Sometimes You Need A Little Utter Nonsense In Your Life

Having a family game night is something that I grew up with. I loved it, even though sometimes a competitive relative/sibling would get upset and quit halfway through. I recently started this tradition with my children and have even, on occasion, been able to have my brother and his wife over to play games as well. We enjoy games that make us laugh or really build suspense while you're playing. As my children have grown, I have started gathering games that would include them as well. When asked to review Utter Nonsense, I jumped at the chance, it is a game I have been intrigued by and wanting to try for a while now. What better way to let you know that this game is a perfect holiday gift, than to try it out and tell you all about it?

Now, the rules of the game are as follows:

1. Start be selecting the initial Nonsense Judge, who is the person deemed to have the stinkiest feet.
2. The Nonsense Judge deals 7 Phrase Cards to each player, then selects an Accent Card from the top of the deck.
3. Once the Accent Card is revealed fro the round, players select one Phrase Card from their hand to say in the accent indicated, beginning with the player to the left of the Nonsense Judge, moving clockwise.
4. It's up to the Nonsense Judge to decide which player's phrase and accent combination is the funniest, and that player wins the round.
5. The winning player retains that round's Accent Card and becomes the Nonsense Judge for the following round.
6. Once a player wins 5 rounds, he or she wins the game.

I reviewed the Family Edition of the game (there is also a Naughty Edition), and a sample Holiday Pack filled with holiday themed accents and phrases (32 Cards in total). There was just something about my 9-year old son saying "What exactly is Nog?" in a Grinch type voice that had me convinced the game was worth it. After playing a few rounds with the Holiday Pack we moved on to the cards in the actual game box and played until ultimately my younger brother won. He has always been pretty decent at accents. All of mine kind of sounded like a Scottish Pirate... I obviously need some practice. The accents are plenty, with the Holiday Sample Pack including accents like: The Grinch, Rudolph, a Caroler, Buddy the Elf, a Mall Santa, and Mrs. Claus. The Family Edition includes far more accents, with a few being: A robot, a surfer, Grandma, a vampire, a baby, a nerd, or saying something like you're out of breath, or excited. Utter Nonsense Family Edition is for ages 8+, 4-20 players, and takes around 30 mins to complete a game. The family edition has 50 Accent Cards and 450 Phrase Cards. The combinations don't have to make sense and you don't have to be good at accents. I could see where a phrase can be altered by using jargon relating to the region or culture the accent originated from, so just make it your own and hope for the best!

Utter Nonsense would make a great gift for the holidays, but don't limit yourself to just the Christmas season, grab the game on your way to a friendly gathering or while your heading to a family get-together.

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