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Artist
Publisher
Year Published
1999
# of Players
4 − 10
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 6, 7, 8 players
Recommended with 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, more than 10 players
(109 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
30 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
12 and up
User Suggested Ages
8 and up
(34 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable
(40 voters) [poll]
Honors
Subdomain
(123 voters) [vote]
Category
Mechanic
Expansion
Expands
Family
Primary Name
Apples to Apples
Alternate Names
Äpfel zu Äpfeln
Appels en Peren
Concordances
Kjaftaskja
Kuin kaksi marjaa
Lika som bär
Manzanas con Manzanas
アップルトウアップル
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Apples to Apples consists only of two decks of cards: Things and Descriptions. Each turn, the current referee selects a Description and players try to pick, from the cards in their hands, the Things that best match that Description. The referee then chooses the Thing that appeals most and awards the card to the player who played it. The unusual combinations of Things and Descriptions are humorous to the extreme, and will quickly have the entire room in an uproar. Once a player has won a pre-determined number of cards, that player wins.

The original Apples to Apples Core Set was the first entry in the Apples to Apples Series. The Apples to Apples Core Set had four card expansions: Apples to Apples - Expansion Set #1, Apples to Apples - Expansion Set #2, Apples to Apples - Expansion Set #3 and Apples to Apples - Expansion Set #4, that provided more Things and Descriptions to choose from.

In 2003 Apples to Apples Party Box Edition was released and included the Apples to Apples Core Set of cards as well as the cards from Apples to Apples - Expansion Set #1 and Apples to Apples - Expansion Set #2. It comes in the standard box, or packaged in a Crate Edition with a wooden box.

The Apples to Apples Party Box Edition had a card expansion Apples to Apples Party Box Expansion ONE that included the cards from Apples to Apples - Expansion Set #3 and Apples to Apples - Expansion Set #4, and an expansion of completely new cards in Apples to Apples Party Box Expansion TWO

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Components (Party Box Edition):

  • Core Game:
    • 321 Red Apple Cards
    • 107 Green Apple Cards
    • 3 Blank Red Apple Cards
    • 1 Blank Green Apple Card
    • 2 Card Trays
    • Quick Play Rules
  • Cards from Apples to Apples - Expansion Set #1:
    • 214 Red Apple Cards
    • 71 Green Apple Cards
    • 2 Blank Red Apple Cards
    • 1 Blank Green Apple Card
    • 1 Card Tray
  • Cards from Apples to Apples - Expansion Set #2:
    • 214 Red Apple Cards
    • 71 Green Apple Cards
    • 2 Blank Red Apple Cards
    • 1 Blank Green Apple Card
    • 1 Card Tray

Components (Mattel French Coffret Jeu Edition):

  • 648 Red Apple Cards
  • 216 Green Apple Cards
  • Rule Sheet
  • Large Card Tray

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Apples to Apples
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Mattel French edition
Publisher: Mattel
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Year: 2010
Product Code: N7823
Size: 10.50 x 10.50 x 2.50 inches
3.40 pounds
French
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Polish Version
Publisher: Mattel
Artist: John Kovalic
Year: 2009
Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)
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Spanish Edition
Publisher: Mattel
Artist: John Kovalic
Year: 2009
Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)
Spanish
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Mattel Party Box Edition
Publisher: Mattel
Artist: John Kovalic
Year: 2007
Product Code: N1384
Size: 10.50 x 10.50 x 2.62 inches
4.00 pounds
English
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Party Box 20th Printing
Publisher: Out of the Box Publishing
Artist: John Kovalic
Year: 2005
Product Code: 7720
Size: 10.25 x 10.25 x 3.25 inches
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0 Apples to Apples Variations
Official and unofficial Apples to Apples rules variants.
2011-01-17
4 Quick Start - Apples to Apples
Summary of the rules to refresh your memory and get you and your game group up and playing faster
2010-03-21
5 Template for making custom cards
This is a Photoshop PSD for making custom Apples to Apples cards (or translated cards). All text is editable. Font required is Myriad (or substitute with your favorite font). This template makes both Red and Green cards.
2009-11-12
3 US6328308
US patent number US6328308
2008-06-08
6 Yellow Apple Cards
Yellows Apples are dealt into the Green Deck. When they come up, they create a Global parameter that all players must follow (then flip over a Green card normally). Yellow cards can be played for one turn only, or until a new Yellow card comes up.
2007-12-14
6 New Green Cards (including 3 new types)
This file contains 7 pages of Green cards, ready to print and cut out. Included are 3 new types of Green Cards (Green Apple Turnovers, Most or Leasts, and Draw a new Hand Green cards).
2007-12-14
7 Apples to Apples Rules Variants.doc
All of the rules variants from the Expansions in one easy-to-print sheet. Can be used with the basic game.
2007-04-28
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 944
Party Game Rank: 82
Num Ratings: 8504
Average Rating: 6.39
Standard Deviation: 1.65
Num Views: 425311
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Avg. Game Weight: 1.2
Fans: 108
Personal Comments: 3263
Users Owning: 9630
Users Wanting: 58
Users Trading: 333 [find trade matches]
Has Parts For Trade: 2
Want Parts In Trade: 1
Price History: View
Total Plays: 16954
Plays This Month: 8
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Average Rating 6.57
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