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(More customer reviews)Wits & Wagers is the trivia game that levels the playing field for those who can't abide trivia games. Even a child can play this and win. The skill comes more from making smart bets than answering correctly.
COMPONENTS
The game comes with a set of question cards that ask questions that even Jeopardy! players would find hard to know. (Such as "How many elevators operate within the Empire State Building?") The cards are nicely designed and sturdy. The answers come printed on the backs and include extra details to flesh out the interesting nature of the questions.
The players bet on a betting table board (fabric over a rubberized back in the first edition, felt in the second). The betting board contains aseries of odds that run from the middle at 1:1 to the ends at 4:1. Each players selects one of seven colors and receives two wooden bet markers painted in their color. Players then receive a dry-erase marker and a small dry-erase board framed in their color. They also receive ten red chips (worth 5 pts each) and three blue (10 pts). A 30-second sand timer limits stalling on answering questions or betting.
PLAY
A game consists of seven questions. A question with a numerical answer is read from the card and the timer set. Each player writes his answer on his dry-erase board. When time is called, the player's answers are placed on the betting board according to their spread; the response in the middle of all answers is placed at the center of the betting board at 1:1 with the rest spread in numerical order across the betting positions (with increasing odds against) on each side.
Players are then given 30 more seconds to bet once the answers are in place. They can bet on two answers up to 10 point chips total, tracking their bets with the bet markers. The answer is then read. The response on the betting board closest without going over is declared the winner.Chips are then doled out according to the odds to the players who won on that bet. All other bets are cleared form the table and go into the bank. The player who provided the winning response gets one additional blue chip.
The final question allows players to go all-in. After that final solution is read and chips doled out, the person with the most points in chips wins.
PROS:
* A unique approach to trivia games. The dual nature of the play (answering, betting) mixes things up.
* Anyone can win, even if he doesn't know all the answers. Good betting can compensate for bad responses.
* The questions are intriguing.
* Though the instruction booklet is daunting, the game play is simple.
* Up to seven people can play.
* A complete game can be played in only twenty minutes, allowing for multiple rounds.
* The game components are well-made.
* Plenty of question cards help maintain question freshness.
* Because the answers are all numerical, it makes it harder to remember answers in later game play should a familiar question arise (especially since many of the answers are minutia).
* Because of the betting aspect of the game, even responding with the correct answer from time to time may not guarantee a final win.
* When played at large parties, even non-players can get involved in the fun.
* Easy to learn and explain.
CONS:
* Can be slow the first time it's played (though familiarity brings the speed up considerably).
* The rules for spreading the answers across the board, especially if a couple players give the same response, can be tricky at first.
* The game does involvea Las Vegas style of wagering, and not every crowd may feel comfortable with the "gambling" aspect.
* The all-in final question has the tendency to negate good play on previous questions. (You may wish to alter this rule to set a limit on how much players can bet on the last question.)
People who have played this game with us enjoy it a great deal. Many people like trivia questions and some of these are just outlandishly hard. But that's the point. Most people aren't going to know these answers, and that's where the betting aspect heightens the fun.
While Wits & Wagers may not be the ultimate party game, it's got a lot going for it. Because of its two-pronged play, the game enables a wide variety of people to enjoy it. What more could one desire in a game?
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Wits And WagersProduct Description: Wits and Wagers, the game of guts and "guesstimates", is a fast-paced game that combines the most interesting elements of trivia with the excitement of gambling. Players can win by making educated guesses or by having the guts to bet on the high-payout answers of their friends. Whether it's the dramatic "all-in" question or the thrill of winning more chips, Wits and Wagers makes any gathering a party!
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