Scattergories

by Parker Brothers

Product Features

• Gather up some friends -ready- roll and write
• Seek the unique and write words that no one else has to score big
• Check out the updated cards with fresh categories to take on
• With more than 190 categories and 20 letters on the die, no game is ever the same
• For crowd-pleasing, fast-thinking fun, the choice is SCATTERGORIES

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.4 x 7.9 x 10.5 inches ; 2.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001RNC0VG
• Item model number: 5721
• Manufacturer recommended age: 18 years and up
• Batteries: 2 AAA batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #857 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Right off the top of your head, can you name a sport, an ice cream flavor, and something in a pet shop, all beginning with the letter B? The trick is to take on 12 categories in 3 minutes or less and not match anyone else's answers. So be creative and see

Product Description

The classic fast thinking categories game. Try to match categories using words that start with the same letter. Score points if no other player matches your answers. Now with more categories for extended play. Includes - 6 Folders, 48 Category Cards, 1 Answer Pad, 6 Pencils, 20-Sided Die, 6 Plastic Clip Strips, Timer, Die-Rolling Board, Instructions.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars scattergories is great; the "updated" game design is not, May 2, 2010

By 

lori "media addict" (murray, ut) - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Scattergories (Toy)

If you love Scattergories, you're sure to be disappointed by all the corners cut to bring you the latest version of this game.

Rather than adding further comments about how fun, enjoyable, and entertaining the game concept itself is, I feel the need to point out some of the "features" of the new game packaging and setup that I was so upset about with my recent purchase. For some reason, even though the game's price is at least as high as it has always been (if not higher!) the quality of the game is much lower now. The "folders" where you slide in your list and answer sheets are of quite poor quality--they are now made of a very thin cardboard into which you slide a plastic strip and then fold the corrugated spine into place. I can't imagine that this game will last more than about a year, if that, before it is really beat up and potentially torn up. The lists are tiny, harder to read, and far more flimsy than in previous editions. Even if you're a fan of the new layout (clipping the list and answer sheet into place rather than using a pad and slipping the list behind it), the new folders are less user friendly than the original versions, especially for those with less dexterity, such as kids and older adults. In addition, I agree with a previous reviewer about the ridiculousness of the current battery setup in the buzzer; his review outlines the details of that issue quite nicely.

I could go on, but rather than continuing this rant, I will simply add a final note to all fellow Scattergories fans: BEWARE. If you, like me, have not "updated" your game in years, I highly recommend keeping what you've got and not wasting thirty bucks. What a letdown...

26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Corporate greed at it again, December 8, 2010

By 

C. L. Campbell (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Scattergories (Toy)

Parker Brothers should be ashamed. This is planned obsolescence at its best. We love this game and have for many years, but ours was getting worn out. I should have read the reviews! For the MUCH higher price, the quality and timer suck. I returned it because I knew it would have been shot after a few uses. I found an older, used one for $3 in great shape at a garage sale.

Too bad I didn't video the quality difference.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two words, LOooVE IT!, January 2, 2010

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B. Truong (NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Scattergories (Toy)

Mind boggling. You have a few minutes to think of words from a set of 12 categories all starting with the same letter. Try to think something creative and unique that the others won't guess as well. Double letters like 'Captain Crunch' will earn you double the points.

I was playing it yesterday with a group of 8 people. The game comes with only 6 pads and 6 sets of cards so we decided to team up in pairs. It worked out better than expected. We rolled the lettered-die, set the timer and ran to our corners.