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Classic Mode
Classic Mode is the core experience of Tabulis — a faithful, digital reimagining of the timeless taboo format. The goal may sound straightforward: describe the word on your screen to your teammates before time runs out. But the catch is that every card comes with a list of forbidden words, and none of them can cross your lips. Not the obvious ones, not the subtle ones, and certainly not any roots, abbreviations, or translations of the target word. Your most natural instinct will almost certainly be on the forbidden list — and everything else is up to you.
Each round, one player takes on the role of the describer and races against the clock to get their team to guess as many words as possible. The forbidden words aren't chosen at random; they're carefully selected to block the most intuitive paths to the answer, pushing you to think sideways, find unexpected angles, and describe things in ways you never would have thought of otherwise.
The real magic of Classic Mode reveals itself over time. Early on, words get stuck and seconds slip away. A few rounds in, you find yourself landing correct guesses with half a sentence. That unspoken rhythm you build with your team — the shared references, the shorthand, the instinctive connections — is what makes Classic Mode endlessly worth coming back to.
Drawing Mode
When words fall silent, lines do the talking. In Drawing Mode, the describer must communicate the target word to their team using nothing but drawings. No speaking, no sounds, no letters, no numbers — just a blank canvas, a ticking timer, and whatever your hands can conjure up.
This mode shifts the energy of the game entirely. Suddenly everyone is leaning in, squinting at the screen, shouting guesses as the describer sketches faster and faster. Sometimes a single line is all it takes. Other times, what seems like a perfectly clear drawing sends the table in completely the wrong direction — and the room erupts in laughter. Drawing Mode is where Tabulis produces its most unexpected, most memorable moments.
You don't need to be an artist. Honestly, if you were too talented, it probably wouldn't be nearly as fun. What matters here is speed, boldness, and your ability to think visually under pressure. Maybe Drawing Mode will surprise you with a hidden talent you never knew you had. Or maybe it will confirm exactly what you always suspected about your drawing skills. Either way, everyone wins.
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Limited Word Mode
If Classic Mode has started to feel familiar, Limited Word is here to remind you how difficult this game can actually be. In this mode, the number of words you're allowed to use while describing is strictly capped. Every word is a resource. Every sentence is a calculated decision. The comfort of rambling your way to the answer, of building context through long-winded explanations, is gone entirely.
Welcome to the art of saying more with less. Use a word carelessly and you burn through your allowance; choose the right word, in the right order, at the right moment, and your team lands the answer in a single beat. That tension — between economy and clarity, between instinct and precision — is what makes Limited Word both demanding and deeply satisfying to play.
This mode tests not just your vocabulary, but the shared language you've built with your team and the intuition you've developed together. The more you play, the faster you learn what lands and what falls flat. And the moment you pull off a perfect description with just a handful of words — the moment your team's eyes light up with instant recognition — you'll understand exactly why Limited Word is so hard to put down.