Front Page

Content

Authors

Game Index

Forums

Site Tools

Submissions

About

You May Also Like...

O
oliverkinne
December 14, 2023
Hot

Mycelia Board Game Review

Board Game Reviews
O
oliverkinne
December 07, 2023

River Wild Board Game Review

Board Game Reviews
O
oliverkinne
November 30, 2023
J
Jackwraith
November 29, 2023
O
oliverkinne
October 09, 2023
O
oliverkinne
October 06, 2023

Outback Crossing Review

Board Game Reviews
O
oliverkinne
October 05, 2023
O
oliverkinne
October 02, 2023

Forests of Pangaia Review

Board Game Reviews
O
oliverkinne
September 29, 2023

Bagh Chal Review

Board Game Reviews
AL
Andi Lennon
September 28, 2023
O
oliverkinne
September 25, 2023

Castle Panic Review

Board Game Reviews
GS
Gary Sax
June 21, 2023
Hot
O
oliverkinne
June 09, 2023
Hot
O
oliverkinne
June 02, 2023
Hot

Ahoy Board Game Review

Board Game Reviews
O
oliverkinne
May 26, 2023

Village Rails Review

Board Game Reviews
O
oliverkinne
May 19, 2023

The Spill Board Game Review

Board Game Reviews

Extra Credit Critic - Anomia Card Game Review

Hot
LS Updated May 13, 2020
 
4.0
 
0.0 (0)
8527 0
Anomia Card Game

Game Information

Game Name
Publisher
Designer
Players
3 - 6
There Will Be Games

Anomia is a hilarious, fast paced card game that will entertain people of all ages.

Anomia consists of players taking turns drawing cards from a deck that sits in the middle of the playing area and placing those cards face up in front of themselves. Each card has a category on it, such as “Pie Flavor” or “Mythological Creature.”  They also have symbols on them, like a brown asterix or two purple lines. When two players have cards in front of them that have the same symbol on them, it becomes a “Face Off.” This means that, going with the example from before, the player who has the "Mythological Creature" card would have to say a pie flavor like “chocolate cream” before the other person, who has the "Pie Flavor" card, can say “Pegasus” or “Minotaur.” Whoever wins the face off gets the other person’s card to put in a pile of their own off to the side and when the deck is depleted the person with the most cards wins the game. 

However easy this may seem, it is most definitely not. I guarantee that the moment you get into a Face Off, the most basic knowledge will magically disappear from your brain. This makes for some funny situations ranging from two people screaming gibberish at each other in the hopes that something to do with the category will come out, to a perfectly capable adult yelling “Job!” when asked to name an occupation. Although it’s fun no matter what, I especially recommend playing with the same people multiple times because it can often lead to some great inside jokes. For example, I have a friend who called it the gnome game once and now that’s what everyone in my family calls it.

Another particularly amusing anomaly of Anomia is that, the vast majority of the time, kids will beat adults. Whether that is because kids are quicker or have better memories, it makes for a significant ruffling of many parents' competitive sides.

There are also wild cards in the deck to mix things up and a few extra decks that you can buy in a party pack if you get bored of the two in the regular version. Overall, I highly recommend this game, but warning, do not play it in a library!


Editor reviews

1 reviews

Rating 
 
4.0
Anomia Card Game
LS

About Extra Credit Critic

Extra Credit Critic features board game reviews and articles written by students (under 18) and published with permission from the student's parent(s).

Please show your support for these young writers and board gamers by leaving age appropriate comments.

If you are interested in submitting an Extra Credit Critic Review, please message us by clicking on the the red message icon in the upper corner of this box.  

About Extra Credit Critic

Extra Credit Critic features board game reviews and articles written by students (under 18) and published with permission from the student's parent(s).
Please show your support for these young writers and board gamers by leaving age appropriate comments.


If you are interested in submitting an Extra Credit Critic Review, please message us by clicking on the the red message icon in the upper corner of this box.  

User reviews

There are no user reviews for this listing.
Already have an account? or Create an account
Log in to comment

engineer Al's Avatar
engineer Al replied the topic: #310227 12 May 2020 12:26
Great review Lucy. Thanks!
Nodens's Avatar
Nodens replied the topic: #310231 12 May 2020 13:23
'Job'. Hilarious. Great writing!
WadeMonnig's Avatar
WadeMonnig replied the topic: #310244 12 May 2020 22:15
Great job Lucy! My kids love this game. I always call it the polite persons worst nightmare where you try not to interrupt the other player as they stumble for a word. Great party fun!
Erik Twice's Avatar
Erik Twice replied the topic: #310247 13 May 2020 04:07
I don't know where this extra credit critic thing comes from but I love it! I think learning more about criticism can help students frame the world a bit better.

I appreciate that it's listed like a normal article, with the author's name and everything.
AnomiaPress's Avatar
AnomiaPress replied the topic: #310431 18 May 2020 16:40
Hey Lucy, this is Andrew Innes, I'm the creator of Anomia. Thanks so much for your review, I loved it!
Lucy Sabian's Avatar
Lucy Sabian replied the topic: #312461 24 Jul 2020 23:42
Thanks Al!
Lucy Sabian's Avatar
Lucy Sabian replied the topic: #312462 24 Jul 2020 23:44
Thanks so much!