The Game of Things

This is another great game for lots of players! We tweak the rules for less than four to play, but I'll explain that in a minute. Today's game is The Game of Things!

The Point:
To guess which player wrote which response to the cards.

Gameplay:

One person needs to keep score for the entire game. Everyone (including them) gets a pencil and some response papers. Shuffle the cards and place them all facedown within reach of everyone.

Pick a player to be the first Reader. They pick a card and read it aloud. Here are some examples of the cards:

Everyone (including the Reader) writes a response on their sheet. Fold it (everyone should fold it the same way) and give it to the Reader. You can write something funny, genius, creative, or completely outrageous!

The Reader reads all the responses out loud (including theirs).

The player to the left of the Reader will guess first. They choose one response and try to match it to the player who wrote it. They cannot guess the Reader. If correct, the Reader gives the response sheet back to the player who wrote it and that player is out. The person who guessed correctly guesses again. If you ever guess wrong, you're still in the game but the chance to guess moves to the player on your left. The Reader never guesses. Everyone stays in the round until someone correctly matches you up with your response.

The round ends when one player (besides the Reader) hasn't been matched to their response. The person to the left of the last Reader now becomes the new Reader. The game is over when everyone has been the Reader one time. At that time, points are added up.

How to Win:
After everyone has been the Reader, add up your points. You get 1 point for each correct guess during a round. The last person standing during a round (no one matched them up correctly with their response) earns 2 points. The player with the most points wins!

Verdict:
We love this game! I will say it works best with a large group. We usually play it with my husband's family, with around 10 people and that's great. There are so many different responses to match people with.

Now - this is how we play with just three of us (the kids and myself). One person is the Reader and does not write a response. The other two people write a response and the Reader picks which one they like the most (similar to Apples to Apples or Bubble Talk). It's still fun because the categories are fun to think about and it's easy to get creative.

Great for Learning:
Quick thinking, creativity, spelling, handwriting, decision making