Joanna Spathis
Web Log 2006
USA

So here it is, the whole truth. I'll start at the beginning.

My friend Jill liked the matte finish on the box. (I'm telling you, we talked about everything!) The instructions were good...not too hokey...nice and concise. We liked that we could start playing within minutes. And then we saw the divider card and we all we're very impressed! That may be the first time we've seen a divider card included. Believe it or not, that made a big impression. At first, there was some eye rolling at all the pointing. Seriously, we all loved it two minutes into playing. It was perfect and kind of brought energy to the game.

Our major drawback: the die. It was hollow, so it didn't have that satisfying weight nor roll. Is that a big problem, of course not, but seriously it was our only real complaint. (That, and that the box didn't close flush when we packed it up. It was impossible to lay everything out completely flat.)

Another packaging plus, that the cards were wrapped in blocks and not all together. We liked that.

On to the game...

It reminded of us a game we've played occasionally called Loaded Questions. lronically, the last time we played Loaded Questions, we agreed not to play it anymore. It has similarities to your game, but it's so much more personal and mean-spirited. Everyone agreed that this game was much better because you didn't feel vulnerable, nor did you feel you'd be in the position to judge/attack your friends. We laughed A LOT. It was the first game we played of the night and it was the perfect kickoff because it got us laughing, but it also made us talk a lot between rounds...and talk about fun stuff that the cards brought up. All in all, we thought it was great fun. At times, I should say, we thought the cards might be a bit too ambiguous. That worked for us, because we're smart and thinking women, but we also probably over thought them a bit. Here's a card that we were actually left scratching our heads over:

Pop Goes the Diet
Ten people will win soda for life at the San Anselmo Soda Celebration

We didn't know what to do with this card. That made us laugh, too, so it was funny, but shed some light on it for us.

All in all, loved the concept, and absolutely loved how it animated the group. Someone compared it to summer music--light and easy for everyone, but very catchy and for the right reasons. We enjoyed it. We went around the table three times, so we didn't play a long time, but it was a perfect kick off. I begged people to give me honest critique and I'm confident that we were all on the same page. It was fun, made us laugh and think, bad dice and all!

Look forward to reviewing many more games!! Thank you, thank you, thank you for the great game!

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