Also, the unintentional humor factor is high. What you learn about the others at the table can be insightful. This also makes it much less likely to match players correctly. You’ll wait an hour for your turn, as each judge jots down 9 different answers and tries to match them all each round. In that setting, the game becomes a bit oppressive, in my view. I’ve played 2 and 1/2 hours to 3 hours and no one got near the end. This is not recommended, because it slows down the game to a crawl. I have played Loaded Questions at family reunions which have inluded as many as 10 players. This is one of the reasons it’s best not to have more than 6 players, because you otherwise are unlikely to ever determine a winner. If you have 3 opponents, you must correctly match all 3 during one answer phase. To win, a player must reach the “WIN!” space and then correctly match an answer to everyone at the table. The judge moves ahead 2x the number of correct answers.

For each correct answer, the player moves ahead two spaces. The players jot down what they think the judge will answer.

In this case, the judge jots down their answer. Reversal is played if a player lands on one of the reversal spaces on the board. The player whose answer was correctly chosen also moves ahead one spot. The judge often jots down a bit of the answer for memory purposes (to match them later), and then matches each player with an answer.įor each correct or matching answer, the judge is able to move their game piece ahead 1 square. This player reads off the answers in random order. The other players answer the question truthfully by writing on a Loaded Questions answer sheet, then turn in their answers to the person on the right of the judge. Depending on where it lands, they ask one of four different questions (based on category). They roll the die and move their game piece that many tiles. In my experience, children as young as 8 can play, though they might need some prompting or explanations with questions involving certain subjects.Īt the start of each round, one player is the judge. In the instructions, they say it takes about 3 minutes to learn to play. There are rules here.” Needless to say, the game works best if people provide truthful answers, and it could be considered cheating if you don’t. It’s caused several spats, and he’ll say “This isn’t Vietnam. I have a friend whose daughters like to give nonsense or silly answers and it drives their father crazy. The answer can be slightly vague or deceptive, but it should contain the truth. Everyone else answers a question truthfully. Loaded Questions lets you test your knowlege of other players. I’m getting a bit ahead of myself, though. I’ve always been a fan of the Legion of Superheroes, Superman, and Thor, but my favorite character in childhood was Green Lantern–he could do anything. Remember, it’s about our favorite childhood superhero. One friend of ours who will not shut up about Superman and Batman and even the Doom Patrol replied with Ghost Rider, whom he’s never mentioned. For instance, when we had the question “Who was your favorite comic book character in childhood?”, most of the group gave wildly different answers than expected. Not only does it provide a lot of laughs, but you actually learn something about people you might not otherwise know. In my mind, Loaded Question is one of the underrated games on the market. I’ll discuss later why I recommend limiting the number of competitors. It is possible, though not recommended, to play with larger groups.

The game was created by Eric Poses for 3 to 6 players. Loaded Questions is a question-based card game from All Things Equal publishing. Loaded Questions Has Added Fun to Many Family Reunions around My Household

Loaded questions game