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44 of 45 people found the following review helpful
By Danny Volt
Format:Cards|Amazon Verified Purchase
Not as good as getting a "real" Klosterman release, but this what-if deck of cards is thought-provoking, most of them featuring Klosterman's off-the-wall wit.
It has potential for party fun, assuming your crowd includes mostly pop-culture-obsessed, half-drunk philosophers.
One downside: About half of the questions previously appeared in "Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs." Readers of that book won't find as much new material. But if it has been a few years since you read SD&C, it's fun to revisit those ponderables again.
A nice tide-over until Chuck gets us another book.
It has potential for party fun, assuming your crowd includes mostly pop-culture-obsessed, half-drunk philosophers.
One downside: About half of the questions previously appeared in "Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs." Readers of that book won't find as much new material. But if it has been a few years since you read SD&C, it's fun to revisit those ponderables again.
A nice tide-over until Chuck gets us another book.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Cards
Stumbled across this product and it seemed absolutely engrossing, so me and the wife picked it up. We both find this set of 50 questions (many are not that insane) to be a lot of fun. We bring them along with us in the car and depending on the group of people we might be encountering for an evening also to parties.
One of the cards prompted my mother, my wife and myself into a rather lively debate on how far you can hold a child accountable for their actions, and whether or not the adult version of that child is to be judged based on those actions. It's a conversation that lingered for at least a couple of days as new thoughts and arguments were presented. I brought it with me to a party that included some friends who we usually play somewhat unstructured boardgames with, and thought they would have thoroughly enjoyed it, but the interest level just wasn't there. To others it reminded them of school (i don't see how that's possible).
It's a product that your either going to really enjoy or just be bored to tears with. The latter of which i don't see how it's possible. A bit of how I approach it is to at times play the devils advocate on idea's that me and my wife instantly agree on, or see eye to eye on. In this way it allows us to unravel the question a bit more, and on at least one occasion doing this made me change my mind altogether. There are layers to most questions, but more then one card features a dud, but that may just be my outlook on the question. Much is left up to interpretation and this is a good thing.
As far as the quality of the cards, that leaves something to be desired. They are thin, very thin which i guess helped to keep the cost down, just don't let any younger kids get a hold of them lest they be folded bent and torn. The box they are housed in is robust thankfully. The cards title is on one side and features usually a clever bit of art (nothing intricate simple design motifs) and the reverse is the question. When you first read a few the questions seem to ramble on, but you quickly realize this is to help address "what if's" that might arise when discussing the question.
All and all a solid product and if your one to find your self browsing the cultural studies section at your local book store, then this is more then likely a product you will find yourself enjoying and reaching for anytime you get the opportunity. My favorite question thus far has been one involving "Stereotypical Jesus".
One of the cards prompted my mother, my wife and myself into a rather lively debate on how far you can hold a child accountable for their actions, and whether or not the adult version of that child is to be judged based on those actions. It's a conversation that lingered for at least a couple of days as new thoughts and arguments were presented. I brought it with me to a party that included some friends who we usually play somewhat unstructured boardgames with, and thought they would have thoroughly enjoyed it, but the interest level just wasn't there. To others it reminded them of school (i don't see how that's possible).
It's a product that your either going to really enjoy or just be bored to tears with. The latter of which i don't see how it's possible. A bit of how I approach it is to at times play the devils advocate on idea's that me and my wife instantly agree on, or see eye to eye on. In this way it allows us to unravel the question a bit more, and on at least one occasion doing this made me change my mind altogether. There are layers to most questions, but more then one card features a dud, but that may just be my outlook on the question. Much is left up to interpretation and this is a good thing.
As far as the quality of the cards, that leaves something to be desired. They are thin, very thin which i guess helped to keep the cost down, just don't let any younger kids get a hold of them lest they be folded bent and torn. The box they are housed in is robust thankfully. The cards title is on one side and features usually a clever bit of art (nothing intricate simple design motifs) and the reverse is the question. When you first read a few the questions seem to ramble on, but you quickly realize this is to help address "what if's" that might arise when discussing the question.
All and all a solid product and if your one to find your self browsing the cultural studies section at your local book store, then this is more then likely a product you will find yourself enjoying and reaching for anytime you get the opportunity. My favorite question thus far has been one involving "Stereotypical Jesus".
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Cards|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a great game of open ended questions. There no score, just great conversations. Most of them are comical and interesting and have the power of creating great debates. A few feel like no brainers and possible filler.
I've played this at parties and when guests come over and it has always been a big hit. Then I started memorizing the best questions and use them as ice breakers for conversion when I was in Germany. Now I ask my co-workers and random customers, when riding in elevators, waiting in line, etc.
They are also a great way to meet women (or men if that's your thing) as they are essentially a great pick up line and a woman's willingness to answer is a great way to see if she is creative and/or has a good sense of humor.
It's gotten to the point that my friends and I make up our own.
Thanks Chuck Kolsterman for making me appear more interesting.
I've played this at parties and when guests come over and it has always been a big hit. Then I started memorizing the best questions and use them as ice breakers for conversion when I was in Germany. Now I ask my co-workers and random customers, when riding in elevators, waiting in line, etc.
They are also a great way to meet women (or men if that's your thing) as they are essentially a great pick up line and a woman's willingness to answer is a great way to see if she is creative and/or has a good sense of humor.
It's gotten to the point that my friends and I make up our own.
Thanks Chuck Kolsterman for making me appear more interesting.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well done
These are entertaining if you like to stay up in the wee hours of the night talking while drinking with friends like Socrates in a bar. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Jason
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great!
Great questions! A delight to have and play w/ our friends & family:) REally enjoy C. K.'s writings. Arrived quickly & was as described.
Published 2 months ago by Jennifer s. MURRILLO
5.0 out of 5 stars
Klosterman Always Delivers Thought-provoking Stuff
I got into Klosterman's work late, started with Downtown Owl as an airport buy at a hub and went on to read Eating the Dinosaur and Sex, Drugs and Coco Puffs - then I saw this set... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Longo05
5.0 out of 5 stars
love it.
I absolutely love going through these questions with a group of my friends. You would be surprised at their answers.
Published 3 months ago by Jaynee
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Christmas gift
Received it very quickly, it was brand new! Great price. My best friend loved her Christmas gift. It's such a fun game and we even play it when we talk on the phone at night.
Published 4 months ago by Civic Chyck
1.0 out of 5 stars
The Worst Ever!
Get it off the shelves.
Sick boring, wordy and mostly irrelevant.
Now I realize how difficult it was to get a hold of. Stpres were removing it. Read more
Sick boring, wordy and mostly irrelevant.
Now I realize how difficult it was to get a hold of. Stpres were removing it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by NORMAN
2.0 out of 5 stars
Hypo-necessary
I thought this would be fun and intriguing but it was rather dull and uninteresting. Better to buy a book "How things are made" etc. series.
Published 4 months ago by Deborah Brody
5.0 out of 5 stars
A big hit
We are big Klosterman fans. I got this for my husband for Christmas, but the whole family (grandmother, aunt, kids) got a real kick out of considering these topics. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Julia Crawford
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good for long car rides.
I purchased this game for my mom and step-dad for Christmas as go to Florida every spring for a few months and often get bored during the long drive South. Read more
Published 4 months ago by CBS
5.0 out of 5 stars
HYPERtheticals was a big gift hit!
Our college math professor is a difficult gift to buy. He loved the book and started the insane conversations immediately.
Published 4 months ago by Marcia Horn
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