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Age Range (Description) Adult
Number of Players 3+
Brand Ransom Notes
Theme Humor
Material Metal

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  • RANSOM NOTES: The game of hilariously terrible sentences! Players use word magnets to respond to outlandish prompts like “Tell someone you’ve clogged their toilet at a party” with just their limited pool of words
  • WHAT’S INCLUDED: 840 high quality word magnets, 6 metal submission cards, 250 prompt cards, and instructions. With 250 absurd prompt cards and a new pool of words every time, this party game has infinite hilarious combinations and feels fresh every time you play
  • EASY TO PLAY: Learn to play in under one minute, and even the shyest players will be creating laugh-out-loud word magnet responses right away. Just take a few handfuls of word magnets, flip over a prompt card, and start playing — no long instructions to explain!
  • 3-6+ PLAYERS: While the game is made for 3-6 players, it’s equally hilarious when larger groups team up together. 30-90 min play time. Is it appropriate for everyone? Not really. While a majority of prompt cards are certainly suitable for all audiences, there are quite a few that are definitely not. BUT, if you do want to make it family friendly, pulling about 15-30% of the cards should make the game totally PG and playable for all!
  • THE PERFECT GIFT: For birthdays, Christmas, Father's Day, or an anytime present for creative people. Bring it to Thanksgiving or your family / friend’s game night.
  • Now with higher quality word magnets that break apart easily and quickly
  • For more Game Night activities, check out our other hilarious and fun games like Puns of Anarchy, Open Relationships, and Charty Party!

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    Nice to meet you!

    We're Evan and Josh, the two guys behind all this. We're so happy you've stumbled across our Very Special Games!

  3. How did we get our start?

    We were tired of games that were just reading pre-written jokes off cards. Instead, we wanted to make a new style of party game that gives people opportunities to be as hilariously creative as they can.

    What makes our products unique?

    Our games are designed to help both the shyest folks and master comedians create fresh, totally original humor every time they play.

    Clever or Crass?

    Most of our games are meant for adults but are usually as clean or as dirty as your group wants to make them.

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    Lifelong quirky board gamers.

    We're dedicated to making creative, different, and tears-streaming-down-your-face funny games.

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    Ransom Notes

    Players use word magnets to respond to outlandish prompts. This party game has infinite hilarious combinations!

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ransom notes

Add in our brand new Expansion Pack for nearly 200 more prompts, 120+ wild word magnet additions, and 4 extra trays to expand the game to 10 players!

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Why "Ransom Notes?"

We love the look and feel of classic ransom notes and how the word magnets in the game replicate it. Once you create a submission, you have something that looks and sounds like a ransom note.

  • Individual rounds usually take about 1-2 minutes
  • We suggest playing until someone wins five rounds.
  • Ransom Notes is officially for 3-6 players, but you can have an excellent time playing with just two folks!

Ransom Notes - The Ridiculous Word Magnet Party Game!

For 3-6 players or group play!

The game of hilariously terrible sentences! Players use word magnets to respond to outlandish prompts like “Tell someone you’ve clogged their toilet at a party” with just their limited pool of words.

Make the best answer to an outrageous prompt... but you can only use your own pool of word magnets!

Each game includes:

  • 840 high quality word magnets
  • 6 metal submission cards
  • 250 prompt cards
  • Instructions
ransom notes gameplay

Easy to play!

Learn to play in under one minute, and even the shyest players will be creating laugh-out-loud word magnet responses right away. Just take a few handfuls of word magnets, flip over a prompt card, and start playing — no long instructions to explain!

ransom notes gameplay

Hours of fun!

While the game is made for 3-6 players, it’s equally hilarious when larger groups team up together. 30-90 min play time. With 250 absurd prompt cards and a new pool of words every time, this party game has infinite hilarious combinations and feels fresh every time you play

Infinite possibilities!

ransom notes gameplay

ransom notes gameplay

ransom game play

Hilariously unique every time.

With 250 absurd prompt cards and a different pool of word magnets every time, players end up creating an infinite variety of terribly awesome sentences.

Learn to play in one minute.

Just take a few handfuls of word magnets, flip over a prompt card, and start playing — no long instructions to explain.

A creative twist on party games.

Ransom notes isn’t just a play a card, judge picks the winner party game — players are constantly engaged in creative, out-of-the-box thinking that will have you crying from laughing.

