A few weeks ago, I happened upon a press release about a game called Apples to Apples. Seems this game had been named the 19992000 Party Game of the Year by Games Magazine, and had also earned the Mensa select award for games. To be honest, these accolades werent exactly making me run towards this game. Many of the games that I play get honored with awards from time to time, but I think its safe to say that Call of Cthulhu is going to be up for Mensa select award the same year that Mr. Potato Head gets a lifetime achievement ribbon. So, I was a little apprehensive about this game from the start. And besides, what kind of name WAS Apples to Apples anyway? Fruit doesnt normally inspire one to think about action, excitement, or fun and if it does, typically you need psychiatric help. And yet, it got SOMEONES ttention..I needed to feed my curiousity.A multitude of different possible game designs ran through my head as I emailed Out of the Box Games for more information. Mark Alan Osterhaus, the lead designer of the game, very kindly sent me a reviewers copy Priority Mail which meant I recieved the game 4 or 5 days later. My next review will be on the US Post Office; watch for it, wont you?. The moment I opened the package and saw a picture of two dancing apples staring back up at me, I realized that Apples to Apples was not going to be anything like I had expected.

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