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- Learn to play in one minute: No complicated instructions!
- Endlessly replayable: Create hilarious new responses every time
- Perfect for teens or adults: As clean or inappropriate as the people playing!
- Highest quality components: Comes with 840 premium word magnets and metal trays!
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Ransom Notes: The Ridiculous Word Magnet Game
$34.99
$40.00
Ransom Notes +Expansion Pack Bundle!
$49.99
$60.00
Ransom Notes Expansion Pack
$24.99
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How to Maximize Laughs With Ransom Notes
Craft your own answers to creative & complex prompts… with a pool of completely random words! Each round, a prompt is drawn and everyone has to respond by piecing together an answer on their magnetic tray.
The catch? You can only use a handful of randomly drawn word magnets. Let the weirdness begin.
Perfect for ages 15+
30-60 minute game play
3-6 players
Quick-paced 90-second rounds
Most hilarious response wins
See The Ridiculous Results
How would you answer the question “how are babies made?” if you only had a handful of random words to do it? Let your wit shine with outlandish metaphors and creative word association.
In Ransom Notes, the more absurd the better.
The Party Game So Addictively Funny That Phones Go Unchecked for Hours
Get hilariously creative (without getting stuck)
In Ransom Notes, there’s no getting put on-the-spot. You don’t even need to be naturally funny! All you have to do is answer the prompt with whatever words you have available… and let laughs ensue.
Your #1 source for new inside jokes
Will people stare when your friends refer to alcohol as “commotion juice?” Yes. Will it be worth it? Absolutely.
Fresh material every single round.
With other party games, you can only play so many times before you learn all the response cards. With Ransom Notes, there are no repeats. Ever.
Start playing right away
No complicated directions, no long explanations. In fact, if you made it this far, you probably already know the rules!
4 Simple Ingredients For Endlessly Repeatable Fun
What’s inside your Ransom Notes box:
850 Word Magnets
250 Prompt Cards
6 Metal Player Trays
Instructions
“Instant inside joke generator”
“We all find this game absolutely hysterical and love how low-pressure it is. Family members drop in and out throughout the game and keeping score is completely out of mind. It takes less than 1 minute to teach someone how to play.”
Vee S.
“Had us all literally crying laughing”
‘It sounds cliche at this point, but it was true: this game had us all laughing so hard we cried. I was skeptical that the game would be this funny, but almost every round was hilarious. Four adults and four teens, and we all had a fantastic time.”
Sharon G.
Want More Players & Even MORE Variety?
The truth? Everyone tells us Ransom Notes is even more fun with more people. The good news is that our Expansion Pack comes with:
4 additional player trays (for a total of 10!)
198 NEW prompt cards
180 NEW wild word magnets
So you can get everyone – from grandpa to your coworkers – to unleash their most unexpected, hysterical takes on each prompt.
Made to Last: For a Lifetime of Laughter
We know that when the goal is to make memories with friends and family, quality matters. If you’re not playing this with your grandkids 40 years in the future with tears streaming down your face, then we’re not doing our jobs.
That’s why we make sure all our game components – from cards to magnets to trays – are obsessively designed to last. Because you deserve years and years of laughing until you cry.
Other Games Limit Your Humor & Get Repetitive Fast
With Ransom Notes, every round is a new surprise
Any Questions?
Why is the game rated 15+?
Some of the prompt cards mention themes that are a bit adult, i.e. "Where do babies come from?" or "Write a commercial for cocaine." BUT, if you do want to make it entirely family friendly, pulling about 20% of the Prompt Cards should make the game totally PG and playable for all!
How long is each round?
Individual rounds usually take about 1-2 minutes to make a response (feel free to set a 90 second timer if you like). The whole game takes anywhere from 30-90 minutes, or until you run out of beer.
How do the magnets work?
The word magnets in Ransom Notes work just like refrigerator magnets. They’ll stick right to the metal cards included in the game, but are easy to wipe off at the end of each round.
Does Ransom Notes: House Party Edition at Target stores have separate content?
Yes! The Ransom Notes: House Party Edition found at Target Stores has completely fresh prompt cards. and works seamlessly as an add-on game to both the Original Ransom Notes game and the Ransom Notes Expansion Pack. Enjoy!