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This is a wonderful game that is good for competitive and collaborative groups alike. We first played on the collaborative mode and had such a fun time as one team trying to figure out how to best describe the secret word to the guesser - it was funny to see what each of us thought the other would get. Sometimes we were right - and sometimes... Not! This mode was very different than other Oatmeal games and really made us think (but in a good way) and collaborate without giving too much away. It was very refreshing and fun!

Once on competitive mode, it was more more "traditional Oatmeal" but still just as fun, with the competitive aspect of trying to make sure that you are more quick thinking than the other group. It is still a unique game that made us think and work together. We thought it was so fun, a new one to add into the rotation and we truly enjoyed every second of this game - regardless of the mode you play.

Hey, we already did a review, but we’ll do another because we REALLY have been enjoying this game. So we wish we could say 4.5 stars!! Anyhow, we love the “never say die” mentality you need to take when 2 of the early clues fail and you have to be perfect the rest of the game to win. VERY satisfying to battle back.

We play it with as few as 2 people, taking turns giving and guessing. Last night we played with 5 couples and had a blast with the girls vs the guys challenge. The Cooperative Mode is ideal for learning the game or for small numbers of players. But the Competitive Mode turns up the tension and the laughs. So fun!

I have only had the opportunity to play the game with three people, not four, so I have only played the "cooperative" version of the game, rather than "competitive" mode which requires four or more. Also, full disclosure, I did receive a free version of the game to playtest for review, but that has not affected the rating. I am reviewing it as though I had purchased it for $20.

The "cooperative" mode of the game, which requires three or more players, is moderately fun. You all essentially work as a team to get one member of the group to guess the word above their head, but you collectively only get one guess. However, there is no one that you are playing "against," just your own communication failures as a team, which leads to some hilarious moments of miscommunication and the occasional painful hindsight. This mode was simple enough to learn and fun for a couple rounds, but if this were the only mode, gameplay would get boring fast.

However, there is a competitive mode for four or more players where you split into teams, each of which has a guesser who are both trying to guess the same word. The same rules still apply, except this time, each team races to come up with a clue since only the first team to agree on one gets to offer it to their guesser. This adds a competitive flair and organic race against time as each time vies to come up with the best clue fastest (which would probably lead to more confusion for their guessers and hilarity over all). This mode seems much…