party games

Game Party
$19.99
We were disappointed in this game package. The darts game and table hockey are the only two components we liked, and air hockey only minimally.

Darts takes a moment to get used to, but then it's pretty enjoyable.

Table hockey feels a bit random, which is my complaint with the rest of the games in this package. But at least table hockey is fun for a while. At first, play is almost laughable because you feel like you don't have much control and you score on yourself a lot. Then you get the hang of it and enjoy it for about 10 minutes. After that, you start to realize again that you could probably push your Wii remote around in a haphazard manner and still end up with the same score, and that just leaves you bored.

As for the other games, they are irritatingly random, as if your moves are pointless. And the ping cup one is so frustrating, it's ridiculous.

The trivia part is the only other thing that was remotely enjoyable, but overall it was just okay. I'm glad the game was only $20. It is probably only worth $10.

Smart Ass
$24.99
My family and I played this and had a blast!The kids and parents learned interesting trivia,that the children will use in school(YEAH)and had fun learning.The name is hiliarious to eight year olds and my mother in law was a little hesitant to play because of the name,but she quickly got into the spirit and really enjoyed it.

Smarty Party
$25.00
This is a fantastic party game for as little as 4 people. We played it once at a friend's house and immediately bought it for ourselves. The same thing has happened multiple times when friends bought the game for themselves after playing it at our house. Some of the questions are fun, pertaining to popular culture (questions about the Beatles, MTV, or common household products), others are about more brainy topics (politics, economics or geography). Either way, there are topics for everyone and guessing wrong is just as much fun as guessing right. I highly recommend this game!!

Apples to Apples Party Box - The Game of Hilarious Comparisons
$26.99
Oops. No. That's Othello.

But the same applies.

Here's my Top Ten List of the 10 Best Things About Apples to Apples.

10. The rules of the game can be explained in three sentences or less.

9. It works for a small intimate group, or an overflow crowd at the Thanksgiving table. There's no boring wait time.

8. There are so many cards, the odds of getting a repeat are slim.

7. The game can be reconfigured in several ways, should anyone ever get tired of the first approach.

6. It can be played by a drunk crowd, a sober crowd, a young crowd, and old crowd, a totally mixed crowd.

5. No element of throat-cutting competitiveness.

4. You can play to win or you can play to amuse.

3. The loser doesn't feel like a loser.

2. The winner is unlikely to leap on the table dancing and screaming "I won, I won!"

1. It will make everyone laugh. It will make you laugh. Does life get any better than that?