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Speed Dating

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Speed Dating using characteristics cards - the game features cards "Women" with female characteristics from "participates in solstice ceremonies in the forest of Brocéliade" to "Bra size 95E" and cards "Men" with male characteristics from "does not drink alcohol" to "wears Hawaii shirts".

You have six cards with female characteristics and six cards with male characteristics; one player is the active player of the round. As the active player, you choose three cards from your hand, all male or female, and describe the resulting person as lively, creatively and convincingly as possible, including giving her/him a name. All other players now choose three cards from their hand and must present their candidate and convince the active player with their presentation that their choice is the best partner for the person presented by him. The active player then chooses the partner he thinks is best, the others guess who he will choose: On a signal all point to their selection and can point to themselves, too. If the active player cannot choose between two offers, he calls Ballotage and presents a fourth characteristic, the two other players involved also choose a fourth card. Who is chosen by the active player scores one point, as does the person who guessed the choice correctly. If you were chosen and pointed to yourself you score two points. If everybody was active player once, you win with the highest total score.

This game reminds me a bit of The Big Idea / Geile Idee, you praise your own selection to high heavens and hope that you succeed; a cute witty game for talented amateur actors and/or sales geniuses.

Players: 3-6

Age: 14+

Time: 45+

Designer: Bruno Faidutti, Nathalie Grandperrin

Artist: Giulia Ghigini, Pierre-Olivier Capéran

Price: ca. 20 Euro

Publisher: Letheia 2013

Web: www.letheia-games.com

Genre: Narrative, creative

Users: With friends

Version: fr

Rules: fr jp

In-game text: yes

Comments:

Witty topic

Good selection of characteristics

School French sufficient to play

Fun with the game depends on players

Compares to:

Once upon a Time, Big Idea and other narrative/sales games

Other editions:

Arclight, Japan, announced

Chance (pink): 1

Tactic (turquoise): 0

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 3

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 3

Interaction (brown): 3

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0