Read Time:1 Minute, 24 Second
Players: 2 to 6 (or up to six teams)
Playing Time: About five minutes per round
If you can think fast — and creatively — under pressure, then Scattergories is your game. Each player is given a card that lists twelve categories — like boy’s name, city, and things that are cold. Then the twenty-sided die is rolled to reveal a letter. Let’s say it’s O. Players then race against the timer to come up with a word in each category listed that starts with the letter rolled. For instance, your answers for the sample categories could be Oliver, Oklahoma City, and orange juice.
When time’s up (after three minutes), the players take turns giving their answers. Players get one point for every unique answer. But if someone else in the group has the same answer, no one gets the point.
Even though I’m not one for competitive games (i.e., games that require more thought and/or skill than, say, UNO), Scattergories is one of my favorites — and it’s become a favorite at our house. Whenever we have friends over, it ends up finding its way into the living room. And if we have more than six people, we pair up and play with teams (which, if you ask me, is even more fun — not to mention more competitive and, well, silly).
That game shelf in your hall closet isn’t complete without a big, red Scattergories box. Just add snacks (I recommend a bag of Doritos and a big bowl of jellybeans — you need both salty and sweet, you know), and you’ve got yourself a fully-interactive alternative to Saturday night movie night.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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