displayed. A second edition of the electronic game with a changed appearance has a backlit LCD screen and a visual score display rather than the auditory score system. Word list The electronic's version's word list contains 10,000 words, which are categorized: "Everything" – all 10,000 words in the game "Tech/Inventions" – Anything that has been invented through the ages, from ancient history to modern times "History Buff" – History, politics, wars, civics, and things in the present that will become history "Entertainment" – Movies, music, books, actors, singers, authors, as well as fun activities "Sports/Games" – Sports and games of all sorts, leisure activities "Geography" – Places, both geographically and answers to the question "where?"; Also things that are usually found in a particular place or region "Transportation" – Methods of transport, as well as things seen while travelling "Around the House" – Household items "Food/Drink" – Foods and drinks, cooking terms, ingredients, restaurants, other food items "Plants/Animals" – Plants, animals, items made from plants or animals "Family" – A subset of the words appropriate for children, no adult themes or terms Variations Advanced players and teams tend to forgo the game board. Instead, one person is assigned as the score keeper and tallies the points along the way. Elimination Variation A fast-paced variation for large groups is to have multiple teams and play elimination style. Players split up into teams of two and are arranged in a circle, with teammates facing each other. The team starting the round will pick a category and announce it to the group. Play starts as soon as the timer is started. The player must then get their teammate to correctly say the phrase by following the rules of normal play regarding clue-giving. If a team guesses the phrase correctly, the device is passed to the player to the left as quickly as possible, without restarting the timer, and no point is scored. If a team has the device when the buzzer sounds, the round is over and their team scores a point. An answer that has started before but ends after the buzzer sounds (buzzer beaters) will count as long as it is correct. If the buzzer sounds during a pass, neither team scores a point. A pass occurs from the time one team gets the phrase correct until the second team begins giving a clue. When a team scores a certain number