When the letter reel stops, fill the five boxes with words that start with it Enter jumps to the next box; call STOP once they are all full You see how many boxes your rivals filled, never what they wrote When time runs out or STOP is called, every sheet opens on the table

A unique valid answer 10, an answer someone else also wrote 5 The table votes on unlisted words: 👍 passes, 👎 fails; a tie passes The STOP caller earns +5 with at least 3 valid answers on the sheet Avoid the word everyone will write: the unusual answer scores full

Categories

A letter is drawn and everyone writes a Name, a City, an Animal, a Plant and an Object at the same time. The first to finish calls STOP and the table gets 10 seconds. A listed answer passes at once, an unknown one is voted on by the table; a unique answer scores full, a shared one half. The pen-and-paper classic, 2–6 players, with bots and friends.

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Rules

2–6 players; every round a random LETTER is drawn (only letters the lists can serve — never Ğ in Turkish; a Korean room draws an initial consonant (초성) instead) and everyone fills five categories at the same time: Name, City, Animal, Plant, Object
Writing time is 45/60/90 s (a room option); every answer must start with the letter
The first to finish calls STOP: the table gets 10 seconds (can be switched off in the room); when everyone has finished the round closes at once
A listed answer passes at once; an unlisted one is voted on by the table within 14 seconds — a tie counts for the answer; bots accept any sensible word that starts with the letter — the list is in the room's word language (a room option; it defaults to your interface language)
Points: a unique valid answer 10, an answer shared with someone else 5, invalid or blank 0; the STOP caller gets +5 with at least 3 valid answers
3, 5 or 8 rounds; the highest total wins, a tie is a draw
If your connection drops: at a two-player table your opponent wins the match (or carries on against a bot) unless you are back within 30 seconds; at a bigger table a bot plays your seat after 2 minutes and you take it back when you return

How to Play

When the letter reel stops, fill the five boxes with words that start with it
Enter jumps to the next box; call STOP once they are all full
You see how many boxes your rivals filled, never what they wrote
When time runs out or STOP is called, every sheet opens on the table

Points & Voting

A unique valid answer 10, an answer someone else also wrote 5
The table votes on unlisted words: 👍 passes, 👎 fails; a tie passes
The STOP caller earns +5 with at least 3 valid answers on the sheet
Avoid the word everyone will write: the unusual answer scores full

Name, City, Animal, Plant, Object — the Paper Classic Online

Categories is the free, 2–6 player browser version of the best-loved pen-and-paper game: a letter is drawn, everyone fills five categories with words starting with it at the same time, and whoever finishes the sheet first calls STOP. No download; play against bots or friends right away.

When time runs out the sheets open on the table. A listed answer passes at once; an unlisted answer is voted on within 14 seconds, with a tie counting for the answer. A unique valid answer scores 10, a shared one 5, and the STOP caller earns a 5-point bonus with at least three valid answers.

Rules, Clock and Room Options

The letter is drawn at random (only letters the lists can serve — never Ğ in Turkish; a Korean room draws an initial consonant (초성) instead) and never repeats within a match. Writing time is 45, 60 or 90 seconds; the STOP countdown can be switched off so the clock ends for everyone at once. Matches run 3, 5 or 8 rounds; the highest total wins.

Bots write from their own lists, call STOP when their sheet is full and accept any sensible word that starts with the letter in the vote; a hard bot cuts the table early, an easy one leaves its sheet half empty.

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