Mattel Games Apples to Apples Review

We were first introduced to the board game, Apples to Apples, by our daughter and son-in-law. We spent a weekend playing it. When we got home I went out and bought the game. It's super!

We played and bought the Party Box. There are other versions. We got

• 756 red apple cards
• 252 green apple cards
• the rules

Apples to Apples is intended for 4 to 10 players. From experience the more players you have the more fun the game is. It is made for those over 12 years old. You can finish the game in about 1/2 hour but you'll want to play again.

How to play

Each player is dealt seven red apple cards. On each card there is a word or it could be a phrase such as "doctor" or "a bad haircut."

One person who is called the judge  draws a green apple card. On this card there is an adjective such as "smart" or "shocking." That card is put down so the other players can see it.  Then each player (except the judge) chooses a card that they think is the best match for the green apple card, and places it face-down. The judge shuffles the red apple cards so as not to know which player put which card down and reads them. The judge decides which noun is the best match for the adjective. Obviously this is totally up to the judge. A player may think their card "smart" would go the best with "doctor" but it is the judge's call. The person who put down the card that the judge chose wins that round and takes the green apple card. Everyone takes a red card so you'll always have seven cards.

The winner is the one who has the most cards when the game is done.