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November 21, 2005
-- Game review --
No comparison
By Justin Skaradosky and Kate Haire
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If
you think you have a mind for vocabulary, think again.
Apples
to Apples is a hilarious brain-boggling 4-to-10 player party game by Out of the
Box.
Apples
to Apples is jam-packed with fun and spontaneity.
This
isn't your normal party game. It pushes word comparisons to the test; but you
don't need to be Albert Einstein to win.
This
game is specified for ages 12 to adult, but there is a version made for younger
kids.
It
takes only about five minutes to learn, and play lasts about a half an hour,
depending on the number of players.
A
Green Apple card, which contains one adjective, like "shocking," is
placed in the center of the table for all to see.
Players
hold in their hands Red Apple cards, which contain nouns. Each player chooses
the Red Apple card that best matches the Green Apple card in play and puts it
face down on the table.
On
each turn, one of the players is the judge. The judge chooses which of the Red
Apple cards best fits the Green Apple card.
Most
of the time you'll have cards nowhere near the subject, and that's when you need
to get creative.
For
example, if the Green Apple card says "shocking,"
a player might have to choose among Red Apple cards with words like
"my shoe," "Tom Hanks," or "electric eel."
"Electric
eel" would be worth a shot since it has a pun to it, but the choice will
also depend on who is the judge that term.
The
judge scrambles the Red Apple cards, flips them over, and picks the one that
best fits.
The
object of this game is for you to convince the judge of each round to pick your
Red Apple card above all others to collect the highest number of Green Apple
Cards.
Based
on the judge's preferences, the card selected can be based on relativity to the
Green apple card, or simply the card that sounds the funniest.
To
win, you need to accumulate the same number of Green Apple cards as the number
of people playing.
As
you play, you'll learn what each judge prefers to choose for the winning Red
Apple Card.
They
may go for the card with the funniest "pun" or the card that makes the
most sense.
If you're looking for a fun and easy game to play at your next get-together, run to the store and buy Apples to Apples, a game of fruits and fun.
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