Watch “One Round Review - What's Halfway Between Peanut Butter & Star Wars?,” a board game review for One Round? from BoardGameCo on BoardGameVideo.
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What do the terms "work" and "banana" have in common? Perhaps the word "farmer"? What about "harvest"? And where does "fruit" fit in?
In the co-operative party game One Round?, you need to close the gaps in the word circle — quickly! — in order to win. The game is played with one hundred numbered cards on which you can write. Initially, three starting cards with the numbers 33, 66 and 100/0 are laid out in a circle, and each is labeled with a freely chosen starting word. Twelve of the remaining cards are placed face down in the middle of the table; these must be placed in the correct place in the circle over the course of the game.
On your turn, secretly look at the number on the top card, then think of a word that indicates the card's position among the cards on display. This requires quick creativity because you have only a short amount of time before the other players have to agree on a gap in the circle of words based on the tip. The more cards are laid down, the closer the distances between the numbers become and the more difficult it is to classify new cards correctly.
If the team places the last card correctly before it loses its three life markers, everyone wins.
One Round? includes a team variant so that players can compete against one another in groups, in addition to 28 entertaining challenges and word categories.
BGG Link - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436046/one-round
TimeStamps:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:04:32 - What I Like
0:06:27 - What I Don't Like
0:07:40 - What I Can See Others Not Liking
0:08:20 - Final Thoughts
0:09:01 - Recommendations
5.0 - My absolutely favorite games, I will rarely if ever turn down an opportunity to play these games.
4.5 - Oh my gosh, the absolute best games...but also I'm not always down to play them. For one reason or another these are just shy of perfect. Whether it's mechanics, length, brain burn whatever.
4.0 - This is where a game becomes recommended. Now I may or may not be in the mood, or even own it, especially considering other games. But a 4 is where we cross from good to great.3.5 - Really enjoyed, don't love it, will often lose out to better games, but there's a part of me that wants to own it/play it more.
3.0 - A good game, I enjoy playing it. But also if I never play it again I'm not losing any sleep over that.
2.5 - Wasn't the biggest fan. Wasn't the worst, but didn't feel like the best use of time. Would prefer not to play again but am willing to given the right circumstances.
2.0 - A game I don't want to play again. I'm not saying it isn't good, I'm saying I don't want to play it again regardless of circumstance.
1.5 - I did not like this game, do not want to play it, and think it's a fairly flawed game.
1.0 - I can't imagine rating a game this poorly ever. It would take something so abysmal I probably didn't get to even play it.
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