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Is this just Apples to Apples except all the cards are Family Guy jokes?
by evan_ 13y ago
Is this just Apples to Apples except all the cards are Family Guy jokes?
- azylman 13y agoNo, it's Apples to Apples except fun.
- ImprovedSilence 13y agoyeah, it's a pretty hilarious game. Especially when combined with copious amounts of beer and the right kind of friends. I think this actually shows that there may be a big market for non-politically correct games and "stuff" that big burdened corporations won't touch, but the market would be more than willing to gobble up.
- SippinLean 13y ago"Pixelated bukkake?!? Sooooooooo random XD"
- qu4z-2 13y agoSorry, what?
- lenkendall 13y agoComparing this game to Apples to Apples isn't really fair because the genius isn't in the formula (which is really basic) but in the content.
- dlhavema 13y agoso you could say it's like comparing Apples to Oranges?
- lenkendall 13y agoBadumpcha
- UnoriginalGuy 13y agoThey aren't really "family guy jokes." Many of them are "I'm going to hell for saying this" jokes. Things that network television cannot air. I won't even repeat many of them here for fear of getting shadow banned.
- eli_gottlieb 13y agoOk, substitute to "South Park jokes". Same deal.
- saraid216 13y agoIf you weren't aware, Family Guy is a fairly popular low-brow humor cartoon TV show. It's in the same category as The Simpsons or South Park.
- AnIrishDuck 13y agoIf you haven't played cards against humanity, many of the cards run roughshod over subjects that would give network execs heart attacks. From my experience the average CaH session is an order of magnitude more crass than anything on network television.
- evan_ 13y agowhat's an example
- kefka 13y agoBut the funniest jokes from these cards aren't from potty language, but from the following: We had about 10 players, I read the card. _____. High five bro. Players played what they thought was funny. One person put down the card, "Battlefield amputation" I read it, deadpan. "Battlefield amputation. High five bro.".... And in the course of 5 seconds, we all just realized how wrong that was. One lady laughed for a good 5 minutes for that card response.
- daeken 13y ago
- Recoil42 13y agoIt's Apple to Apples except all the cards are hilarious (and yes, obscenely vulgar), rather than just [random boring pop culture reference].
- Symmetry 13y agoSimilar, but you're matching words into phrases rather than adjectives with nouns.
- obviouslygreen 13y agoYeah, basically toilet humor. Granted, a lot of it is funny, but it's the non-family-friendly version (not that Apples to Apples is all that family-friendly once my family starts playing, and I'm sure that's the same with many others, but at least it has the potential to avoid offending most people's delicate sensibilities). This is the juvenile dorm room version (which makes sense, as that's what they created it for in the first place).
- king_jester 13y agoEssentially yes. The game is massively unplayable for a lot of different kinds of people due to the really triggering nature of the card content (rape jokes, pedophilia, racism, sexism, etc.). A lot of people find that content to be one of its virtues, but I've generally found that only certain kinds of people really enjoy CAH (read: white men).
- endtime 13y agoI've played with white women (and one Hispanic woman) who also enjoyed it. I've never seen anyone not enjoy the game. Most of the people I've played with are Jews, and the presence of cards like "Auschwitz" and "Nazis" isn't a problem. The game is only really unplayable for people who take themselves too seriously.
- oblique63 13y agoDitto. Even if it was just mostly a jab at the stereotypical 'American white male' stereotype, I'm really not fond of people depicting 'minorities' like me (and women) like poor overly sensitive PC types. If anything, it's probably less likely to offend minorities, cause a lot of other countries really aren't so paranoid about being PC like the US is. I mean, there is a fine line between dark humor and offensiveness, but we'll let you know when you cross it; please don't speak for everyone.
- cllns 13y agoI don't think the original commenter did anything to depict you as over sensitive, nor were they attempting to speak for anyone else.
- oblique63 13y agoIt implied people that don't fall under the white male demographic can't laugh at things like this, which is still not true. I mean yeah, people have different senses of humor and all that, but it came out in a way that made it sound like it would be interpreted as offensive instead of just "meh". Though I admit, I don't actually think the OP's comment was even that bad (like I said, it sounded more like just a jab at the 'white male' creators); but I do see this general trend that I'm talking about a lot, so I figured it might be helpful to bring it up.
- eli_gottlieb 13y agoMore "South Park jokes", but yeah. I swing back and forth on which one I like better. Cards Against Humanity is fun because it lets you come out and say truly horrible things. Apples to Apples is fun because it lets you imply truly horrible things in really creative ways. At its best (read: I am indeed a horrible person), either one is like drawing a smiley face on Hitler.
- Fishkins 13y ago> Cards Against Humanity is fun because it lets you come out and say truly horrible things. Apples to Apples is fun because it lets you imply truly horrible things in really creative ways. To each their own, but this is precisely why I hate Cards Against Humanity. It ruins the joke by being too blunt and predictable.
- YokoZar 13y agoI went through my collection of Cards Against Humanity and removed all the "not subtle" cards that are basically trying to be puerile. The game is a lot better, and I can now fit the good parts of the game + expansions into the original box.
- TheSOB88 13y agoYou're a cool dude, and I respect your actions.
- eli_gottlieb 13y agoMuch of the time, I actually prefer Apples to Apples for just that reason.
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- lowboy 13y agoPretty much. My friends found that the game wore very quickly compared to Apples to Apples. Pick the most offensive one, it'll win. Down to luck really.
- narohi 13y agoPerhaps this is out of the norm, but winning isn't relevant in the groups with which I have played the game. Laughing and having a good time until we are humored out is usually the point (we don't even keep score).
- Falling3 13y agoMy wife calls Apples to Apples the Cards Against Humanity for grandmas. (Her grandma really likes Apples to Apples)