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Show HN: The Physical, Manufactured Party Game I Made In Only 12 Weeks

16 points by lesinski 13y ago

stevekemp 13y ago
So this is a combination of "Call my bluff[1]", using terms from the urban dictionary? Might be fun, but it seems like a game that has a low replay value to me. 1 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_My_Bluff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_My_Bluff
- JoeAltmaier 13y ago
  Party games need have no replay value. You buy them, play them at the party, shove them in a drawer.
  - mildtrepidation 13y ago
    This makes sense only if you only ever go to one party where games are played or don't mind wasting $20-30 every time you want to play a game at a party...
    - JoeAltmaier 13y ago
      Don't be silly. I go to parties with about the same crew most of the time, so replay value is not too desirable. And $20 is too much for a party game? How much does the food/drink cost? $30 is trivial, yes I do spend that on every party thank you.
      - kaoD 13y ago
        > I go to parties with about the same crew most of the time, so replay value is not too desirable I'd say then it's even more desirable. I lost count on how many parties I've played Munchkin.
psuter 13y ago
Congratulations! It's Fictionary for slang, as far as I can tell? I would be worried about the size of the dictionary and replayability. A real dictionary never runs out of obscure words.
- sokoloff 13y ago
  It's the curation that adds the value. Random words from a dictionary, uncurated, is not nearly as much fun.
  - lesinski 13y ago
    Bingo!
paul_f 13y ago
This sounds like Balderdash. http://www.amazon.com/Mattel-B9176-Balderdash-Game/dp/B000096RBO http://www.amazon.com/Mattel-B9176-Balderdash-Game/dp/B00009...
- iamben 13y ago
  It's exactly the same from reading through, except rather than obscure/old words, it's using slang. That said, I expect it's pretty fun to play - Balderdash is the only game we constantly come back to, every Christmas, without fail. Good luck to them!
  - ultramundane828 13y ago
    Balderdash is definitely great. I'm thinking that this is to Balderdash as Cards Against Humanity is to Apples To Apples. (At least from my understanding. I haven't played Cards Against Humanity.)
JeremyMorgan 13y ago
Very cool. Was expecting the jump to conclusions mat, but this looks fun. I have noticed that going old school like this at parties is way fun. Apples to Apples is pretty awesome at a party, I'm gonna give this game a shot.
aleyan 13y ago
This game is to Balderdash as Cards Against Humanity is to Apples to Apples. There seems to be a trend of taking classic games and putting up dirty clones of them on indiegogo. Not a bad thing, just an observation. I suppose they are filling a niche that the original game manufacturer can't pursue because it would damage their image to put out a game with naughty ideas. PS. I would like to hear what actually went into making a physical manufactured party game in only 12 weeks. EDIT: ultramundane828 expressed the same sentiment as me slightly before me. Having played cards Cards Against Humanity, it does innovate a little grammatically over Apples to Apples by replacing adjective cards with Mad Lib cards.
- lesinski 13y ago
  OP here. Thanks for the analogy! To answer your PS: 1) rapidly playtesting over email and remotely with folks I'd never met 2) finding a supplier who could do the whole game quickly in the US -- though I had to pay a premium for that and make some sacrifices 3) having a plan and re-prioritizing it practically daily (sorry for the delay here-- my darn noprocrast settings locked me out!)

16 points by lesinski 13y ago

So this is a combination of "Call my bluff[1]", using terms from the urban dictionary? Might be fun, but it seems like a game that has a low replay value to me. 1 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_My_Bluff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_My_Bluff

JoeAltmaier 13y ago
Party games need have no replay value. You buy them, play them at the party, shove them in a drawer.
- mildtrepidation 13y ago
  This makes sense only if you only ever go to one party where games are played or don't mind wasting $20-30 every time you want to play a game at a party...
  - JoeAltmaier 13y ago
    Don't be silly. I go to parties with about the same crew most of the time, so replay value is not too desirable. And $20 is too much for a party game? How much does the food/drink cost? $30 is trivial, yes I do spend that on every party thank you.
    - kaoD 13y ago
      > I go to parties with about the same crew most of the time, so replay value is not too desirable I'd say then it's even more desirable. I lost count on how many parties I've played Munchkin.

psuter 13y ago

Congratulations! It's Fictionary for slang, as far as I can tell? I would be worried about the size of the dictionary and replayability. A real dictionary never runs out of obscure words.

sokoloff 13y ago
It's the curation that adds the value. Random words from a dictionary, uncurated, is not nearly as much fun.
- lesinski 13y ago
  Bingo!

paul_f 13y ago

This sounds like Balderdash. http://www.amazon.com/Mattel-B9176-Balderdash-Game/dp/B000096RBO http://www.amazon.com/Mattel-B9176-Balderdash-Game/dp/B00009...

iamben 13y ago
It's exactly the same from reading through, except rather than obscure/old words, it's using slang. That said, I expect it's pretty fun to play - Balderdash is the only game we constantly come back to, every Christmas, without fail. Good luck to them!
- ultramundane828 13y ago
  Balderdash is definitely great. I'm thinking that this is to Balderdash as Cards Against Humanity is to Apples To Apples. (At least from my understanding. I haven't played Cards Against Humanity.)

JeremyMorgan 13y ago

Very cool. Was expecting the jump to conclusions mat, but this looks fun. I have noticed that going old school like this at parties is way fun. Apples to Apples is pretty awesome at a party, I'm gonna give this game a shot.

aleyan 13y ago

This game is to Balderdash as Cards Against Humanity is to Apples to Apples. There seems to be a trend of taking classic games and putting up dirty clones of them on indiegogo. Not a bad thing, just an observation. I suppose they are filling a niche that the original game manufacturer can't pursue because it would damage their image to put out a game with naughty ideas. PS. I would like to hear what actually went into making a physical manufactured party game in only 12 weeks. EDIT: ultramundane828 expressed the same sentiment as me slightly before me. Having played cards Cards Against Humanity, it does innovate a little grammatically over Apples to Apples by replacing adjective cards with Mad Lib cards.

lesinski 13y ago
OP here. Thanks for the analogy! To answer your PS: 1) rapidly playtesting over email and remotely with folks I'd never met 2) finding a supplier who could do the whole game quickly in the US -- though I had to pay a premium for that and make some sacrifices 3) having a plan and re-prioritizing it practically daily (sorry for the delay here-- my darn noprocrast settings locked me out!)