Pictures and Propositions
Pictures and Propositions, perhaps more commonly known as Telephone Pictionary, is a game just for laughs. Each player writes a phrase. They then pass it to the next player in line, who looks at the phrase, draws it, and then passes it. The next player looks at the drawing, writes a phrase describing it, and then passes it. The game ends when each phrase train gets back to its creator. Everyone then goes around and gives a summary of what happened from the original phrase to the final phrase or picture. There's no winner. I went from "the snow falls lazily on the fawn" to "a flying pig".
The draw pass write pass system works well, except for the occasional hiccup in transmission. We had thirteen players, so two pages needed to be used for each train.
Simple rules, simple game. Some players had trouble coming up with a phrase, and some had trouble drawing, but for the most part, the game is simple.
There's no competition. The game is purely for fun, and seeing what ridiculous misinterpretations occur.
It's a fun, relaxed party game. There's no winner or loser, so it kind of becomes a cooperative game. Everyone has a great time laughing at each other.
In conclusion, a fun, simple party game without competition. It does take a bit of time for a party game, especially with higher numbers of players. A classic game in my circles, boatloads of relaxing fun.
Perudo
Perudo is known by many names, and is a specific version of group of games known as liar's dice.
It is a dice game in which players, who each have dice, bid in turn on how many dice of a certain number is on the table on everyone's dice. Each player, on their turn, instead of bidding, can doubt the previous player, causing one of them to lose a die. When a player gets down to one die, the game shakes up a bit for one round. The game ends when only one player has any die left, who wins. I got third. It was a fun game.
The bid system seemed to work well. It was unfair at times, but there was strategy to the unfairness. It is a game of chance, but for a long time, it seemed like there wasn't too much, and a good Perudo player would almost always beat a poor one. The bidding also provides a build up to a result, which generally created lots of noise when it was discovered who would lose a die.
The games rules were relatively simple; they weren't explained well, but once everyone got them, the game went pretty smoothly. It's not a difficult game to play on a basic level, but one player did not get the strategy and lost relatively quickly.
It was a very competitive game, as evidenced by the shouting, but it is generally friendly. There's enough chance that you can usually blame the dice for your loss, but not enough chance to lose the sense of satisfaction from making a good play.
In conclusion, Perudo is a fun party game that actually has some strategy to it. I had never heard of this game before, but I think I'll try it at some later point with my family. It's a fun game.
Apples to Apples
Apples to Apples is a pretty common game, at least among my circles. No one in my group of six needed to learn the rules, we just picked it up and started playing. Each turn, one player draws a green adjective card, which other players match with a red noun card. The green card player choose which red card they think matches best (or is funniest, as it turned out in this game). They player who played that card wins the round and the green card, and the next player draws a green card. The winner is the player with the most green cards; the games can go as long or short as you want. I usually stink at this game, but I actually tied for first this time.
The rounds are nice and short, and having one player just choosing makes it a game of knowing the player with the green card. The game's mechanic works well in a rinse and repeat fashion. Didn't win this round? Well, the next rounds already here!
The rules are extremely simple and easy to understand. There's barely any confusion ever. Very easy to play.
Since one player chooses a winner for the round, the time between round wins can be long, creating a sense of hopelessness for ever winning. However, there's not too much competition, and the best part of the game is just listening to the cards played for each green card. Generally there's at least one that's hilarious. "My bathroom" for scary, for example.
In conclusion, Apples to Apples is another good party game. It is a good get to know people game, as you get a good sense for how the green card person thinks. I'm not sure you could play for too long or too short. A classic that most people know. A fun game.
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