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Apples to Apples Party Box - The Game of Hilarious Comparisons | 
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| Brand: Mattel
Category: Toy
List Price: $26.99
Buy New: $18.79
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Avg. Customer Rating:  75 reviews
Sales Rank: 81
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 99 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.4
Dimensions (in): 3.2 x 10.3 x 10.3
MPN: N1384
Model: N1384
UPC: 027084645194
EAN: 0027084645194
Release Date: December 10, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Apples to Apples are the game of hilarious comparisons | | • | It's as easy as comparing apples to apples... just open the box, deal the cards, and you're ready to play | | • | Select the card from your hand that you think is best described by a card played by the judge | | • | Includes over 1,000 cards | | • | Each round is filled with surprising and outrageous comparisons from a wide range of people, places, things and events |
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Product Description
Apples to Apples is the game of hilarious comparisons! It's as easy as "comparing apples to apples"... just open the box, deal the cards, and you're ready to play. Select the card from your hand that you think is best described by a card played by the judge. If the judge picks your card, you win that round. And everyone gets a chance to be the judge. Each round is filled with surprising and outrageous comparisons from a wide range of people, places, things and events. Includes over 1,000 cards.
Amazon. com Review
Apples to Apples is an award-winning party game that will have everyone laughing. We had a blast playing this game and think it is a perfect game for a "board game night" with friends and family. It is quick to set up, easy to learn, challenging, and a whole lot of fun. 
The party box includes over a thousand cards for many card combinations. View larger. | 
Unexpected and funny comparisons make the game fun to come back to again and again. View larger. |  | What We Think
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The Good: Quick set up; inspires quick thinking and creativity; fun for whole family
The Bad: Not as fun without at least five players; subject matter targeted for mid-teens and older
In a Nutshell: Quick-paced board game requires just a minute to set up and will have everyone laughing for hours | At a Glance
Ages: 12 and up
Requires: At least four players
|  | | Smart, Award-Winning Fun
Apples to Apples has won numerous awards including "Party Game of the Year" by Games magazine and "Mensa Select" by Mensa International. And for good reason: it involves quick thinking, humor, and strategy. For teens, the game teaches them to think about how different things can be compared to one another and how analogies are formed. One of our criticisms is that although the game states that it is designed for ages 12 and older, many of the subjects are clearly for older teens. Hilarious Comparisons and Analogies
The name of the game is a play on the phrase "apples to oranges," and the game is about making comparisons between different things. General game play is as follows: players are dealt red cards which have a noun printed on them, and the judge (a different player in each turn) draws a green card on which an adjective is printed and places it for all players to see. Each player then chooses a red card they are holding that they think best describes the green card. The judge then decides which adjective she likes best. The fun is in the variety of unexpected comparisons people make, sometimes apt, funny, creative, or simply absurd. For example: people might match "Awkward" with "Oil Spills," "My First Kiss," "Dandruff," and "Gold Chains. " Or: "Painful" with "High School Reunions" and "Regis Philben. " Strategy comes into play since, because each player takes turns being the judge, you begin to pick up on the preferences of each player and tailor your choices accordingly. Players can also try variations on the basic game play. For example, instead of choosing the most apt comparison, players might try choosing the red card that is least like the green one. These variations keep the game fresh and interesting every time. Conversation Kick Starter
Part of the fun is in standing up for your choices. For instance, you might discuss why you think "Regis Philben" is painful, or segue into a discussion of the embarrassing situations you got into on your first day of school, or your first kiss. Apples to Apples excels as an ice breaker and promotes a good amount of social interaction, as many conversations will be kick started thanks to these little cards. More Players, More Fun
Although the box states that the game is playable with just four players, we found that the game is a lot more fun when there are at least five or six players. This increases both the frequency of funny answers and also requires players to refine their strategy a little more. Once we got going, hours passed, and it was only the lateness of the hour that reminded some of us that we had to go home. This Party Box set comes with more than 1,000 cards total, and will entertain for a long time. Additional expansion sets are available to further increase the variety of word combinations. What's in the Box
756 Red Apple Cards, 252 Green Apple Cards, card tray, quick play rules.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 70 more reviews...
