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21st Century 20 Questions Board Game

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I first played this game at a friends house over New Year's. It was such a delight to play!

The first player draws a card. Each card represents a person, place, thing, or year. At the top of the card is the answer and what category it falls in. The rest of the card contains twenty clues. The next player selects a number between 1 and 20 and marks the board so that no other players will ask for the same clue. The player with the card will read the clue aloud. The player asking for the clue gets one guess. If he/she is wrong, the next player asks for a clue and marks off the board that number.

Play continues around the board until either someone guesses correctly the identity of the card, or all twenty questions are exhausted. Once the card is revealed the correct guesser gets to move ahead as many spaces as the unasked clues. In other words, the few clues you need, the farther you'll move on the board. The person with the card is awarded a number of spaces corresponding to the number of asked questions. So, the more clues revealed, the farther they will move on the board.

Here is an example of a clue card (I'm a thing)... 1. I was invented in 1868. 2. I'm usually found on the rocks. 3. My colors are red and white. 4. I am sometimes associated with narcotics. 5. I'm a classic. 6. What I am made of is a closely guarded secret.

The answer is...

Coca Cola.

This is a marvelously fun and educational game to play. I highly recommend this game.

When we first received this game as a gift, the old 20-questions format didn't exactly excite us. But we are gamers, so three generations sat down around the table to check it out. Boy, did we have fun! In fact, we played it twice in a row.

Although younger players are at a slight disadvantage overall, they still earn points on their turn as the "Reader." And the game is definitely up-to-date with pop culture questions that teens will know while stumping the older crowd.

The game is organized into people, places, things and dates categories, dates being, by far, the most difficult and one you might want to skip when playing with the kids. A typical round might go as follows. Let's say you have an "I Am a Place" card and the first player choses Clue # 7, "I am fourth in line." The turn goes to the next player if the first player's guess is incorrect. Clue #17 says, "Some people mistake me for a star." Clue #2 says, "I am not sun burnt, but I am red." (Players pick which clue the Reader reads.) By now you may have guessed that the answer is the planet Mars. Players move along a game board depending on how many clues it took before they guessed correctly.

Imagine the fun when you get to the TeleTubbies, George Clooney or Dracula cards. Definitely a good addition for gaming families!

As a child I use to play 20 questions with my grandparents all of the time. I bought this game for me and my family and wow I was so happy! The questions are great and its better than actually playing without the board game. Its hours of fun and is made so nicely. Would be a great gift or to keep yourself.

I got this game around 2004. The subjects are wide enough to cover stuff that young and older people would know. Madonna, Wayne Gretzky, Paul Newman and Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen were answers on four of the cards that my gaming group has played. This game can be played by individuals or in teams. One thing I noticed is that on each card, there's usually one "dead on" clue which, unless your brain isn't functioning, should give you the answer. Like "Tony Bennett left his heart here" (it's a place). Also on each card is a "lose a turn" clue. In our game group, if someone picks that, he can't guess but anyone else who thinks they know the answer can raise their hand and try for it.

The less clues it takes you to get the answer, the more spaces you advance on the board. Get to the finish first and you win. This game is now out of print, but there may be renewed interest in this game since 20Q was a TV game show this past summer on the Game Show Network (GSN) hosted by Cat Deeley. Hal Sparks was the voice of the wise cracking "Mr. Q." The board game version of 20Q is a nice game that's good for a family game night. I also like the "question mark" game pieces and the tin box it comes in.

OK, this really wasn't what I expected. My wife and I were laughing almost at once (and not in a good way). The questions are just too easy and the "board-game" aspect is just too weak. We even tried to just concentrate on the questions without the board; they were just too easy. I don't think we had one in over 20 attempts that took more than 5 clues (out of 20) to correctly guess.

Unless you are easily entertained, you are not likely to enjoy this game for long...

This game is incredibly wonderful!!! Take my word for it- this incredibly great game would make a wonderful birthday present!!! I also reccomend (if you like books) the Time Warp Trio books by Jon Scieszka- there are the best books EVER!!! THANK YOU!!! (...)
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