A very easy game to introduce. Essentially just categories, but with a little twist that makes the game surprisingly fun!
Quick how to play:
-The deck is shared, start by placing the deck(s) in the center for everyone to flip a card in front of them on their turn.
-Each player will have only a single card shown at a time, if drawing a new card place it on top of your previous card.
-Each card will have a word and a shape.
-If any players match a shape with another player then they will have a showdown.
-In a showdown you have to name something in the word category of your opponents card before they do yours
-First to do so wins the opponents card
-When winning the card you take the opponents card and add them to your own separate pile for scoring at the end
-Winning the card will reveal the card below, meaning another showdown may begin immediately
-All showdowns must be completed before the next player in rotation draws
-Lastly there is one other type of card. A wild card. This card is not added to your pile but is placed in the center. The wild card will add an additional rule that makes a specific pair of different shapes also match. Perform all showdowns of the wildcard first then the person who drew the wild still has to draw a card for their pile.
Additional/house rules: more than one wild card can be in play, answers used by any player can't be used more than once per day(or game or forever)
Overall, this game will keep you on your feet. There is no way to win AND be an inactive participant in this game on your phone. Also unlike a trivia game where there is only one answer, categories+matches give a wide variety of answers along with quick thinking.
Reasons for 4 and not 5 out 5: this game isn't something you'll pull out every play session necessarily. Nice for engaging a new group quickplay or larger group play, but you can get tired of it. It's nice for a mix but not long back to backs for more invested gamers. Also although there are many categoried decks, if you play too much of the same deck you'll start noticing the repetitiveness of those words. Lastly the box is much bigger than needed and the card slots don't hold it very well. With all that box space you'd figure you would have a nice way to secure it all, but it's really much bigger than needed and could have been much more portable. Overall things that can be mitigated with some house rules and your own box for carrying.
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