Apples to Apples, Jewish Version is Now Available!

If you are Jewish, and like the game "Apples to Apples," you're going to love "Apples to Apples, Jewish Version"! I received an advance copy, and tried it out with my friends and family. Then, I played it with Jewish coworkers. Then, I could't stop playing it at every social gathering I went to! This game is a blast! I've been recommending it to my family and friends. Then I thought, hey, why not tell the world about it?

So, I'm telling you, this is great fun! Apples to Apples is a very fun party game, and here's how it's played:

The objective of the game is to make comparisons ala apples to apples that are accepted by the player who is the "judge" Each player gets a turn as
judge.
There are 2 type of cards that are used in the game:
Red Cards each featuring the name of a person, place, thing, or event.
Green Cards each featuring a characteristic of a person, place, thing, or event

Each player receives 7 red cards.

The judge turns over one of the green cards and the players have to select from their hands the red card they feel best matches/fits the particular
green card. The judge collects the cards and decides which one makes the best match. The "winner" is the player who has the most submissions chosen by the judge.

A lot of the fun with the game comes from the subjectivity involved in doing the judging and how good the players are at knowing the judge and being able
to read their personal characteristics and the way they think and arrive at decisions. You can probably recognize how this kind of game can lead to a
lot of discussion,laughs and debates about the "correctness" of the judge's choice. In a way, the winning of the game is almost secondary to that
aspect. (Whenever I've played it with my family, it's been that way!)

Here's an example of how this all works with the Jewish Version:

The judge turns up the green card "inspiring." In my hand I hold seven red cards: "Jewish Mothers," "Albert Einstein," "Hearing Kol Nidre," "Dancing the Hora," "Israel," "Latkes," and "My Rabbi." I have to guess which card the judge for this round would pick that best matches "Inspiring." The judge gets a red card from each of the other players, not knowing who turned in which card. Then the judge decides which card he likes the best to go with "Inspiring." Whoever turned in the card the judge picks wins the green card. Then, the player to the right becomes the judge, and all other players choose a red card to replace the one they threw. Whoever has the most green cards at the end of the game wins. It's really a hoot!

The most fun part of playing the game is the mix of card combinations possible, and the subjectivity of it all. The Jewish version is even more fun, because Jewish people will love the references to their way of life, with cards like "My Hebrew School," "Jewish Mothers," "Gefilte Fish," "Yiddish," and even "Paula Abdul" (bet you didn't know she was Jewish!).

You can get the game online at www.otb-games.com , and at many Judaica stores, as well as book stores in your area too. The otb website has lists of retail locations by zip code. In fact, if a store near you doesn't carry it yet, go ahead and request that they carry some!

Something else to know about the game is that it's "Shabbas-dik," meaning that Orthodox Jewish people, and those who follow the laws of Shabbat closely can even play it on Shabbat, because no writing or creating is necessary. It's a fun game to play on Shabbat afternoon, in fact!

Apples to Apples, Jewish Version would make a great Bar Mitzvah gift, birthday gift, housewarming gift, or just fun gift for any reason! Try it out for yourself!