Tree or Bowl
Tree or Bowl is a strategic party game where a guide and guesser(s) use quick comparisons to narrow in on a secret word. Use tokens to sabotage opponents or give your team an edge. Find your secret word before the other teams or before the time runs out and roll the die to victory!
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How to Play!
Guesser's Circle
Guessing can take a few rounds to figure out. Get a jump-start with this circle!
The Basics
Be the first team to reach a secret word through a series of questions starting with “TREE or BOWL?” Let’s follow an example where the SECRET WORD is “Flower.”
Each team has one GUIDE. The objective of a Guide is to “guide” their team to the secret word by identifying if one guess is closer to the secret word than another (i.e. is “Flower” closer to a “Tree” or “Bowl”?). The Guide, in this case, might say “Tree” because a flower is closer to a tree than a bowl.
The remaining team members are GUESSERS. The objective of a Guesser is to guess their way to the secret word. The Guessers’ next question must be the last answer and a new potential answer (i.e. “Tree or Mountain?”). In this example, the Guide might say “Tree” again because the new potential answer is not as close.
If the Guessers then ask “Tree or Bush?”, the Guide might say “Bush”.
A team is finished when the Guessers successfully present the secret word as the new potential answer (i.e. “Bush or Flower?” could be the final guess). All teams start at the same time and race. A team wins the round by guessing their word before the other team(s). One card is drawn per round and determines how words are assigned. Tokens can be played to help a team or sabotage an opponent.
Meet the Cox's
We are family first and fierce competitors second! We are known to turn anything into a competition. Nothing is off the table, especially during game night. Last year, during the holidays, we learned of a car ride-style game that is slow and methodical. Naturally, we wanted to turn up the heat. We pinned teams against each other, raced, and added fun elements to give the game depth. We had so much fun that we played for hours every night. And so, “Tree or Bowl” was born. The Cox brothers (Terry, Evan, and Leo) realized we had to share our fun with the world, so we got to work. After tireless research, prototyping, testing, designing, and manufacturing, we are proud to finally present you “Tree or Bowl”! You have the Cox Family’s sincerest gratitude for your support.
Thanks for playing and have fun!
(special thanks to Nick for his awesome design work and Sophie for introducing us to the game)