Saturday, November 02, 2002


Check out Apples to Apples . It is a party game created by Out of the Box Publishing, a company known for innovative games that can be learned in seconds, played in less than an hour, and that feature dynamic player interactions. In Apples to Apples, the judge for the round plays a green apple (adjective) card. Players must respond immediately by throwing down a red apple (noun) card that is best described by the green apple card. The Apples to Apples context has proved quite flexible; Out of the Box offers a “core” game, 2 expansion sets, and a junior version. This month, Apples to Apples and Out of the Box received high accolades from Bernie DeKoven of deepfun.com:

It turns out that that very iffiness is what makes the game such a delight to play. There are no right answers. It's up to the imagination of the players, the judgment of the judge, and whatever subtle pressures one puts on the other…And then there's the BERNIE that goes to Out-of-the-Box itself. Every game I've looked at from them so far has that well-designed, carefully considered, made-for-easy-fun feeling.

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