# Scattergories

Scattergories is a board game for 2–6 players. It plays in 30 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6 out of 10 by 34 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $16.39 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–6 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 1.4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1988
- **Categories:** Party Game, Word Game, Real-time
- **Mechanics:** Paper-and-Pencil, Dice Rolling
- **Ludoya rating:** 6 out of 10, from 34 reviews
- **Owned by:** 83 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 130
- **Unique players:** 139

**Designers:** (Uncredited)

**Publishers:** (Unknown)

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Board Game Bliss | 22.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/scattergories |
| 401 Games | 35.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/scattergories-refresh |
| Rampi Games | 34.95 € | https://www.rampigames.com/juego-de-mesa/scattergories/ |
| Games Empire | 34.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/scattergories |
| Zatu Games | 28.99 £ | https://zatu.com/products/scattergories-2 |

## Expansions

- [Scattergories Refill #1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/scattergories-refill-1)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/scattergories)
- [Scattergories in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/scattergories)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2381)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._