How to Play

ClueJutsu is the anime party game where obvious clues are forbidden. Learn in a minute. Play all night.

Step 1 — Choose your difficulty

Before each turn, your team chooses which pile to draw from:

  • Easy = 1 shuriken
  • Medium = 2 shuriken
  • Hard = 3 shuriken

Play it safe, or gamble on a harder card for more points.

Step 2 — Describe the answer

The clue-giver draws a card and describes the answer using words, gestures, and creativity—just without saying any of the five Forbidden Words. You cannot spell the answer, point to a direct visual clue, mouth the answer, or do an exact signature gesture.

Step 3 — Beat the timer

Your team has 60 seconds to shout guesses and land the answer before time runs out.

Step 4 — Reach 20 shuriken

Keep every card you win—won cards are your score. The first team to reach 20 shuriken wins.

Say a Forbidden Word?

The opposing team can yell FORBIDDEN! and take the card. Every clue becomes a risk.

Example Card

Answer: Goku
Category: Character
Difficulty: Easy — 1 shuriken
Forbidden Words: Saiyan / Kamehameha / Dragon Ball / Super / Vegeta

You know exactly who it is. Now describe him without any of that.

That is ClueJutsu.

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