Customer Reviews

Winning Moves Pit

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I bought this set with memories of family games around the dinner table dancing through my head. My best buddy Chris and his family had this card game when we were kids, and we played it a lot. It is great fun.

However, one of the things I remember most were the nicely designed cards, in suits depicting each commodity. In the old days the suits were Rice, Corn, Wheat, Flax, Barley, etc. When I opened the package I received from Amazon, I found "new and improved" cards with new commodities and new graphic design. The Commodities are now Cocoa, Platinum, Gold, Cattle, Oil, Rice, Silver, and Gas. In my opinion, these "improved" commodities are far inferior to the classics. The worst offense however is the graphic design. It's quite awful. The game will of course play the same, but I have to say I am quite disappointed with the cards themselves.

Amazon's photo depicts the classic commodities, albeit with different (crappier) design, but at least that's something. If you decide to order this fun game, be sure to specify that you don't want the "new suits," request the old ones instead.

I loved playing this game when I was a kid. I turned my own kids on to it (the 8 and 11 yr. old, 6 yr old too young) along with neices and nephews. It's noisy and the kids have a great time. If your kids like to play spoons, they will like Pit.

Our family has had a lot of fun with Pit - especially the grand-kids. It's a game for the whole family to play together. It gets kind of noisy, but is fun for all.

I grew up playing this game, and it's by far the family favorite. It's premise is simple and it's easy to learn, but most of all, it's incredible loud, raucous fun for a large group (some versions play up to 10; most cap at 8). Not so much fun for under 6 people; don't bother if you have less than 4.

I went to a new years party and they wanted to play this card game..I was reluctant b/c frankly it looks boring...I was wrong.. What a great game to play with a group!! I hate drawing games, trivia games..etc..this was perfect...doesn't make you feel stupid or a bad artist...everyone really is on the same level...LOVED it!!

This game has been around for many years. It has changed a little, but is esentially the same. What I like is the fast pace and the fact that any number can play from 2-9. It's fun for the whole family, we all enjoy it.

I loved Pit as a kid...(with the orange bell!) so I was delighted to find this for my family. However, this one doesn't come with a bell! And the categories are different than what is shown. I sent it back & got the deluxe version with the bell!

I gave this to my granddaughter for Christmas. She is 11 yrs old. We played that night with 5 players and had a great time. The kids love it! You really need at least 4 players. It's great for a family or small group. I bought the basic game. You don't really need the extras.

Had played this game before and it was fun. found that it is better (and more fun) with more than 4 players, but fun regardless.

I love this game! It's perfect for family reunions or hanging out with friends since all ages can play. You need 2-8 players, I think 4 is usually the ideal number. Fast-paced, easy to learn game that everyone is sure to love. I tend to prefer card games too since you don't have to worry as much about losing pieces, needing room to play, or storage space.