WIT'S END Board Game

by Game Development Group

Product Features

• More than just trivia, Wit's End is a game of brain teasers & riddles in diverse categories.
• In TEASERS you solve mind riddles; In ODD-1-OUT you find which out of four options do not belong.
• In SEQUENCE in put things in order (by year, weight, size etc); in WILD CARD anything goes.
• Includes 1600 questions about popular culture, geography, arts, history, science and more...
• An Award Winner! For 2-6 players (up to 18 players with teams). Ages 16 to Adult.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 4 x 9.8 inches ; 3.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004W60G
• Item model number: 11104
• Our recommended age: 16 years and up
• Manufacturer recommended age: 16 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,308 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (77 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

The game is called Wit's End, which is just where you might find yourself when playing this lively contest of lateral, literal, and level-lifting thinking. Players try to reach the summit of the board by answering questions in four categories such as Odd 1 Out, Teaser, Sequence, or the ever-troubling Wild Card--a nerve-jangling catchall for trivia, slang, quotations, and time-limited queries. Wit's End is tougher than most trivia-based games, and it's deceptive, too. Players needn't answer all categories to win, so how tough can it be to move up the board? Well, for every "Arrange Jaws, The Sting, and Star Wars by release date" there's a "Borneo is to 3, as Hispanola is to: 1, 2, 3, or 4?" (And it's got nothing to do with number of syllables--we peeked.) If you can name four European countries starting with S (while an opponent counts to 30), can you do as well with "millimeter is to centimeter, as chain is to: link, decimeter, furlong, or ounce"? There's also an optional "Sorry!" feature that allows you to bounce an opponent down a level for correct answers to certain questions. Smart and sophisticated, with a soupçon of luck, Wit's End is a game to challenge both great wits and those only halfway there. --Tony Mason

Product Description

Think you know a little about a lot? Put your mind to the test with WIT'S END. This trivia game will not just test your knowledge, but engage how you think through solving a problem. Answer questions in four mind challenging categories as you work your way to the center of the board. Think laterally and wrap your mind around a TEASER, deduce the ODD-1-OUT, figure out the SEQUENCE, or try your luck in the WILD CARD category. Be on your toes, the questions are packed with riddles and brain teasers on history, popular culture, geography, science, arts and more. Think hard, but don't find yourself at your Wit's End! Includes 1600 questions on 400 game cards, large game board, playing pieces, die, and instruction sheet.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

160 of 169 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally!, November 15, 2001

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Todd Hamilton (Paramus, NJ) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: WIT'S END Board Game (Toy)

WIT'S END, WIT'S END, WIT'S END. I have been waiting for a game like this. I love trivia and fact based games, but feel there has been a great void in that area since the hey day of Trivial Pursuit. The game is not at all like Trivial Pursuit - It is better! Instead of straight questions, Wit's End has mind teasing categories. These categories use all types of facts - historical, geographical, biological, political or on a more popular level - sports, movies, famous people, etc. Also, there is an added twist - you can periodically promote or demote opponents or yourself, depending on if you provide the right (or wrong) answer. We, of course, kept demoting the person closest to the finish square. I definitely recommend WIT'S END - playing it is a great way to socialize with your friends and family and have great fun doing it.

42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One for your collection, March 31, 2002

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Frank (New York) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: WIT'S END Board Game (Toy)

This belongs in your game collection. You'll be playing it forever and it's fun. There's a nice touch: you combine your knowledge of facts and your reasoning capabilities (really putting you at your `Wit's End' on occasion). There is more than enough food for thought in the first three general categories - called Teasers, Odd1Out and Sequence (the names fit perfectly) - and I think I counted 12 (maybe 13) different `brain riddle' types in the fourth general category - Wild Card. The researchers must have been working overtime to make the questions both interesting and challenging, and I appreciate the chance to see `how and why' the answer was derived by looking at the accompanying explanations on the cards. This is definitely for those of us who truly like to think once in a while.

44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best trivia game yet - by far!!!!!, May 6, 2002

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kim bradford (New York) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: WIT'S END Board Game (Toy)

I am a 30 year old professional who bought this game for a dinner party. Wit's End stole the show!!! If you like bright, competitive people and are tired of run-of-the-mill trivia, try this game. The questions are challenging, but you do have multiple choice answers - at least the information is in front of you - so no one should feel like an idiot for not having a reply. The range of material is phenomenal! Full marks, people!!!