Review of Apples to Apples

Someone reminded me of this game the other day so I just had to post a review about it.

Apples to Apples is one of those games that anyone and everyone can play.  Let’s say that you have to be at least 8 years old, otherwise you really won’t get the references. You can play up to 10 players, but with one of the expansion packs, even more people can join in.

The game is incredibly easy to play, but a whole lot of fun is had while doing so. There are two decks of cards in this game. A red deck, and a green deck. The red deck is filled with random objects, people, places, and so forth, while the green deck is filled with adjectives and descriptive words.

Everyone receives a handful of the ‘things’ or red cards, I think it is seven, or so. Each turn, someone becomes the ‘referee’, or the ‘judge’ if you will, and they must flip a green or description card from the draw deck and place it face up on the table. The rest of the players have to to pick, from the cards in their hands, the “thing card” that is the best match for that particular Description. This has to be done quickly! The last person to put a card down has to take it back and has no chance at a point.

Here comes the fun part. The judge then has to look at all the cards that were played, and best determine which card matches the flipped description. For an example, let’s say the description card was ‘romantic’., and say the cards people threw down were ‘Paris’, ‘Hot bath’, ‘candles’, ‘beach’, and “Hitler”.

These answers are not necessarily part of the game, but I’m just trying to come up with a decent example. The judge then decides what card is the winner. The people that put the cards down are allowed to fight for their card to try and convince the judge that their card is the best match.

The winner of each round keeps the ‘description or green’ card as a point.  The judge becomes the next person, and the play continues as such. The game winner is the person who gets to the allotted number of green cards. Typically, this is decided by the number of people playing, but we like to make it a bit higher so that the game lasts longer since it’s so much fun.

Often times, the cards in your hand don’t match the description card in the slightest, and this is where it can get funny. Everyone I have played this game with has loved it, and I definitely recomend it to anyone that enjoys games and laughs.

~Darleya~

OH, and this game mixes VERY WELL with alcohol