Mattel Games Apples to Apples Party in a Box Family Game with Over 500 Cards

I don't know that a group of cocktail drinking adults could sit through too many rounds of this game without feeling a little silly, but it's perfect for mixed company. We always played tons of games at family gatherings and around the holidays when the whole motley crew would be staying with my grandparents...but as they began getting up in years it was harder for them to play host & hostess to all of us and things gradually started transitioning to my folks house more and more. My parents had candyland from when I was little (25 years ago) and that wasn't really cutting the mustard. I took it upon myself to get on amazon and order a dozen or so games for them to keep at their house and this was one of them. I had never heard of it before. I ordered it because I basically ordered the top 12 most popular games that appeared to be family friendly. It has been a few years since I purchased this and I can report it has gotten the most use out of the whole lot. I believe it's been such a big hit for the following reasons: - its easy enough for little kids to play & really enjoy (if they can read, they're old enough to play without a helper) - its fun for adults to play if there are little kids playing or hilarious old people playing - its good for families that don't see one another a lot because it involves a degree of making personality inferences when you're playing to win - every turn involves all the players so nobody has time to mess with their smart phone or iPad or whatever - its like actually engaging family time - it goes by pretty quickly. It's nothing like the time it takes to play monopoly or trivial pursuit and the like. If everybody is having fun then you just play another game but if you're nearing dinner time or whatever the game can wrap up pretty quickly. - I don't think it matters how many people play, it's basically just a card game. 2 players wouldn't work but we've had 8 or 10 playing lots of times - the content is clean, there's nothing vulgar, nothing controversial So, if you ever have company I would for sure keep this game on hand. You can't go wrong.

This game is wonderful for families with adults, teens or kids. It is a refreshing non competitive game where no player can direct the outcome by being smarter, more knowledgeable, or experienced. The game consists of stacks of cards - green and red. Each player takes a turn at being the "judge" and draws a green card with a word on it such as "easy" or "disgusting" and announces the word to the other players. The other players hold seven red cards and each selects one of these red cards in response to the judge's green card word and passes it to the judge face down among the pile of other player's cards so that the judge cannot know which player sent a particular card. Players draw a new red card each time they send a card to the judge. The red cards may have words on them such as the name of a famous person, place, or thing, or other words like "spilled milk" or "my hair." The judge looks at and announces the words on all the collected red cards and chooses one that strikes the judge as complementing the his/her green card. The judge may decide to choose a red card that is the opposite of or related to his/her green card word, or one that is silly or makes no sense. The player who contributed the card that the judge selects wins and receives the judge's green card. The play continues until one player has collected eight green cards. This game is more fun with a larger group so it is a nice choice for rainy days, family vacations, and group gatherings. Highly recommended!

I love this game! It is one of my favorites. I played other's Apples to Apples games before, including a Junior version, and they are all great! I bought this to bring to a family reunion, where we were staying for a few days. This is a simple game to learn, gets everybody laughing, and is very engaging. People just watching from the sidelines seem to enjoy it, as well. There is no major strategy, or heavy thinking; it is just a relaxing, fun, enjoyable game that anyone can play. I highly recommend Apples to Apples.

The first time I played this game was with my girlfriend and her family, we had I believe it was 6 people playing. It was a lot of fun even though I didn't do so well. I had the disadvantage because everyone else was in her family so they all knew each other a lot better then I did but we still had a lot of fun. The best thing about this game is that it is easy to play so even a young kid can play. My girlfriends niece is only 5 and she was able to play with us. She might not have understood some of the things but she enjoyed playing and we all had fun. Last Christmas I decided to get the game and play it with my family and it was a lot of fun. The funny thing is that me and my sister think so much alike she kept picking my card without even knowing it. That is the great thing about the game is that it is very engaging and the better you can read someone the better you will probably do. I am giving it four stars which I feel is fair. Its a great game but some of my older siblings kind of got bored of it. I guess to them it wasn't challenging enough but other then that its a great game, especially if you want something to play on a family night with your kids and maybe even their friends, Its not one of those games where you're limited to a few people. Hopefully you found this review helpful.

