Just One might just be a perfect party game. It honestly kind of blows me away. Here are some reasons why in no particular order:
1. Super flexible with player counts.
It says 3-7 on the box. 3 player games are fun, although miss some of the magic. 4 player games are good if you're up for a challenge. But 5-7 work just wonderfully. I've played games with more than 7 and it still works great, even up to 10 works great. Other games need more specific numbers*, but Just One really works fantastically with any count between 5-10, which is just so convenient.
2. Players can easily flow in and out of them game.
New player shows up at the party? Not a problem, they can hop in at any time.
Player gets a phone call? Not a problem, they can hop out at any time.
It is simply so easy for people to come and go and needed, which is incredibly nice for a party game.
3. Variable time length.
In the rulebook it gives a specific number of rounds to play, but you can really do however many you want. Only got 10 minutes? A-okay, give it a whirl for 10 minutes. Want to play for 40 instead? Go for it! This is yet another reason it is so easy to get to the table.
4. It's incredibly simple to explain.
It legit takes, like, less than a minute to explain. Such a good thing for a party game.
5. (Practically) all ages can understand and play.
Young? Middle-aged? Old-ish? Don't matter. I've seen all age ranges have a blast with this game.
6. It's simply fun.
Perhaps the most important of them all. It's just a lot of fun. Literally every individual I've introduced to this game has a great time. Literally every single one. Okay, I guess my gramps struggled understanding what was going on so he didn't have a great time, but besides that: Literally every single one.
Seriously, I swear this is the best party board game of all time. It blows me away. And it's sold at a very affordable $20-25 (amazon link here). Like, it's actually insane. If I had to name good qualities for a party game, Just One has every single one.
Is it even a game though?? Or just an activity?? Perhaps I shall have to write a different blog post about some thoughts on this fascinating ongoing discussion of what counts a game and what doesn't.
*See last week's blog post.
It won the Spiel Des Jahres, so yeah, I'd say it's a game.
ReplyDeleteI remember a four-player game of this where the word was "Tiger." Two people wrote down "Stripes" and so that word got knocked out, but I put "Hobbes" and they ended up guessing it.