Throw away the box, the dice, the rules. Then have fun.
Written: Jan 14 '03 (Updated Jan 15 '03)
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Pros: Easy to learn, very entertaining, no intense concentration or strategy required.
Cons: Parts of the game are entirely disposable.
The Bottom Line: A good game, but over-produced, and thus over-priced. A little creativity makes the game much more entertaining.
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| qmrf's Full Review: Loaded Questions |
Loaded Questions focuses on asking your friends ridiculous questions, like, "If you were going to hold a protest rally, what would it be against?" and "If you had to choose two companions for a road trip, who would they be?" and trying to figure out which ridiculous answer came from which friend. The more ridiculous the answers, the more fun everybody has.
The game, as published, goes as follows: roll die, move along Candyland-style board, draw card, read question of color matching space your piece is on. Everyone else writes down an answer to your question, the person to your left reads off the answers, and you try to guess the author of each answer. Move ahead one space for each answer you correctly identify. First one to the end of the board wins. A decent game, but a little tedious after a while.
To maximize your fun, throw away the board. Then throw away the die and the rules. All you should have left is the deck of question cards, the pad of answer sheets, and the pencils. Really, the competition part of the game imparted by the board is extraneous to the fun of the game; seeing what kinds of things your friends come up with is the truly entertaining part. Plus, when you play without the board, you aren't limited to six players, and you can quit whenever you want--you never have to worry about who's winning, also making for a more laid-back game.
Everyone I've played with thinks this change makes the game much more worthwhile...Unfortunately, it also means the game costs too much, since you're paying for parts you're not using. Additionally, you're eventually going to run out of questions--to my knowledge, there aren't booster packs of fresh questions, which means that you're going to start repeating after a few games, especially since, while each card has four questions, only one or two are truly worth asking.
With all this in mind, you might be better served with a good game of "I Never", especially if everyone present is of legal (and willing) drinking age. Failing the chance to play that, though, Loaded Questions is a diverting way to spend an hour with friends, and can be a good icebreaker for new housemates.
Update: I've been asked what I mean by "Whole Family" as an age range. I'll change it to "other" and define: I've only played the game with 20- to 30-year-olds, but older would work and younger would work. I suppose as young as middle school would have fun, though you might want to split up your middle schoolers into one game and your adults into the other game--otherwise, nobody would understand each others' references. Really, the game is meant for young adult and up, but "whole family" was the only option that included that. Price is listed as "n/a" because I don't own a copy, so don't know how much is costs.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): n/a
Type of Toy: Game
Age Range of Child: Other
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