Whats the word i'm looking for?...In your face! (Sorry !)

Member Name: Xx-Sarah-xX

Product:	Sorry !
Date:	01/05/09 (196 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Fun, easy to play

Disadvantages: None

I used to play this every week when I was younger with my sister and 2 cousins. We used to go round to my grandmas every Friday to eat sweet and play games and this was always a favourite! It consists of:
16 pawns - 4 colours with 4 in each group
a pack of cards with no 6's or 9's that goes up to 12
Game instructions and rules
game board

I love this game for the fact the there isn't a dice! In most board games we always end up losing the die, so a game without one is great! You can play this game from 2-4 players, though in my experience its always better with 3 or 4 players because you get to revenge different people rather than the same one.

Each player picks a colour they want to play (green, yellow, red and blue). On the game board is a space saying 'face cards down here' and opposite 'place cards face up here' - this shows where to put the cards and where to put them once you've read them. Around the board are squares which you work round the board clockwise. There's a 'start here' circle for each colour and next to it something that looks like a lolly pop which is a 'safe zone' and 'home' where you are aiming to get all of your pawn's.

Each player takes turns to draw a card from the pile and follows what it says on the card. Before I go any further I will tell you what it says on each card.

1 - Move a pawn from Start or move a pawn 1 space forward.

2 - Move a pawn from Start or move a pawn 2 spaces forward. Drawing a 2 entitles the player to draw again at the end of his or her turn, whether the 2 itself can be used or not.

3 - Move a pawn 3 spaces forward.

4 - Move a pawn 4 spaces backwards.

5 - Move a pawn 5 spaces forward.

7 - Move one pawn 7 spaces forward or split the 7 spaces between two pawns (such as four spaces for one pawn and three for another). This makes it possible for two pawns to enter Home on the same turn, for example. The 7 cannot be split into a 6 and 1 or a 5 and 2 for the purposes of moving out of Start.

8 - Move a pawn 8 spaces forward.

10 - Move a pawn 10 spaces forward or 1 space backward.

11 - Move 11 spaces forward or switch places with one opposing pawn; if the player cannot move 11 spaces they are not forced to switch and instead can forfeit their turn.

12 - Move a pawn 12 spaces forward.

SORRY! - Move any one pawn from Start to a square occupied by any opponent, sending that pawn back to its own Start. Nothing happens if there are no opposing pawns on the board or there are no pawns in Start.


Players just follow what these cards say as they go round the board, and when they get a 'SORRY!' card, you have to move another player's piece back to home! You cannot start another pawn when you already have one out unless its on a number 1 or 2 card...or if you have just got your piece to home and have nothing else to play with. If you land on one of the 'slide' bars arrow at the top, you are able to go to the bottom which total's a skip of 5 paces. Though you aren't allowed to slide on you own coloured 'slide' places.

This game is so easy to follow and can be played from ages 5+. You can find it on-line from price ranges to £5 on e bay and right up to £18 on Amazon which is a lot so it would be best if you hunted around to try and find the cheapest price. This game in my experience has been great fun and never gets old. This will bring your family together...and probably apart again if you have an annoying sister who always used to pick on you and use all her sorry's on you! grrrr!

Summary: A great game