Big Potato You Can't Say Ummm Board Game: Educational Party Game for 4+ Players, Includes Cards & Instructions

I recently played You Can’t Say Umm at a wedding party, and it turned into absolute comedic mayhem. What started as a light game of wordplay escalated into a full-blown competition — people were yelling, laughing, and slamming the bell any time someone nervously slipped out an “umm.” It didn’t take long before everyone was shouting accusations, defending their speeches, and howling with laughter. We even made up our own extra rule: every time someone got “dinged” by the bell, they had to take a drink — and that twist took the chaos (and the fun) to a whole new level. It was pure energy from start to finish and easily became the highlight of the night.

Fun game. A little older than listed on box though. I think it is more of an adult game.

This game is harder than you think. I never noticed how much we use the word umm and other interjections until I played this game. It is so much fun trying to describe things without word fillers. Its a lot of fun, and a lot of laughs.

Such a fun game. You’d never play the same game twice because of all the different rule cards.

I got this for my niece's birthday and we all played the game! It was hilarious and so much fun!

Loud of laughs in our group when we played. It's fun that the rules change as you go.

I played this with my family and during game night, and getting everyone to join in was a bit of a challenge at first. Some people were hesitant because they were convinced they’d say “umm” too much and couldn’t handle the pressure. To ease them into it, we played a round without that rule, which helped everyone feel more comfortable and willing to give it a shot. Once they got into the groove, they realized how fun and engaging it was and even commented, “Oh, this is kind of like Taboo!” It ended up being a great icebreaker and a big hit!

We played this almost all the way up to the ball drop! It's fun, it really makes you think, and we were laughing at all the clever rules that get added later on! You definitely want this game in your collection!

Great game of you have the number of people for the game. Better in larger groups.

I liked this game because it was very interactive and I got to have a lot of fun and creativity with my friends and family. However, it was challenging to do for the first few rounds because it was confusing and there were rules that we kept forgetting. Overall, I thought it was a solid game. Highly recommend especially for parties and reunions to break the ice.

This is a fun game with lots of laughs!

My friends and I played this on our game night and loved it. It’s kind of like the friendly kid version of taboo and charades. We had a blast playing this and would recommend!

This game is great fun and has a lot of twists to it. Perfect family fun for all ages. Some of the rules are a little confusing but if you just have fun with it then it doesn’t matter anyway.

We got this game through a promotion from Big Potato Games & played it with a group of friends during a Friendsgiving get together. It was a little confusing to understand at first but as soon as we got the hang of it, it was great! It was really funny seeing who could handle not saying Umm & who couldn't!

Good fun for most ages ! Hard to do sometimes lol

Very challenging to play, I've never thought that I would actually play a game that makes me think before I let the word umm escape my lips. My daughter an I loved the game.

Fast paced fun game that challenges you to limit your filler words! This game was hilarious because some people in our family 50% of their vocab is filler words so watching them try to focus and not get dinged. Or for some just accepting they will get dinged a lot made it so funny to play with our family during the holidays. Can’t wait to bring this one out more Big Potato never fails!

Hilarious fun. Here's the rule, don't say Umm... That's it. Easy right? Wrong!

I really enjoyed this game, it is somewhere between Catchphrase and Poetry for Neanderthals where you need to give clues but be very careful with your speaking, as any errant "thinking word" will give a point to your opponents. If you get easily frustrated this might not be for you as it can be easy to get on penalty chains where you mess up which leads to messing up again. Hearing the bell ding each time you make a mistake is annoying in the best way when it comes to party games.

We played this as a family with our three kids- 12, 16, and 19. It was a lot more fun than everyone thought it was going to be. We discovered that when you say ummm and somebody dings the bell at you, you're very likely to keep saying ummm, resulting in more aggressive bell dings. Most of the time we weren't able to get anybody to guess the word because of all the dinging and laughing. It was definitely challenging!