Absolute Balderdash

I stumbled across Absolute Balderdash when I was looking for a game to play at a family get-together - emblazoned on the box were the words "Wild, Wacky Hilarious fun" so I thought I'd give it a go. Never before have I laughed so much at a board game (actually I was laughing at some of the very strange answers that my family came up with, and that was without alcohol consumption), and would have to agree with the advertisers that it is a game of incredible fun! The Basic Idea: One player (the dasher) reads out a question to the others. They each write down a made up, but believable answer and hand it to the person who read the ...

Each Christmas I try to buy a different board game, as it seems to be the one time of the year that we all get time to sit down and play board games. This year I chose Balderdash, having read positive reviews about it. I paid £25 in Debenhams for it. It is one of those excellent games that you can play instantly rather than spend hours trying to work out the rules. If you have watched "call my bluff" you understand the rules instantly. You get a game board, counters, a pad, box of cards and a spinny thing. Basically you put your counter at the start, and can one space if you correctly guess the answer, fool someone else into believing your ...

There is a trend amongst games manufacturers, that once the original version of a game has been well-played and well-purchased, out comes the deluxe, extreme or other superlative version. Absolute Balderdash Ultimate Version is no exception. I remember playing the original Balderdash game at a Christmas family gathering when I was about 11 years old. Relegated to the back room with the cousins so the adults could get on with having a good time without being disturbed, we decided to play Balderdash. Now, being somewhat of an afterthought in the family, I was at a distinct disadvantage, being between 5 and 12 years younger than the rest of the players. My ...