 Fun family and friends game June 25, 2008
28 out of 29 found this review helpful
This is a great game, easily learned and played by younger players. Since it's hard to know what a game is like without knowing how to play it, im going to try to explain it too you.
Its simple: each player has seven RED cards with names of people, places or things on them. A GREEN card is randomly picked from a pile and set on the table: each GREEN CARD has a characteristic of an object or person, such as "Graceful" "Wild" "Neat" "Ancient", to name a few. Each person has to pick the RED card (out of their seven cards) that best matches with the GREEN card on the table, like the "pushups" red card would fit well with the "exhausting" green card, etc. Once everyone has placed one red card in the middle with the green card, a judge (assigned at the beginning of each round, so you take turns) picks the card that they think matches best, and the person that had that card gets a point. What makes this game fun is, like a previous reviewer said, is that there are no wrong answers, you can pick whatever you want. There also 5 or six variations to the game which can be VERY fun. May I warn you though, this game cannot be played with less than three players, and isn't really fun unless you have 5 or more, so bring friends over to try it out. I hope my review and explanation helped anyone considering buying it..
Great Fun!!! February 22, 2008
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
What a great way to spend an evening with family and friends! It's fun to see how others will respond, sometimes dead-on, other times way off the mark! It's such a simple game anyone can play it. We campaign for our answer to be picked, which does take away from the anonymity, but it's so much fun!
Infinite fun July 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Apples to Apples is great!! The game is literally self regenerating. Each time you play the game is different. Lots of yelling, debating, convincing, and laughing. You learn a lot about people through this game.
Everyone is dealt seven red apple cards which contain a word. The word could be a name like Madonna, a place like New York, a thing like Iron, or a personal thing like "My Hair". The goal is to win the green apple cards, but the key to getting the green apple card is by best describing the green apple card with one of your red cards.
For example: A reader reads a green apple card reading, "soft", then everyone proceeds to pick out one of their red cards and place it face down. The reader then picks up all the red cards that are face down on the table and then reads them aloud: Card 1 "Feathers", card 2 "babies", card 3 "wind", card 4 "my skin". The reader has to choose which of these he feels is best defined as "soft" and the whole time you have players around the table making arguements for or against certain cards to try and sway the reader.
It is loads of fun, and its new every time by virtue of the combinations of cards as well as the players. Since readers are different every time, opinions are different every time and so is your chances of your word being chosen. Not to mention that Apples to Apples also makes refills just in case.
Always a Hit - You Can't Go Wrong October 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Everyone I have ever played this game with loves it. They even request it that I bring it to their houses or that we play it when I have people over for dinner.
The simplicity of this game is part of its beauty. The game is simply this: there are red apple cards, which contain nouns, such as Elvis Presley or spit. There are green apple cards, which contain adjectives, such as delicate or greedy. Players compete to play red apple cards to match the green apple card played. The judge decides which one is the most clever or fitting, and players take turn being the judge. It's completely subjective, but that's part of the fun! If the judge chooses your card, you win that round and get the green apple card. The person with a predetermined number of green apple cards wins.
Some of the best things about this game:
-the funny quotes on the cards
-the banter that is encouraged between players and the judge
-the competition to get more than one card played (players can play 1-2 cards, but there is a limit on the amount of cards played - a player or players can be shut out of the round)
-it's not a dragged-out game
-it's different every time
-it has a number of fun variations on the original game
-there are a ton of cards in this box - probably won't need an expansion set for a while!
Some of the downfalls:
-only 4+ players can play
-the cards are a little flimsy - I can see them being quickly damaged, especially in the rush to lay down cards
Overall, a fun, unique and essential addition to my game collection!
Fun Family Game October 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When we get together with friends and family to play games, often, the games can be so consuming that it really detracts from truly getting to know each other. This game is so simple and open ended that we really can interact and chat and just have a great time! Sometimes it gets downright crazy as the night progresses. Young ones can be included and it can be very educational for them to learn new words and find ways to relate things together in different ways. Definately a great party game! It's not meant for groups smaller than four, but you can adapt it to two or three with a little creativity.
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