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Anomia
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    Anomia

    # ANPR
    $16.99

    Anomia: [uh-NO-mee-uh] - Noun - 1) A problem with word finding or recall. 2) Chaos. 3) The game where common knowledge becomes uncommonly fun!

    Anomia plays off the fact that our minds are positively brimming with all sorts of random information; things to eat, pop songs, websites, etc...

    Sure, under normal circumstances, it's easy enough to give an example of a frozen food, or a dog breed; but you will find that your brain works a little differently under pressure!

    The directions are simple. Draw a card from the center pile and flip it over. Does the symbol on your card match one on another player's card? If so, you must quickly face-off with the other player by giving an example of the person, place, or thing on their card before they can do the same for yours. If you blurt a correct answer out first, you win their card and drawing continues. Sounds simple, right? Wrong!

    Wild cards allow unlike symbols to match, increasing the number of things you must pay attention to. Cascading face-offs can occur when you hand over a lost card revealing a new top card on your play pile. All this adds up to a high-energy, hilarious play experience where everyone is involved at all times.

    Easy to learn, fun to play over and over again, Anomia will have any group of friends, family, even perfect strangers, shouting and laughing out loud as they try to beat each other to the punch!

    Players: 3-6 players, Ages 10 and up.
    Goal: To win the most cards by facing-off with other players.
    Cards: 2 decks. Each deck has 92 unique playing cards and 8 Wild Cards.
    Duration: One round lasts about 30 minutes. Two rounds are suggested.
    Vibe: It can be your turn at any time and anyone can be your opponent!

    2-PLAYERS
    It's definitely possible to play Anomia with only two players, and it's pretty fun too. First, we suggest you make yourself familiar with how a three to six player game works. Once you understand that, you can start a two player game by simply having each player maintain two separate Play Piles.

    When it's your turn, draw a card from either Draw Pile, and quickly flip it face up on either of your play piles. If the symbol on your drawn card matches one of your opponent’s symbols, then you must face off with your opponent, just like in a three to six player game.  However, if the symbol on the card you draw matches the top card in your own (second) play pile, then EITHER player may attempt to give an answer for the newly drawn card.  Whoever gets a correct answer out first wins the Face-Off (and the card).

    MULTI-ANSWER VERSION
    Consider upping the ante by requiring players to name two or three examples (your choice) for each Face-Off. Instead of just blurting out a single answer, you must be the first to blurt out two (or three) correct answers.

    TEAMS
    Got more than 6 people? You can team up with another player and share a Play Pile. Potentially you could have as many as 12 people playing at once, 2 people to each team.

    CHARADE-ANOMIA
    I'll admit that we haven't quite worked this one out fully. That said, we have a hunch that incorporating a Charades element into Anomia could make things pretty interesting, and quite funny as well.

    The basic idea is that, instead of shouting out your answer, you must act it out to anyone who is not your opponent. The first player to get someone else to shout out a correct answer wins the Face-Off.  You will need to get another player to guess an example of something based on your opponent’s card. All the standard rules of Charades apply here, as well as the standard Anomia rules.
     

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      WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
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    Product Specifications
    • Brand: Everest Toys.
    • Item Number: ANPR.
    • Manufacturer Number: ANOMIA.
    • UPC: zzzwebanpr.
    • Recommended for ages : 10 to 13+.
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