Apples to Apples / B00112CHCK "Apples to Apples" is one of those rare games that is fun for any group of people, regardless of their usual gaming preferences. It's the sort of game that's perfect for parties and family reunions because it will appeal just as much to your hard-core, Carcassonne -playing, European-game-loving gamer as it will to the person who avoids everything other than solitaire. The other beauty in "Apples to Apples" is that it can be explained so quickly - literally, it never takes more than two or three rounds for everyone in the room to catch on to what they are doing. When we bring the game out, in fact, we don't even bother with the explanations - we just pass out the cards, and tell everyone to throw down a card for the first round - by the end of the "judging", everyone has caught on completely. I highly recommend "Apples to Apples" as great fun for the whole family. It's even educational - it's rare to play a game where someone doesn't learn a fun new word. The only down-side is that this is definitely a "group" game - you'll want at least four people for this, and the more the better. ~ Ana Mardoll

We love family games. My daughter loves games that are word oriented. My husband loves games that are not long and easy to learn to play. This game makes all of us happy. Essentially you are trying to find the word (or phrase)in your hand that best matches the word or phrase on the played card. The person who gets to judge the phrases or words suitability rotates through the players. You play five rounds and then the person who has had the most winning plays wins. Part of what makes this fun is the table banter, getting to know the other players through the words and phrases they pick to play or pick to win each round. The other part of what makes this fun are the crazy little phrases or quotes on each of the cards. So, an example might be this- the main card played that everyone has to match might be Rotten. At this point player one will pull one card from his hadn that matches this word. It might be Cruella DeVille. Player two might play the word apples. Another player might play traffic. The judge then reads everything and picks the word he thinks best matches Rotten. This set comes with many cards. We have been playing off and on for over a year and haven't opened all of the cards. We have a family of five and play this once a week almost every week. So the party box while good for a big party will also provide you with years of fun as a family. Well worth the money. Enjoy.

When our college-age game-playing son recommended this game, I decided to buy it to enjoy with him and his girlfriend. But when another son, who hates playing games, and my "avoid-games-at-all-costs" husband actually enjoyed playing it, I knew it was a hit! The "game players" in our family enjoy fast thinking, fast acting games like Cranium, Taboo, Scattergories, and various card games. The non-game players hate these kind of games, and so generally avoid playing any games. But this game has no time pressure, and is a great equalizer of players: everyone takes a turn as judge and each person's individual approach to decision-making is "right" when it is his or her turn to judge. The "rules" take less than 2 minutes to explain and are easily grasped, even by those with mild cognitive impairments. (A player must be able to read, but there is no benefit to speed. A "quick thinker" has no advantage over a plodding or deeper thinker in this game.) Note also that with minor adaptions, it could be played by those with hearing impairments. The game is low-key enough for a group that doesn't know each other well, and it can be played by people of different generations (although there are a few names of famous individuals that tweens and teens may not know). It is family-friendly, and would be appropriate to play with your pastor present. A very high recommendation from our family (players ages 18-72).

We've only had the game a week, but we're loving it. We bought it as this year's game to try out at the holidays. Husband and I wanted to see if it was as good as advertised, so we began playing with just the two of us. Hey, it's fun as a two player game, especially if you and your S.O. can come to concensus by convincing the other that your card is the best. Great debate game in that regard. When we absolutely cannot agree, we toss the hand. Have played it with the kids (22 and 21) and 5 year old granddaughter. Granddaugher is on my team. Everyone gives me extra time to explain what the cards say and their meaning, and then she and I whisper and strategize on which one to play. She loves it and has been asking for it on game night. (She's getting the Jr. version for Christmas and we know she's going to love it.). Another very nice thing is it's easy to set up (actually, no setup required) and quick to play a hand. Youngest son (21) lives with us and if he's got a quick ten minutes or so, he'll bring it out and say "let's play a hand". He and his girlfriend stayed an hour past their scheduled departure time because someone always said "just one more hand". Our extended family is into Balderdash (acutally, Beyond Balderdash these days), but when I roll this out at the holidays, I expect it to be a new champion (Balderdash has been the leader for years). Highly, highly recommended, especially if you love thinking games.

Great Uncomplicated Family Game!!!! It's great for all ages and just a fun game based on how well you know your guests in relation to the card descritpions

Muy divertido para jugar en familia o con amigos, el empaque no es el que se muestra en colores llego en caja de cartón con el logo estampado, fuera de eso buena calidad de tarjetas. Por cierto las cartas están en inglés.

No one really needs to add on for Apples to Apples. It's a great game. Best for parties. Pros: The quality of cards is great. There are plenty of cards to be used. The replayability of this game is excellent. You gonna have more fun if you are with 6-8 players. Cons: The box of this game was torn a bit(very little). I still kept it in my collection as it wasn't that much visible.

excellent état, très bon jeu pour ceux qui aiment jouer à des jeux anglais ! on s'amuse bien, ça enrichit le vocabulaire, c'est rapide, divertissant.

Dieses Spiel ist der Hammer. Auch zum englisch lernen sehr gut geeignet. Schade, dass die Erweiterungen nicht in Deutschland kaufbar sind.