent may be closer to solving your. In this activity students see two future tense sentences and must use 'TELEPATHY' to read the teacher's. This ESL game is great to practice the future tense. In this activity students see two.
Now Updated to Version 1.1!
Based on player testing we have revised the action cards for improved clarity. We have also updated the corresponding images in the rulebook and updated the text to address some frequently-asked questions. However, the gameplay is exactly the same as in the original release. You can download the version 1.1. rulebook here.
Gameplay
Telepathic is a cooperative two-player game in which you must communicate without speaking or gesturing. You and your partner each have one secret win condition and one secret lose condition. You must arrange a grid of tiles so that it simultaneously matches both partners’ win conditions. When you believe you have done so, you must each announce each other’s win condition. You lose if either of you announce the wrong win condition, or if the grid ever matches either partner’s lose condition.
Watch this four-minute demo video for a brief introduction to the game.
Multiplayer Options
In addition to the two-player standard game, Telepathic supports the following multiplayer variants:
- Director Mode: Three (or more) players playing cooperatively
- Four Partners: Cooperative play for four players
- Team Mode: Two teams of two players
What Comes In the Box?
Here's what you get in the sturdy 3.5' x 5.5' x 1' small pro box:
The Telepathy Game Character
- Rulebook - download the PDF here
- 16 grid tiles, printed as 8 custom punchouts
- 10 action cards
- 4 condition marker cards, to mark win and lose conditions for shapes and colors
- 8 condition cards, one for each shape and one for each color
Quotes
'A delightful dive into your partner's mind, this simple and approachable system has plenty of depth to explore!'
- Jordan Goddard, co-designer of Lotus, Death Note: Confrontation, and Gates of Delirium
'Telepathic is a game that lives up to its name. It's knowing the person across the table as much as deducing what they might have. Fun, smart, and leaving you wanting to play again and again.'
- Travis R. Chance, designer of Path of Light and Shadow, Heroes Wanted, and Legendary: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
'Telepathic is an amazing game. It packs a wonderful cooperative puzzle experience into small footprint, and it only gets better the more you play. I could see couples playing this together for years.'
- Isaac Childres, designer of Gloomhaven and Forge War
Telepathy The Strategy Game
'Telepathic is a tiny box of fun!'
The Telepathy Game Play
- JT Smith, designer of The Captain is Dead and Gravesend Sanctuary
'Carl Klutzke specializes in showing us more than what games are. He explores what games can be. Telepathic surpasses his usual high mark by making its players communicate at every level--except speech.'
- Kevin G. Nunn, designer of Rolling Freight, Zong Shi, and duck! duck! Go!
'If you like silent, brain burner games in the likes of Hanabi or The Mind, but want something that feels even more intimate and intense, be sure to check out Telepathic!'
Telepathy The Game
- George Jaros of GJJ Games
Videos
Rahdo reviewed Telepathic as part of his April 2020 Round Up.
Gary Chavez of GCRS games chatted with Carl during Protospiel Indy 2018. (When the working title was Telepathy.)