February 22, 2023
Get-Together Games
Here are some easy and silly games to play at group functions. All you need is a deck of cards and the determination to crush your friends.Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza (2+ players)
Yes, you read that right. Fast-paced and semi-violent, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza is a card game as unique as its name—just make sure to keep the word pattern that makes up the game’s name in mind. The objective of the game is to be the first to slap the pile when there is a match between the placed card and the spoken word in the sequence. There are five basic images to follow the pattern: The taco, cat, goat, cheese, and pizza cards. It may sound like nonsense now, but you’ll know the pattern by heart after you play the game. Players will each have a small pile of cards face down after they are dealt evenly among the group. Each person will take turns flipping a card face up in the middle of the table, all the while saying the next word in the sequence (taco, cat, goat, cheese, or pizza). Turns should be longer than a second. If what you say and what you place are the same, quickly SLAM your hand onto the pile. The last one to do so must take the whole pile. The first person who runs out of cards wins. NOTE: Do not look at your card before placing it! The chaos of the game comes in the suspense and fast-paced turns, so make sure not to peek.The chaos of the game comes in the suspense and fast-paced turns. There are also unique special cards like narwhal, gorilla, and groundhog, which require a specific action before slapping the pile. (For example, if the gorilla card is placed at any time, players must thump on their chests in a gorilla-like fashion before slapping).Average pricing at local bookstores and Amazon is $10.00.If you like the feeling of adrenaline and stinging hands, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza is for you!Poetry for Neanderthals (4+ players)
An elegant title for a not-so-elegant game. The objective of this one is to describe a phrase or idea by using only one-syllable words. Essentially, Must Speak Good Or Get Hit With Bad Stick. (Yes, the game does come with an inflatable club. No, it does not hurt.) After evenly dividing up your group into teams, you will have one person select a card from the pile and try to get their teammates to guess the word in simple vocabulary fashion. You have until the timer runs out to get through as many cards as possible. A person from the opposite team stands nearby ready with the stick of doom, ready to smite for any words spoken with more than one syllable. NOTE: Any cards you get bopped for will be subtracted from your final score.For example, if the word is Flying Saucer, you could say, “Big Plate in Sky. Weird Thing Come Out When It Land.”Average pricing at local bookstores and Amazon is $20.00.If speak less word sound fun, Poetry for Neanderthals is right up your alley!