Add "don't use parts of the words in your clues" to the rules on BGA

[theroguebard]

It's in the official rules, but not on BGA: https://cdn.1j1ju.com/medias/fb/0d/f3-d ... lebook.pdf

[The_Kerfuffle]

Yes please, will help with confusion and debates during the game.

[Jellby]

What do you mean with "the rules on BGA"?

If it's the rules linked in the game page, you can add links to other versions and report old/wrong ones.
If it's the "Rules summary" in the game page or the "How to play?" tab during the game, that's from a wiki, you can modify it yourself.
If it's what is allowed or not during the game, that's part of the implementation and should be reported as a bug.

[NeanderthalMan]

It's in the official rules, but not on BGA: https://cdn.1j1ju.com/medias/fb/0d/f3-d ... lebook.pdf

A prohibition on using parts/forms of a word is a common word game rule but it is not actually among the rules for clues in the linked English rulebook. I imagine the reason why is that self-interested cluegivers would intuitively recognize that using a form or part of a word as clue would increase the likelihood of interception.

Here are the rules for clues:

Each round, the Encryptor must come up with new clues. You must follow these guidelines when creating your clues:

• You can choose the form your clues take, whether that’s a single word or complete sentence. If your team wants, you can even hum, dance, or mime it!
• Be sure to separate each of your 3 clues. There can be no confusion between what constitutes your first, second, and third clue.
• The Clues must refer to the meaning of the Keywords. The Clues must never refer to the spelling
  (“C” to hint at “Cursed”), the number of letters (“8” or “8 letters” to hint at “Scorpion”), the
  position on the Screen (“musketeers” to hint at the word in the third position), or pronunciation
  (“face” to make your team guess “Place”).
• The Clues must be based on information that is publicly available. You can certainly refer to
  obscure Croatian poets of the 17th Century—it’s risky, but allowed! However, you may NEVER refer
  to “private” items, like what you ate for lunch or little sweet nothings between you and your spouse.
• If you are asked, you must spell out your clues. Any information you give to your team as an
  Encryptor must be given to the opposing team as well.
• You cannot change, modify, or improve a clue once you have finished reading it aloud.
• You may NEVER use the same clue more than once per game.
• You may NEVER read out the code on the Code card or use the Keywords as clues (or their translation in another language), not even as a clue for a different Keyword