Scattergories

As I have said in some previous reviews about board games, we don't get out much these days, having two small children, so we are always on the look out for good games that we can play at home with friends. Scattergories is certainly a game to fit the bill particularly if you like playing word games. The name of the game itself is a play on words - for scattergories think categories! The aim of the game is to think up original ideas in many varied categories all depending on a starting letter. It is a game for two to six players, and at the start of the game each player is supplied with an ... more

I would be fair to say that we like our board games, in fact I would go as far as to say we love them. When we get together with friends and we have a few sherberts, then the competitive juices flow and the board games come out. This game has to up there as one of our favs. We never get bored with it and anyone we have introduced to it have gone and bought it. The funny thing is that before we were given it as a pressie by my big sis and her partner we had never heard of it and the same is said by those when we suggest it. The only problem is that it gets under your skin and is totally ... more

We go through fits and starts as a family for playing board games. However, the game I’m reviewing today has to be our favourite, which is plainly evident from the box, which has become rather battered. We have had Scattergories for some years now, and I think I paid about £20 for it. I have seen it more recently in toy stores, so I know it is still available. Scattergories is a word game with a twist. This is a great game to play either as a family, or after a few drinks, when hilarious results can be produced. I shall do my best to explain it all to you….. The game can be played ... more

Even though I'm (techncially) a grown-up now, my mum and I still enjoy playing board games, but I for one find them terribly expensive. So we tend to scout charity shops where we've been able to pick up as-new games for as little as £4, which is what this cost from the PDSA shop last week. I was pleased to find it as I've played in the past and we enjoy word games. After ensuring everything was included before we left the shop, we went home to try it out. Scattergories is a simple game to learn, but some of the categories depending what letter you get can be really tricky! The basic premise is ... more

Scattergories . Many moons ago ( too many for my liking ) , while a youthful junior school lad , on a wet day a group of us would play a simple game where we chose various subjects ( eg boys name , car type etc. etc. ) , then went about giving an example for each subject , starting with A and going through as much of the alphabet as time would allow . Examples not matched by the other players would score 2 points while matched answers scored 1 point . The winner being the highest scoring player. But that was then , and the game as all things of that era were forgotten , never to passed onto ... more