The Game of SCATTERGORIES
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Toys and Games Reviews of The Game of SCATTERGORIES
Customer Review: Good for quick-thinking players
Summary: 5 Stars
Scattegories is so much fun! Even though it's a word-based game, you don't need a huge vocabulary to play. The categories are pretty well-known and general. The hard part is coming up with the right word in time!
To play Scattegories you choose one of 12 different games, each with 10 separate categories. So the categories in one game might be, for example:
* Things you find at the beach
* Famous people
And so on for 10 in total. You then roll a die that has letters of the alphabet on it to determine which letter all of your answers have to start with - and no repeating words in the same game! You get bonus points for multiple word answers that all start with the chosen letter. For example an answer for "Famous people" might be Ronald Reagan (2 points). Like I said before, there's a lot more pressure when you can hear the timer ticking down! Whoever gets the most points wins the game. Sometimes it's fun to make up words and see if you can get everyone else to believe you.
Scattegories is an easy game for almost anyone who can read and write. It's good with groups or just two people. You can even play it over the phone if you really want to. Highly recommended for people who like board or word games.
Customer Review: Good party game
Summary: 4 Stars
This game is a fun game to play with family or friends. It combines strategy, vocabulary, and personality. There are lists of categories such as girl's name, sport, etc. You roll the unusually shaped letter die and the two minute timer ticks down. You and your opponents then scramble to come up with words that begin with the letter on the die and match the category. You have to work quickly but strategy comes into play. Each word gives you one point, but you don't want a common answer because if two or more players guess the same answer, neither gets a point(For a fruit starting with A apple may be too obvious, but apricot is more likely to win you a point). But if you reach too much on an answer, a slightly biased jury of your peers decides on the answer's acceptabilty. The revealing of the answers is often the best part as the hilarious and far fetched answers hurriedly sketched down are revealed to your opponents. The game can be played many times, and the only downside is the limited amount of category cards. After a few plays through the game you recognize familiar categories, so this game is better when played a few times a year, so the categories seem unfamiliar. It is a good game and even has some educational value in strenghthening vocabulary.Customer Review: Scattergories Scores Spellbound Success
Summary: 5 Stars
Since 1988, Milton Bradley created what would be one of the classic adult board games. A few years ago, Hasbro launched a very successful campaign called "Get Together Games" to encourage young adults and families to play board games together.The whole game is simple...or is it? You roll a letter on the 20-sided die and set the timer. You try to come up with 12 unique answers to the categories on your wallet. Once time is up, you declare your answers.
Hope your answers aren't used by your friends (or foes?) or they get scratched. Alliterative answers, i.e. multiple word answers beginning with the same letter, (ex: TV Show 'D' - Double Dare) count as multiple credit. After three rounds, whoever has the most points wins.
When Scattergories first came out, the wallets were like the hardcovers of a book. You would slide in a pad of answer blanks, as well as a set of category cards. In 1992, materials were updated to make the game more convenient for the players.
The wallets were made of a thinner cardboard, but includes a handy plastic clipboard that holds a blank answer sheet, a category key card, and pencil. In games, there will always be trade-offs.
Customer Review: Word Play!
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great game for anyone who likes word games, like Boggle or Scrabble. In this game, however, istead of finding or creating words, you recall them and write them down. A letter is selected by rolling a goofy-shaped die which bears a letter on each of its many sides (not all letters in the alphabet are included). The group or leader of the game chooses a card with categories. For instace, one may include items such as: Superhero; Food; City; School Subject; and so on. For each of these, you jot down a word or phrase beginning with the letter shown face-up on the die. Let's say the letter is: M. You can put Mighty Mouse as a Superhero (and if memory serves me right, you get two points since Mighty and Mouse BOTH begin with the selected letter 'M'), Meatloaf for food, Milwaukee for city, and Mathematics for school subject. You get the idea, I'm sure. If you are playing with kids, you may want to make your own cards with categories that suit their interests and learning level (superhero, lunch meat, toy/game, color, food, animal, etc...). There are now young Scattergories games too.
This is a fun group game that can go rather quickly.
Customer Review: Playing this Game could leave you in Stitches!
Summary: 4 Stars
I have had this game for years and I love it! I even gave a speech once in Public Speaking on how to play the game!
The principle is that you take a 20 sided die that will give you the letter for your given round. Then you have a card that lists 12 categories like: things you hide, famous people, vegetables etc.. and you have to use the letter rolled within the alloted time (there is a lovely loud timer included).
The kicker is that you need to pick a word that you don't think anyone else will think of in order to get points.
This game can be very educational as you may learn new words. It is also a very social and eye opening game as you try to beat your friends and family to think of unique words. I can recall playing against my husband and his sister and brother and we all came up with the same answer to one question! What are the odds of that! We all thought we were unique! We lauged for at least a full three minutes.
The manufacturer lists the game as 12 and up but you could probably play it with some younger children as well maybe at about age 8-9 depending on the maturity of your child.