Description
The funniest moment at a party is when someone has to describe words in a completely new way. Alias Party is a lively version of the classic game Alias in which players describe words to their teammates using other words, synonyms and opposites before the sand timer runs out. On party spaces ordinary describing is not enough, because a party card gives you a new and funny way to describe. The first team to reach the finish wins.
How to play Alias Party
The number of the space your team's pawn is on tells you which word on the card to describe. The describer turns the sand timer and starts describing while their teammates guess. When they guess the word, the describer takes the next card. The team has to guess the exact word, and the describer may not say any part of it. When the sand runs out, the team moves one space forward for every word guessed and one space back for every mistake and every skipped word.
If your pawn is on a party space, you turn over a party card before you start and read it out loud. The card says what the describer and the guesser have to do, and sometimes the other players too. If the team completes the task before the sand runs out, it moves for the words it guessed, then spins the arrow and moves another one to three spaces forward. You can also refuse the task and describe as usual, but then your pawn moves five spaces back.
Why you will like it
- Party cards bring new tasks to every game, from stories and emotions to unusual poses and famous people.
- When the sand runs out in the middle of a word, all teams can guess that last word, so everyone keeps listening closely.
- You can skip a word that is too hard, but it costs you a step back, so you have to decide quickly.
- A successful party task earns extra spaces set by the spinning arrow, so a bit of courage and silliness pays off.
Who is Alias Party for
The game is for four or more players aged 15 and up, and it plays best with six, eight, nine or twelve. A game takes about 45 minutes. The rules are simple, so it suits parties, celebrations and larger groups of adults. This is the Slovenian edition, so the words on the cards and the rules are in Slovenian.
What you might not like
The party tasks have you pulling faces and performing in front of others, so the game may not be the best fit for those who prefer quieter games and don't like being the centre of attention.
What's in the box
- game board with a spinning arrow
- 300 word cards
- 100 party cards
- 6 pawns
- sand timer
