IanApples to Apples
December 7th 2009 01:23
Apples to Apples is a party game requiring only social skills to play!
Each player is dealt seven "red apple" cards; on each is printed a noun or noun phrase (such as "Madonna", "Canada", "The Spanish Inquisition", "Michael Jackson", etc.).
The judge (a chosen player) draws a "green apple" card on which is printed an adjective ("scary", "frightening", "patriotic", etc.), and places it face-up on the table for everybody to see. Then each player (except the judge) chooses a card that they think is the best match for the green apple card, and places it face-down. The judge shuffles the red apple cards, reads them (often aloud), and decides which noun is the best match for the adjective. This decision is subjective; the official rules encourage the judge to pick the match that is "most creative, humorous or interesting". Some might think it humorous if "mud" is played for delicious, and might give that player the point.
The player who submitted the chosen red apple card wins the round, and takes the green apple card to signify the win. All players then draw red cards until they have seven again, and the role of "judge" may pass to another person (generally going to the next player in line, though some rules have the round's winner becoming "judge"). Some editions of the game suggest discounting the last red-apple card played, to encourage players to place their cards down more quickly.
Each player is allowed a one-time only "switch-a-roo", which allows the player to discard their entire hand of red cards for a new set of red cards.
The winner is the first player to accumulate a pre-designated number of green apple cards; the more players, the lower the total.
At sandyapples.com an online version of Apples to Apples is available for download. The game is just like the real version. There are multiple ways to do most of these actions (i.e. dragging, right-clicking, or shortcut keys) to make gameplay more user-friendly. Read the in-game help if you're not sure on anything.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia page for Apples to Apples.
Each player is dealt seven "red apple" cards; on each is printed a noun or noun phrase (such as "Madonna", "Canada", "The Spanish Inquisition", "Michael Jackson", etc.).
The judge (a chosen player) draws a "green apple" card on which is printed an adjective ("scary", "frightening", "patriotic", etc.), and places it face-up on the table for everybody to see. Then each player (except the judge) chooses a card that they think is the best match for the green apple card, and places it face-down. The judge shuffles the red apple cards, reads them (often aloud), and decides which noun is the best match for the adjective. This decision is subjective; the official rules encourage the judge to pick the match that is "most creative, humorous or interesting". Some might think it humorous if "mud" is played for delicious, and might give that player the point.
The player who submitted the chosen red apple card wins the round, and takes the green apple card to signify the win. All players then draw red cards until they have seven again, and the role of "judge" may pass to another person (generally going to the next player in line, though some rules have the round's winner becoming "judge"). Some editions of the game suggest discounting the last red-apple card played, to encourage players to place their cards down more quickly.
Each player is allowed a one-time only "switch-a-roo", which allows the player to discard their entire hand of red cards for a new set of red cards.
The winner is the first player to accumulate a pre-designated number of green apple cards; the more players, the lower the total.
At sandyapples.com an online version of Apples to Apples is available for download. The game is just like the real version. There are multiple ways to do most of these actions (i.e. dragging, right-clicking, or shortcut keys) to make gameplay more user-friendly. Read the in-game help if you're not sure on anything.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia page for Apples to Apples.
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