Cardinal Industries Desperate Housewives Dirty Laundry Game

by Cardinal Industries

Product Features

• Lean what your neighbor is hiding as you answer the trivia questions
• For one or more players
• Easy to store
• Take it anywhere you go
• Includes easy to follow instructions

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.8 x 10.5 x 10.5 inches ; 2.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007WX03K
• Item model number: 9517
• Manufacturer recommended age: 13 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,265 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Desperate Housewives Dirty Laundry Game everyone has a little dirty laundry welcome to wisteria lane. A usual day in this neighborhood of perfect houses begins with a secret and ends with a scandal. Yes, surprises are everywhere in this loveliest of suburbs. Don't bother to knock, just open the door, roll the die and discover the desperate housewives' dirty laundry and maybe reveal some secrets of your own. Shhhh each player has something to hush-up. Pry, spy and try to disclose it by uncovering clues through clever deduction. Discover what your neighbor is hiding without revealing your own little secret. If you're the only player not outed, you'll win the game.

Product Description

Be the first player to uncover three "Secrets of Wysteria Lane." Players travel around the board picking up Secrets of Wysteria Lane cards, and each card will have a secret from the show such as "Who sent Mary Alice the blackmail note on purple paper'" or "Who thinks he killed Dana'". As players collect these cards, they also are collecting Caught Cards. The Caught Cards will identify a character from the show that may match the secret the player is holding. Once a player matches three different secrets with the correct character, they win!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

52 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nice box, but what a bore!, September 7, 2005

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M. Meunier "Marie-Marie" (NY and Canada) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Cardinal Industries Desperate Housewives Dirty Laundry Game (Toy)

I was so very excited receiving this game. The metal box is wonderfull, presentation lovely... But beside it's good look, the game is a real bore. Even for a "desperate housewifes fan", no fun is possible. The thing must had been designed too fast, and not tried at all before launching. One can play hours (and end) whihout ever pick a "secret card". So very frustrating. My advice, stick to the show and skip the game.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars All hyped up for nothing..., December 26, 2005

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Michelle Hall (Mishawaka, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cardinal Industries Desperate Housewives Dirty Laundry Game (Toy)

I got this game as a gift for my sister and was extremely excited to play it with her (we are both huge fans of the show). We were extremely disappointed. A lot of the game has nothing to do with the show whatsoever. I think we could have probably come up with a better game ourselves. We actually scrapped the rules and made up our own game using the trivia cards. Unfortunately it wasn't much more fun. Unless someone is handing this game out for free, don't waste your time. Don't waste your money either!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Only the writer knows the answers to these questions!!!, June 20, 2007

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Callie2Raccoons0 "C2R0" (California) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Cardinal Industries Desperate Housewives Dirty Laundry Game (Toy)

Most trivia games offer you a hope of winning. After 4 cards, it became painfully obvious that not even the actors on the show would know the answers to these questions! Sample question: "Who is the cop who pulls Lynette over because the kids aren't wearing seatbelts?" Answer: "Officer Hayes."

And if that's not bad enough, the "Dirty Laundry" cards have nothing to do with the show, and little chance of ever guessing, even once all the clues are revealed. This game is best played as a drinking game, and even then only if you have a good sense of humor and REALLY want to get drunk for missing the correct answers.

This review is a group effort of 6 people. We all LOVE the show and *thought* we were well-versed in the minuscule details, but obviously we were wrong. Who knew "What is the name of the collapsed jogger that Mrs. Huber dumped in Bree's bushes?" (Answer: Victor)

Even for aficionados of the show, this game is difficult at best. Bring on the GENIUS edition of Trivial Pursuit (which we suck at) instead!