A great game everyone should own (Drummond Park Articulate!)

Member Name: alk144

Product:	Drummond Park Articulate!
Date:	12/08/09 (24 review reads)
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Advantages: Fun, interesting, as easy or as hard as you make it

Disadvantages: Sometimes people don't know what the thing on the card is

I first came across this game at a party. I must admit, I was a bit scared initially- I'm not the most articulate person ever! But it wasn't long until I was really enjoying it, and had forgotten my prehibitions. I loved it so much I bought it for myself, which I don't think I've ever actually done before.

Basically, the game is played by at least 4 people, in 2 to 4 pairs or teams. Within each team, people take it in turns to describe what is written on their card. Each card has six topics- People, Object, World, Nature, Random and Action and you determine which topic you must desribe by where you are on the board. Each describer has a minute to describe as many words/phrases as possible. The number of words/phrases your team manage to guess is the number of places you move round on the board, meaning you usually have to describe a new topic each time.

It's a great game that gets easier through practice. Though it does help if your general knowledge is good- it's difficult to describe something if you don't know what it is! But by looking things up or asking other players, Articulate can really expand your general knowledge.

There is a spinner in the middle which adds a bit of luck into the game- I won't go into it's purpose because when I play I never use it. I think the game is better without it, but it's there if you want it.

Articulate is my favourite game to play, as it seems to have a point to it, as well as it being really funny. I remember my sister becoming really embarrassed after I was describing a volcano; "It's a big mountain with a hole in the top that spews out lava" She looks blank. "It's a natual disaster. Lava, Melanie, LAVA!" Confused, she offered "A flood?" lol

Playing this game will result in loads of laughs, make you brainier and make you more articulate. I highly reccommend.

Summary: Buy it!