“Seems More Fun Than the English One: Family Playing Afrikaans 30 Seconds Entertains South Africans

• Content creator Caitlin Hood shared that she accidentally bought the Afrikaans version of 30 Seconds
• The players, her family members, tried their best to describe the words in the national language, but humorously failed
• Internet users flocked to the comment section with humour and jokes about the people's several attempts to win the rounds

A Durban-based digital creator named Caitlin Hood had the internet in stitches when she shared that she had accidentally bought the Afrikaans version of 30 Seconds. She revealed that she purchased the R449.99 classic junior board game at Checkers.

Caitlin uploaded her video to TikTok on 26 December 2025, showcasing the festive vibes with her loved ones. The clip showed the group of players comically struggling to describe the non-English words on the cards, while others shared answers that weren't grammatically correct. Instead of referring to a hall as a 'saal,' one of the players combined the two words and answered 'haal.'

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Local social media users filled the comment section with laughter after seeing the various attempts to succeed at the game.

@robynleekay told the online crowd:

"This seems more fun than the English one."

@mszuney stated with a laugh:

"The uncle at the back knew this was a lose-lose situation."

@allaboutshamz said in the comments:

"Omg, I can't wait to try this with my family."

@arianas_sketchbook humorously remarked:

"I’m sorry, but this would end my relationship with my friends. I wouldn’t get a word out, for real."

@kendall2.0 added under the post:

"The pressure of a game is bad enough in English... imagine Afrikaans."

Watch the TikTok video posted on Caitlin's account below:

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• In another article, Briefly News reported that a man playfully determined if a woman was wife material by playing 30 Seconds on his first date.
• South Africans roasted a young woman when she relived one of her most embarrassing moments of losing a game of 30 Seconds in front of her boyfriend.
• Last year, Big Brother Mzansi star Lerato Modise launched an African-inspired board game for children, aiming to teach them about their origins.

Source: Briefly News