Talk:Apples to Apples

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Blank cards

There is no mention of the blank red cards in this article. Blank cards are awesome because you can write down any noun on them, and it's usually best to write down something that will apply game after game after game. For example, if the game is owned and played by students at a certain college, they can make one of the blank cards bear their school's name.128.237.246.138 04:09, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'll add it! --Defender 911 12:10, 15 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Focus

Looking at the first section of this article, I figured it must be primarily about the awards this game has won. It might make sense to make the beginning a little more of an overview, and a little less of an advertisement. 71.191.70.185 (talk) 16:37, 29 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There is no "Roblox Edition"

I saw the page and I just went "oh god" and edited it quickly. Some stupid kid from Roblox didn't know alexnewtron's port to the sandbox game was UNOFFICIAL. I edited it, though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.47.114.61 (talk) 17:06, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

== Dixit uses a completely different mechanic than Apples to Apples. I deleted it from the references.

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Rules

==Rules==

Each player is dealt seven "red apple" cards (and in newer versions, five) to make up their starting hand. On each card is printed a noun or noun phrase (both proper and common nouns are used), or occasionally a gerund.

The game is played in rounds with one player acting as the "judge" in each round. The judge for the round draws a "green apple" card on which is printed an adjective ("scary", "frivolous", "patriotic", etc.), and places it face-up on the table for everybody to see. Then each player other than the judge chooses a red apple card from their hand that they think is the best "match" for the chosen green apple card, and places it face-down. The judge shuffles the red apple cards, reads them aloud. Without the players revealing which red card is theirs, the judge decides which is the "best match" for the green apple card.

The player who submitted the chosen red apple card wins the round, and takes the green apple card to signify their win. All players then draw a get red apple card to replace the one played in the previous round. The role of "judge" may pass to another person (generally passing to the next player to the left, though some rules have the round's winner becoming the next "judge"). Some editions of the game suggest automatically rejecting the last redcard played in each round from consideration, to encourage players to play their cards more quickly.

The winner of the game is the first player to accumulate four green cards (or alternatively, the player with the most green cards after a set number of rounds).

Variations

The game's structure is very flexible and affords for an array of possibilities for custom rules. The official rules suggest a series of these alternate rules to add variety to the gameplay:

Apple Potpourri: The red cards are selected by each player in hope they will match a green card which is revealed after the red cards are played.
Apple Traders: On each turn, after drawing a new seventh card, each player selects one red card from their hand to pass to the player on their left.
Apple Turnovers: The roles of red and green cards are reversed, with players using adjectives to describe the given noun. This can be stymied by the relatively low number of green cards in the game.
Apples Eye View: The judge must pick a red card based upon the point of view of somebody or something else (e.g. a house cat, Rush Limbaugh, a speck of dust, etc.). The player to the left of the judge determines what point of view the judge must use for that round.
Baked Apples: After each player plays one card, the judge lays them face up and, instead of announcing the winner, identifies the non-winning cards first, each time explaining why it was not selected. The role of judge passes on to the winner of each round.
Big Apples: Two or more players boasting that the judge will pick their card can agree to each wager one of their already-won green cards. If the judge does not pick one of their red apple cards, the wagered cards are forfeited to the bottom of the card stack.
Crab Apples: The winner is the red card which least matches the green card (i.e. the most unlike that adjective).
2 for 1 Apples: The judge turns over two green cards to start the round. Each player selects the red card from his or her hand that is best described by both green cards. The winner gets both green apple cards.
Infinite Apples: Rather than playing to a set number of green cards, play stops whenever the players feel like stopping. The winner is the one with the greatest number of green cards.
Apple Timers: Rather than playing to a set number of green cards, play stops when a certain time limit has been reached. This is sometimes coupled with time limits on each round, for both playing red cards and for judging. The winner is the player with the most green cards.

Official distributions

=== Official distributions ===

Below is a list of currently available distributions of Apples to Apples:

Party Box - a combination of the original game and the first two "Expansion Sets"
Party Crate - a premium version of the Party Box in a wooden box packaging.
Party Box Expansion One - a combination of the original "Expansion Sets" 3 and 4
Party Box Expansion Two
Junior
Kids
Bible Edition
Jewish Edition
Junior Jewish Edition
German Edition
Yiddish Edition
Disney Edition
British Isles Edition
Spanish edition: Manzanas con manzanas
To Go - a portable version that includes all new cards.
Family Edition
Sour Apples to Apples - a variant in which the judge also chooses a "worst" answer. That player is given a punishment for the next round as determined by an included "spinner". All of the cards in this version are dual-purpose and contain a red half (noun) and green half (adjective) to be used depending on which role the card is used in.
Big Picture Apples to Apples- a variant in which the red cards are pictures

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Age range

Although the official age range may be 12+, a 4 year old can get away with putting down a random card and still win and feel part of the game. Edenuk (talk) 10:42, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

We publish what reliable sources say about a topic; has an RS commented on this? DonIago (talk) 14:22, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]