Talk About 1989

Talk About is a fast-paced party game based on the Canadian game show of the same name. In each round, teams try to guess as many of the 10 hidden keywords associated with a mystery topic as possible—all in just 20 seconds of rapid-fire talking.

One team starts by “talking about” the subject, saying anything they can think of to hit those hidden clue words. Every word they match earns a point—but the twist comes next: the opposing team sees how many words weren’t guessed, and then gets that many clues to help them guess an entirely new subject. If they guess it, they steal the round’s points; if not, the talking team scores them.

Teams then switch roles, and the gameplay continues with the same blend of strategy, deduction, and high-energy chatter. It’s a word-association rollercoaster that rewards fast thinking, teamwork, and clever guesswork.

Though based on its own television game show, Talk About owes a clear debt to other wordplay classics. Outburst! was the direct inspiration for the show itself, with its rapid-fire clue lists, while Talk About adds a competitive deduction twist. Compared to its peers: if Password is a chaotic brainstorming session and Outburst! is about precision with a single perfect clue, Talk About finds a lively middle ground—where clue-dumping meets tactical guessing and every word counts.