Wednesday, August 31, 2011

SESSION REPORT: Apples to Apples (Card Game)

NAME: Apples to Apples
GESTALT: Players play Red Cards whose words relate to the word on the Green card, in the effort to earn as many Green Cards as possible (the number of green cards needed to win varies depending on the number of players).
GAMEPLAY: Players hold 7 cards in their hands at all times. Going clockwise, one player will draw a Green card and announce the word on it to the other players, while displaying the card face up. The other players will find Red Cards in their hands that may relate to the Green Card on various levels. Upon finding such a card, the player sets it face-down on top of the Green Card. When all other players have done the same (excepting the one who drew/is judging the Green Card), the player who drew the Green Card reads the Red Cards, and picks from them the one which is most accurately described by the Green Card. The player who set down the chosen Red Card wins the Green Card. (Aside: In some circles it's suggested that the adjectives on the won Green Cards describe the player who won them.)
RESULTS: I entered the game mid-play and replaced an existing player, and only played two rounds before the entire group agreed to end play and write session reports.

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