Mad Gab
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: MattelBrand: Mattel
Model: G6850
Product features:
- Teams work to decipher groups of unrelated words into real phrases before time runs out
- Timer included to monitor each teams time
- It's a game sure to spur laughter
- Includes 1,200 mad gab puzzles on 300 cards, timer unit, flipper unit, timer/flipper label, score pad and instructions
- For 2 to 12 players
Toys and Games Reviews of Mad Gab
Customer Review: Enjoyable
Summary: 4 Stars
My family recently received this MAD GAB as a Christmas gift and played it at a recent family gathering. I had played the game several times before as had some of my siblings, but most of our family had never played before. We had a wonderful time playing the game and it is now included on a list of games for future gatherings. The game revolves around the box of cards. The cards have a list of words on them. Read silently the words don't make much sense, but when read allowed the words sound like familiar phrases, people, places, events, etc. For example, "Dock Terse Ooze" is Dr. Suess, "Dry Fin Moo Fee" is Drive-In Movie, "Ace Height Force Oar Rise" is `a sight for sore eyes', etc. There are 300 cards total with 4 puzzles per card. The game includes the box of cards, a timer, card flipper, notebook, and rulebook. Like most families with many games, we didn't really follow the "official" rules and just played. I've played the game with people who are a stickler for the "official" rules and the game was just as fun. The suggested game winning total is 30 points, but you can play to as many or few points as wish or none at all. There have been some that have suggested that this game is no fun unless you are drunk. I've never been drunk while playing MAD GAM, but I have played the game with drunk people before and the game is just as fun with drunkards as it is playing with sober people. I have also used the game before as a time-filler at the end of class in school and have used the game as a way to give a short lesson about enunciation in high school public speaking classes. The only drawback to the game is that like many word games that require a reservoir of previous knowledge, MAD GAB is not a game that young children will probably understand or relate to very well. They might enjoy listening to some of the hilarious words that are spoken or reading the funny mixed-up words, but they probably will not be able to guess many of the answers. Overall, MAD GAB is an original game that can provide a family with older children hours of family entertainment.
Description of Mad Gab
The Mad Gab motto is: it's not what you say, it's what you hear! Your clue is Law Sand Jealous. Go ahead, sound it out. Yep, it's Los Angeles. It's a funny, fast-paced way to tease your brain and keep the twists out of your tongue!Canoe Key Pace He Grit? Mad Gab is one of the most entertaining and fun talk-out-loud games you?ll even play. Teams square off against their opponents in trying to be the first to 25 points, which are earned by solving word puzzles. The puzzles are mondegreens of small words that, when said together, sound like a phrase, famous person, place, or thing. For example, "Canoe Key Pace He Grit" when pronounced quickly sounds like "Can you keep a secret?"
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| 300 cards, a timer, and a score pad are included. "Eiffel Tower" and "A Model Citizen" are the shown puzzles. |
Talking to yourself might have people looking at you funny any other time, but it?s almost a prerequisite for Mad Gab. Simply reading "Sea Grit Dress Up Ease" may not be enough to solve the puzzle. But once you start sounding it out slow, fast, slurred, or with quick repetitions, you start to hear "secret recipes" and have the answer. But players should be careful, because if they don?t guess correctly before time runs out, then the opposing team has a chance to steal for the point.
The game includes 300 cards featuring 1,200 puzzles with two levels of difficulty. An easy example is "Sand Tack Laws" being Santa Claus, while a hard clue might be "Thigh Sing Gone Thick Ache" (the icing on the cake). A timer, a flipper, labels, a score pad, and instructions are also included.
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