Customer Reviews

WIT'S END Board Game

5 star:		(49)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(10)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

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.

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.

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!!!

After reading all the glowing reviews, I was really excited about this game. I was very disappointed when I finally got the game and actually played it with my family, however. There are four categories of question, but these categories differ in how the question is asked, not the subject of the question. It's a nice idea, and with different subject matter might make the game interesting. The majority of the questions seem to involve history or dates in one way or another, however. If the question is about music or film, for example, it might involve placing placing releases in order from oldest to most recent. Current events questions might require the player to know which event occurred before a certain date. As someone who's more interested in the why and what than the when, I found myself bored and frustrated by this game. I like to learn something even when I get the question wrong, but I found myself not caring much about the right answer to a question if all it involved was knowing which obscure play was written before WWII, etc. Conclusion: if you're good at history and dates, you'll probably enjoy this game. Otherwise you'll probably be bored and anxious for the game to end.

My husband and I purchased this game because we were excited to find a board game that we could play with only 2 people. While the questions were challenging and really very good, the game itself was a bit dull.

The game is pretty straight forward. You move around the board from the outside, and on certain squares you can move inward to a "higher" level. The goal is to get to the center first.

I think the game would be more fun if the rules didn't specify that each person reads their own question. If the player gets the question right, he/she goes again. For us, this lead to a period where it almost seemed like each player was playing alone. Involving everyone in the questions would be better.

Perhaps this is a game that we would enjoy more played in a larger group. Based on reviews, it sounds like most people play it in this fashion. Playing with only 2 players, I can say that it is not quite worth the price, but still an enjoyable game.

I played Wit's End at a friend's game night. It was a great hit and I had to have a copy for my house. The thing I love about this game is that unlike other trivia/knowledge-based game out there, this game does not ask dumb or out of touch questions. In addition, the questions are not just straight questions, but brain teasers. You either compare terms, put things in order or pick the one that does not belong. So it is really easy to reason things out and pick one of the choices. That this game gives you choices makes it so much less frustrating to play than games that make you pull an answer out of thin air -- you have choices put in front of you! So, how hard can it be? Don't be fooled -- it is a very challenging game. But that is what makes it so much fun. One suggestion...though...we had misread the instructions and assumed that when a question was answered correctly you moved up a level on the board. This, we learned was incorrect. You need to answer a question correctly on a square which allows you to move up on the board. But be careful...If you answer a question incorrectly -- you might just as easily demote yourself a level on the board. This game is a must for any game lover's collection. It is definitely an excellent way to spend quality time with friends and family! I highly recommend it.

I normally do not take the time to write reviews, but we all had such a great time playing Wit's End, so I figured what the heck....Anyway, we found this game by accident when buying the Junior version of the game for our kids. But while I was buying the kids game, I thought why not buy us adults something to keep us entertained. The game is centered around different brain teasers. During your turn you will answer 1 of 4 question types. Where you land on the board (and you can strategically decide where to land) determines what type of question you will answer. The Teaser category challenges you to find the relationship; the Odd-1-Out category asks you to decide which item, term, person or place does not belong; the Sequence category asks you to put everything imaginable into sequences; and the Wild Card Category mixes different types of challenges, such as naming famous songs, identifying famous quotes, etc.. The questions are fun and we had a blast answering them. We highly recommend Wit's End, it had an edge over other Trivia games we have played.

I have to admit, the Amazon Editorial Review of this game intrigued me. But after playing Wit's End just once I soon discovered what all the fuss is about. This is a very, very clever game. To begin with, there are so many types of questions (Brain Trivia, Teaser, Sequence, Odd1Out, Fill in the Blank, Two Out of Three, Matching Pairs - I could go on and on) that you are always on your toes. Just as impressive is the sheer range of knowledge and facts covered by the material. You always have options in front of you, so even if you don't know the answer right away you can always apply some deductive reasoning. Hats off to the makers of this game.

I am so happy I bought Wit's End. I was so desperate to find a good trivia/knowledge game after the latest version of Trivial Pursuit disappointed us all. Wit's End is an absolutely brilliant game. The questions are tough yet completely within reach. The method of testing your knowledge is devised around 4 different question types. In the Teaser category you are asked to deduce the correct relationship. In the Sequence category you arrange people, places, things, events into the correct order (e.g. oldest to youngest, longest to shortest, most to least, etc.). In the Odd One Out Category, you need to determine which choice does not belong. And in the Wild Card category, anything goes - all different types of questions are thrown at you (e.g. match pairs, fill in 2 of 3 blanks, name people, places, things and events before time is up). The topics covered in this game include everything: film, history, politics, science, geography, popular culture, literature....something for everyone. The trick is that you never know what subject will be thrown at you, you only get to choose (by landing on a category square) the type of question that is asked. The questions asked in this game were so interesting that we would sometimes forget ourselves and discuss the subject of the question for a good 10 minutes between turns. It helped the evening fly and everybody had a great time. I give this game a solid 10.

I love knowledge-based games and this is the best one yet! I was toying with buying Wit's End for some time now and finally did in the new year. Boy, I wish I had this game during all my holiday parties -- it is a life saver and draws life into a party. The range of knowledge offered in this game is immense and it is very different than other trivia/knowledge games out there. Firstly, the questions are challenging (which is always good!). Secondly, you do not have to pick an answer out of thin air -- there are always choices listed for you so that you can reason out the answer. Instead of straight boring questions, you get to pick question types. My favorite is the "Sequence category", where you need to arrange things in order. The things can be anything from geographical distances, to Film release dates, to animal sizes, etc. The "Odd-1-Out category" is also great fun. You are given four terms and you need to decide which term does not fit the question. For instance, "which one of the following is not a capital city", or "which one of these films did not feature Mel Gibson". The questions range from trivia to down right serious knowledge. Even better, there are very detailed answers on the back of the card. Oh...I almost forgot, I also love the bonus/sorry features which allows players to promote/demote each other based on right/wrong answers. This way the "know-it-all" in the group needs to be nice to all the other players in fear that everybody will demote him or her. You really will love this game - we do!