Password Express

About this board game

Password Express is a fast-paced word game for 2–10 players that takes about 20 minutes to play. You and your friends discover an old computer in the attic, filled with clues and notes, and must decipher the passwords protecting it before time runs out.

Players divide into two teams and compete across four rounds. Each round presents four themes, with one letter associated with each theme. Your team must think of words connected to those topics while matching the letters to their required positions.

The game’s turns move quickly and can become wonderfully frantic. Teams continue searching for suitable words until every position is occupied with a checker, or until both teams pass without discovering any new words.

• 2–10 players
• Approximately 20 minutes of play
• Two-team competition
• Four rounds of themed word discovery
• Letters assigned to specific positions

Success depends on finding answers that fit both the theme and the position of the given letter. Keep your ideas flowing, listen for possibilities, and help your team complete the available positions before the other side does.

After four rounds, the teams total their points. The team with the most points wins, proving that it has done the best job of unlocking the mysterious computer. With its blend of word association, letter placement, and rapid team play, Password Express turns a simple search for words into a race against time.