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Availability: Usually
ships within 24 hours
Game Description:
This fast moving game promotes reading, vocabulary development,
thinking skills and social skills. It's great for home and classroom:
easy
to learn, sets up and cleans up quickly, it's flexible for different
group
sizes and playtimes, and it's fun!
APPLES to APPLES® JUNIOR+9
brings the award winning card and party game, APPLES to APPLES®,
to the entire family. This fast moving game promotes reading, vocabulary
development, and social skills. Younger players will delight in the
funny comparisons while expanding their vocabulary and thinking skills.
Easy to learn and fun to play, it sets up and cleans up quickly! Fast
moving and refreshing, it's the perfect game because it’s
flexible for kids, families and friends!
It's as easy as comparing "apples to apples" ... just open the box, deal
the cards, and you're ready for instant family fun! Each round is filled
with surprising comparisons from a wide range of people, places, things
and events. Select the card from your hand that you think is most like
the card played by the judge. If the judge picks your card, you win that
round.
In fact, everyone gets a chance to be the judge!
How To Play - Apples To Apples Junior 9+ - Game Rules
Contents:
216 Red Apple Cards
72 Green Apple Cards
Card Tray
Quick Play Rules
Teaches:
Reading, Vocabulary Development, Thinking Skills, and Social Skills.
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Improves
vocabulary |
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Each
card contains a different word or phrase |
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Adjectives and adverbs are presented with synonyms |
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The
wide range of words present unusual comparisons to consider, for
example, is Winnie the Pooh softer than peanut butter? |
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Reinforces and
expands general knowledge base |
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Covers a wide range people, places, things and events, including
holidays, sports, foods and children's literature, television
and movies |
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Definitions and other information is provided on the cards for
topics that might be unfamiliar |
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Promotes
interaction |
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Recommended for groups of 4 - 10 players |
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All
players are involved in every round |
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A
round takes less than two minutes (even players with short
attention spans stay involved) |
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Develops
positive relationships |
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Rotating role of judge allows all players to express themselves |
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Through their responses, players get to know each other better |
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Promotes self
esteem |
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Card
choices reflect the personality of the player (it could be
serious, humorous or personal) |
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As
judge, each player expresses their own choices and reasoning |
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Judges respond to the cards played without knowing who played so
the cards are judged, not the players |
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Encourages
higher level thinking |
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Clever and witty responses are often selected by the judges |
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An
effective strategy is to select words bases on knowledge of the
perspective of the judge, or a good guess as to how the judge
might respond |
Reviews:
"Apples to Apples encourages people to get to know one another's
ideas and feelings. It also encourages raucous teasing and fun!"
Gregory Lauzon, FamilyFun Magazine, USA
"A surefire winner!"
Sharon Navratil, Great American Toy Test, USA
"[Apples to Apples
Junior] will thoroughly tickle both kids and adults...
This fun card game lets all – young and old – be the judge!"
Catherine Newman, FamilyFun Magazine, USA
"It can get blindingly
funny!"
Bernie DeKoven,
DeepFUN.com, USA
"Top choice for exciting
new products at Ed Expo!"
Dealer Idea Session, NSSEA Ed Expo 2001, USA
"This game appeals to a
wide-range of game-playing enthusiasts of all ages . . . "
Mark Wiitter, American Mensa, USA
"Buy this entertaining
game, invite your friends over, and listen
to them say what a wonderful host you are!"
John J. McCallion, Games Magazine, USA
"This is a fast-moving
game that promotes reading, vocabulary, thinking and social skills. It's
great for home and classroom"
Stevanne Auerbach, PhD./Dr. Toy, Dr. Toy Awards, USA
"This is a game that
everyone will enjoy."
Stevanne Auerbach, PhD./Dr. Toy, Dr. Toy Awards, USA
"For thinking out of the
box, we give Apples to Apples Jr. an A+."
FamilyFun Magazine, USA |
