Steve Wagner
United States
Kenesaw
Nebraska
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I got Say Anything right when it came out, because it sounded like Apples to Apples, but with more imagination involved. And I was exactly right!
While Apples to Apples is getting sold like crazy and even been bought out by Hasbro, I always look in stores to see when Say Anything is going to join it on the shelves.
That's because it should be a Christmas present for any family that likes Apples to Apples and likes party games in particular.
What makes this game so good? First off, it's very simple. The "host", picks a card, reads one of the five questions and then the other people around the table are try to come up with written answers that you will like. Unlike Apples to Apples, where you're stuck with the junky answers in your hand, you're free to use your mind in any sick and twisted way that you desire. And let me tell you, this game gets sick and twisted real fast, and I mean that in a good way!
After everyone is done trying to one up the great answer from before, the "host" gets to choose which answer he or she likes best. Then after they choose, everyone else chooses which one they think the "host chose."
All in all, it's like several meta games put together. You're not only trying to figure out what the "host" would like best, but you're also trying to make everyone else think that your answer is the one he or she is going to choose.
Last month when my best friend visited me, even though we enjoy much heavier games, this was the most requested game. This is because, first, it plays up to 8 and second, no other game I own gives more fun for the time it takes to play.
Almost every game I've played of this, I can remember. I don't think there's another game in my collection that I've played as much as this game that I can say about.
That's because with Say Anything, it's not just about making the funniest answers, although that's great, what I come out of it is finding more about my friends than I ever knew before. With this game, the fun is learning about your friends and having a good laugh with them or even sometimes a really cool experience.
Of course this game isn't perfect. For one, there's not really any strategy in the game. Not saying that people win by luck, far from it, but really the score doesn't matter. Winning isn't really important in this game, like other games I like play.
Also, because one person can come up with a really brilliant answer early, it kills your thought process and it can take a long time sometimes to come up with an answer. There's times when you just throw out an answer just to speed it up. Plus, you may have to wait a while for other players who are not very quick at coming up with stuff.
Last, the dry-erase markers, at least for me, have all been pretty terrible. Although they sent me a bunch of them a while back, the replacements haven't really been much better. I'm probably going to have to get my own replacements one day.
Other than that, it's definitely the best party game I own, not named Balderdash. It's got everything I want in a party game, and best of all, stays under an hour.
I've mostly played it with good friends, but I have played it with people I don't hang out with a lot. Does it work in that situation? It does and it does work pretty well. Still, the more you know about the people you're playing with, the better the experience will be.
My final thought is if you like party games, or if you have family and/or friends that like these type of games, I fully recommend this game. Especially, if you or they like Apples to Apples. In fact, after you play this game, you'll probably never want to play Apples to Apples again.
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Tim Seitz
United States
Glen Allen
VA
Like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be recovered, so we must die. But God does not take away life; instead, he devises ways so that a banished person may not remain estranged from him. 2 Sam 14:14
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SVan wrote: In fact, after you play this game, you'll probably never want to play Apples to Apples again.
I already never want to play Apples to Apples again. Should I buy this game to ensure no one else does, either?
Nice review.
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Brandon Farrow
United States
Blacksburg
Virginia
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Say Anything is an amazingly simple and effective box of tools for laughter.
If you don't enjoy this one, I doubt you've ever laughed in your life! 
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sander wygaerts
Belgium
alken
limburg
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super game
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Posted Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:23 am