Ransom Notes: Expansion Pack makes Ransom Notes bigger, better, wilder!

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Ready to make Ransom Notes even better?

We've designed this Ransom Notes expansion to bring a whole new level of terrible sentence-making to your table.

Packed with nearly 200 brand new prompt cards, from "Explain a vasectomy" to "Write a cheer for your high school chess team," you'll also get 120 new handpicked words to make your sentences even weirder.

Plus, Ransom Notes with more friends is more fun — four additional magnet trays let you play with groups of up to 10 people!

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    4.6 out of 5 stars
    4.6 out of 5
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    Customers say

    Customers like the humor and entertainment value of the tabletop game. They mention that it's a great game for family game night, with hysterical answers to the prompts. However, some disagree on readability, complexity, value, and age range.

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    605 customers mention570 positive35 negative

    Customers find the game very fun, funny, and great for family game night. They also say it makes them think outside the box.

    "...It's great, easy to play and lots of fun...." Read more

    "Super fun game to play with family, roommates, at parties, you name it!..." Read more

    "This game is a million laughs! It's a bit pricey, but worth it for the entertainment!" Read more

    "My husband and I love playing games together. This game was so much fun and HILARIOUS! Like we couldn’t breathe we were laughing so hard!!!..." Read more

    141 customers mention132 positive9 negative

    Customers find the humor in the game unexpectedly hilarious, with lots of laughter over some of the creative responses. They also say the question cards are clever, funny, and witty. Customers also say it prompted creative responses to be enjoyed and respected with good humor and unity.

    "...And it's hysterically funny." Read more

    "...This game was so much fun and HILARIOUS! Like we couldn’t breathe we were laughing so hard!!! You will not regret buying this game!" Read more

    "This game is really fun and the outcome is hilarious." Read more

    "Lots of laughter, lot of fun.Takes a bit of time to setup and get playing but worth it." Read more

    257 customers mention171 positive86 negative

    Customers are mixed about the complexity of the game. Some mention it's easy to learn and understand, while others say the letters are small and tedious to set up. They also say the prompts are a bit more racy than they want to play with.

    "Simple to learn! (My husband has no patience with so many of the games that take twenty minutes to even figure out how to play.)..." Read more

    "...It's great, easy to play and lots of fun...." Read more

    "...Lots of fun and laughter.The issue was setting up the game. It takes 30min to an hour to “pinch” the tiles from the bag and organize them...." Read more

    "...to censor some cards and magnets depending on the crowd but prompts are super fun and if you run out of magnet boards you can improvise with phones,..." Read more

    60 customers mention25 positive35 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the readability of the game. Some find it has plenty of words to choose from, and is perfect for word nerds. They also say it has clever responses and lots of possibilities. However, some customers report difficulty picking up the tiny words and articulating with them. They say the game has fewer words tiles than in the previous edition, and breaking all the words apart was a pain.

    "...they do speak English comfortably it proved to be a little challenging to write broken speech...." Read more

    "This game is so fun to play with family or friends! Plenty of words to choose from and can be played for a long time!..." Read more

    "...The game is easy to understand, but it is extremely difficult to articulate with the words you have in front of you what the card asks you to..." Read more

    "Lots of possibilities, very funny game play" Read more

    53 customers mention25 positive28 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the age range of the tabletop game. Some mention that it's good for most ages, great for mature teens and adults, and can be adapted for play for all ages. However, some say that the cards are not appropriate for all age groups and some of the questions are inappropriate for young players.

    "...*Not kid friendly* If you want children to play, you're gonna need to go thru each card and put aside some of them...." Read more

    "This game is a lot of fun, and can even be played with kids younger than on the box if you pull out the non-family friendly cards. Easy peasy...." Read more

    "...some of the cards before we played because they were inappropriate for a mixed group of adults, and certainly not appropriate for kids, in my opinion." Read more

    "...take a little time to remove some of the naughty cards, it can really be almost all ages...." Read more

    50 customers mention22 positive28 negative

    Customers are mixed about the value of the game. Some mention that it's totally worth the money, and well worth the effort. Others say that it’s a little overpriced for what it is, and disappointed that such an expensive game is pretty low quality.

