Apples to Apples Kids
Match silly cards to a word on the table and convince the judge yours fits best.
Who it's for
You are playing with kids around seven and up and a few adults, and want a game where silly, creative matches beat knowing facts.
Not for you if…
You want a game with strategy or clever tactics. It depends on the judge's taste and the group's sense of humor.
Vibe's take
Loose, giggly and talky. There is no wrong answer, only funnier ones, and the judge's taste is the whole point.
About this game
Apples to Apples, rebuilt for younger players. The party-game format is the same: someone is the judge, everybody else plays the card from their hand that best fits the word on the table, and the judge picks a winner. What changes is the vocabulary – words that kids can understand, and nothing that makes an adult squirm while explaining it. The joy is in the arguments: is a hamster more terrifying than a thunderstorm? Grown-ups can play along happily, because the humor comes from how you justify your pick, not from edgy cards. A good family-table game for four to ten players where reading skills are enough and nobody needs to be a quiz champion.
Get it
By the numbers
Players
Duration
30 min
Ages 6+
Complexity
1.1 / 5 — Very LightBGG Rating
5.6/10
Rank #11,577
407 ratings
Published
2001
Language
Language essential
Designed by
Mark Alan Osterhaus, Matthew Kirby
Published by
Mattel, Inc., Out of the Box Publishing
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