An Inspector Calls by J.B.Priestley
Taboo
The aim of the game is for your team to guess the word or phrase in bold on
your card as quickly as possible. Your team will be awarded one point for every
word they guess correctly.
The rules
The challenge is to choose your words very carefully and to offer as much detail
as you can without saying any of the taboo words printed on your card. If you
do, your team will lose a point.
The following ‘techniques’ will also lose your team one point each time they are
used:

gestures or pointing, i.e. tapping on your wrist if the word is ‘watch’

sound effects / noises, i.e. telephones or doorbell noises

saying part of a word, i.e saying ‘phone’ if your word is telephone

explaining that the word ‘sounds like’ or ‘rhymes with’ another word.
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An Inspector Calls by J.B.Priestley
Taboo
Milwards
Morgan Terrace
dress
Sheila
Manager
Daisy
rooms
mistress
Brumley Women’s Charity Organisation
Responsibility
Mrs Birling
pregnant
money
help
theme
fail
Mrs Birling
Eric
Sybil
mother
arrogant
snob
stubborn
drunk
son
brother
sexual assault
pregnant
Eva Smith
Sheila
former employee
prostitute
strike
suicide
mistress
fiancée
daughter
Birling
dress
regret
Inspector Goole
Gerald Croft
Police Officer
investigation
photograph
diary
wealthy
fiancé
engagement
ring
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An Inspector Calls by J.B.Priestley
Taboo
Mr Birling
Setting
pompous
greedy
factory owner
father
arrogant
dining room
Brumley
wealthy
house
Titanic
Deceitful
ship
sank
iceberg
maiden voyage
Gerald
Eric
Mrs Birling
Photograph
World War One
Inspector
shows
camera
Germans
1914
Stage Lighting
Doorbell
pink
harsh
bright
light
rings
Edna
arrival
Knighthood
Telephone
Mr. Birling
Lord Mayor
Alderman
magistrate
scandal
rings
hospital
Colonel Roberts
twist
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