    "This game is a million laughs! It's a bit pricey, but worth it for the entertainment!" Read more

    "...Well worth the few minutes it takes." Read more

    "...It was a little on the pricey side but I think it’s worth it in the end." Read more

    "...Worth the money. ☺️" Read more

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    Played this with my mom and some friends, and we had a wonderful time. ❤️ The game was a huge hit, and will be a recurring feature at our weekly board game nights!
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    Leslie Cullen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very fun game!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2024
    Edition: Ransom NotesVerified Purchase
    Simple to learn! (My husband has no patience with so many of the games that take twenty minutes to even figure out how to play.) And it's hysterically funny.
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    pems-integ-tests
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious game
    Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2024
    Edition: Ransom NotesVerified Purchase
    I had never heard of this game but I came across it online. It's great, easy to play and lots of fun. You need at least 4 players for it to really work and the more players the better, I believe the max is 6 players just because there are only 6 magnetic boards that are included. The boards are given out to players to organize their Random Notes on.
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    Sophie Ruesch
    5.0 out of 5 stars So fun!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2024
    Edition: Base Game + Expansion Pack One BundleVerified Purchase
    Super fun game to play with family, roommates, at parties, you name it! Might need to censor some cards and magnets depending on the crowd but prompts are super fun and if you run out of magnet boards you can improvise with phones, pans, etc. Highly recommend!
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    KellyJo Y.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Super Fun!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2024
    Edition: Base Game + Expansion Pack One BundleVerified Purchase
    This game is a million laughs! It's a bit pricey, but worth it for the entertainment!
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    Qiana Vanhorn
    5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE THIS GAME!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024
    Edition: Base Game + Expansion Pack One BundleVerified Purchase
    My husband and I love playing games together. This game was so much fun and HILARIOUS! Like we couldn’t breathe we were laughing so hard!!! You will not regret buying this game!
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    GoofyMamma
    5.0 out of 5 stars Prepare to laugh!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
    Edition: Ransom NotesVerified Purchase
    This is a great game. With that said, I believe it's more fun if you play with people with great sense of humors. It takes a little while to get going but then your mind starts thinking in randsom note sentences, you're good to go. Had a ton of laughs. It's also very easy to learn . The hardest part was separating all the pieces.
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    Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best game.. easy to play... Bust your guts laughing
    Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2024
    Edition: Ransom Notes - Expansion Pack OneVerified Purchase
    Family, old friends, new friends..everyone will love it... A great creative outlet for the usually
    reserved and quiet person who would dream they love this game
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    Beverly Ann Halligan
    4.0 out of 5 stars Ransom Notes Game
    Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2024
    Edition: Ransom NotesVerified Purchase
    Bought as a family gift for Christmas. The game, itself, is a Blast! Even my 10yo granddaughter played. Lots of fun and laughter.
    The issue was setting up the game. It takes 30min to an hour to “pinch” the tiles from the bag and organize them. We had to take a break between setup and playing.
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    Elly
    4.0 out of 5 stars Was expecting a better quality for the price I paid!
    Reviewed in Canada on March 12, 2023
    Edition: Ransom NotesVerified Purchase
    I purchased the game as a birthday gift, and overall we've been really enjoying playing it. It's a lot of fun to create silly sentences with magnetic word pieces. However, one downside is that the small pieces of the magnet words didn't look as high-quality as I would have expected for the price I paid. Nonetheless, the game itself is entertaining and we've been having a great time playing it.
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    S L Locker
    5.0 out of 5 stars The best game you don't have!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2023
    Edition: Ransom NotesVerified Purchase
    Bought this as a bit of a stocking filler......it ended up entertaining a party of 8 for days! Great, simple concept. Easy to understand and execute. Up to six single players but we doubled up in some cases. We had 15 year olds and an 86 year old with a smattering of 30, 40 and 50 somethings all playing together and laughing like drains for hours. It was suggested that maybe we should play another game after a while and no-one wanted to so we kept playing. Highly recommended purchase if you like a game that can entertain most for ages!
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    Anne Regan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious fun
    Reviewed in Australia on March 30, 2024
    Edition: Ransom NotesVerified Purchase
    As fun as advertised. Kept everyone amused, even the onlookers
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    Nicole
    1.0 out of 5 stars It's a $34.99 product.
    Reviewed in Canada on February 13, 2024
    Edition: Ransom NotesVerified Purchase
    The original purchase receipt was sent in my package and the mark up is outrageous.
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    DanB79
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pieces a bit fiddly but great fun
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 8, 2024
    Edition: Ransom NotesVerified Purchase
    Really funny game. The men seem to find the pieces a bit awkward as they are quite small.
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