Apples to Apples
Match a noun to an adjective and persuade the judge it's the best one.
Who it's for
You have a big, chatty group of mixed ages and want a game that is mostly an excuse to talk, like a friendlier cousin of Cards Against Humanity.
Not for you if…
You want skill to matter or you dislike subjective judging. A judge with odd taste can make the whole round feel arbitrary.
Vibe's take
Loud, chatty and judge-driven. There's almost no strategy, just reading the person with the power and enjoying the arguments afterward.
About this game
One person draws an adjective like hairy or smarmy, everyone else secretly plays the noun card from their hand that fits it best, and the judge of the round picks a winner. That's the whole game. The fun is not in the rules but in arguing for your pick, defending a hopelessly weak match, or realizing the judge's taste is stranger than you thought. The winning player becomes the next judge, and the first to collect enough adjective cards wins. Mass-market, loud, and low on strategy, it works because it makes everyone talk. Whether it's great depends entirely on your group: if you like banter, it's a hit; if you want to win by skill, look elsewhere.
Get it
Categories
By the numbers
Players
Duration
20–30 min
Ages 8+
Complexity
1.2 / 5 — Very LightBGG Rating
5.6/10
Rank #8,491
20k ratings
Published
1999
Language
Heavy text
Designed by
Matthew Kirby, Mark Alan Osterhaus
Published by
Pegasus Spiele, Mattel, Inc., (Unknown), Tactic, Out of the Box Publishing and 4 more
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