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Apples to Apples Party Box – The Game of Hilarious Comparisons

Apples to Apples is the wild, award-winning card game that provides instant fun for 4 to 10 players. 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. Everyone gets a chance to be the judge.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

• 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

List Price: $ 26.99
Price: $ 16.00

Script Formatting with Microsoft Word on the Apple Macintosh (The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Make TV & Film Script Writing Automatic)

A simple guide to explain how to use Microsoft Word’s built-in functions to greatly simplify any kind of sophisticated test formatting. The book presents the most relevant functions of Microsoft Word to assist in the formerly tedious task of formatting scripts, on an Apple Macintosh, for the entertainment industry.

• instruction book, formatting scripts
• writing scripts
• for use in entertainment industry
• Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Word, formatting, writing

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Apples to Apples Junior – The Game of Crazy Comparisons!

Apples to Apples Junior is the game of hilarious comparisons! Players will delight in the crazy comparisons while expanding their vocabulary and thinking skills. The 576 cards provide hours and hours of fun! The kids and junior card sets contain no duplicate cards. The sets may be combined for thousands of new comparisons.

• Apples to Apples is a game of hilarious comparisons
• Contains 576 cards and provides hours and hours of fun
• Players will delight in the crazy comparisons while expanding their vocabulary and thinking skills
• Does not contain duplicate card sets
• Good for hours of fun

List Price: $ 19.99
Price: $ 14.89

Apple, Vol. 4

It’s an all-new volume of Apple, the breathtaking Korean anthology/art book series! Join dozens of Korea’s best illustrators and animators as they present their wildest fantasies through original stories and illustrations. Featuring artist Hyung Min-Woo(Priest), plus the latest chapters of “Burnboy’s Love,” “Shoku,” and many more!

List Price: $ 34.95
Price: $ 22.44