Apples to Apples: Family (2010)

About this game

A variant of Apples to Apples, presented in an apple-shaped box, that includes 'Apple tokens' in three colours: 20 green (1 point), 8 red (2 points), and 2 gold (3 points). Apples to Apples Family uses two decks of cards: Things and Descriptions. Each turn, the current referee selects a Description and other players try to pick, from the cards in their hands, the Things that best match that Description. The referee then chooses the Thing that appeals most and awards the round to the player who played it. When a player wins a round, they receive a random token. The first player to five points wins the game.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 4 to 16.
• Rules load. At 1.0/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.