Randomise the strange & fun card game!

 

When we get together as a family for a BBQ or holiday event, we like having games to play that are fast paced, easy to play & are easy enough to learn quickly that it doesn't make anyone feel confused or left out. I recently found a great game called Randomise by Gamely Games that is small enough to carry around with you where ever you go, the rules do not take long to learn and it is quite interesting to play. What is Randomized? Teams will take turns sending one player up to draw, act or describe what they are wanting their team to guess based off of the cards they receive during their turn. 

Inside of the box, you'll find cards labeled "A", "B" & "C". You will need one for each round as they each signify something different: card "A" describes you (e.g. Happy, Hairy, Vain), card "B" will tell you what you are (Person, Lion, Chicken) & card "C" will tell you what you are doing. All the cards have two sections with numbers 1-3, you will need to decide if you want to go for the top half which is Easy or the bottom half which is Hard (Your team will win a higher number of points for a harder guess), then the opposing team will give you three numbers. So, if they tell you 2,3,3 & you went with the easy descriptions you'll go with A2, B3, C3 and choose if you want to draw, act or describe what you are. 

Here is a example of what you could end up with, A hungry Wizard spinning pottery. This is one I ended up with & drew the above photo (left side) to try and get my team to guess what it was. They guessed part of it but didn't completely guess what my clues were. Sounds like it should be easy to get your team to guess everything right? Well, the catch is if you draw it, you'll have 90 seconds to complete your photo. It was more difficult than you think trying to draw someone on a pottery wheel within the amount of time given. If you act it out, you'll have 60 seconds and if you describe it, you'll only get 30 seconds. Depending on the three descriptions you are given it can be pretty crazy trying to accomplish your feat within the time frame. This game really helps keep your brain active & engaged while playing it since you'll need to quickly figure out what to draw or how to describe/act out various aspects of your teams guess with the rules provided. For some guesses such as "Robin" you might want to draw Robin's symbol from the batman series, however you aren't allowed to draw letters or numbers.

We love just how crazy & truly random the game can get, some of the combinations are downright hilarious and some make you think "what the heck". The first team to 30 points wins! The two options that were a favorite with our group was drawing it out & describing it out loud following the guidelines they have in the rules. We laughed a lot playing this game & everyone who played really enjoyed it so that was a bonus because it means they will want to play it again during another get together. Randomise can be purchased through amazon for $14.99 with free prime shipping, if you are outside of the US you can purchase it through their website. Looking for more family friendly board games? Type "Board games" into the search bar of my blog or click the board game link on the right hand side of my page to see other games I've reviewed. 

Is this a game you & your family would enjoy playing together?

Disclaimer- Gamely Games provided the product above for the review free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase.