Ooga Booga

By Blue Orange Games
Price $12.99
Age 7+

This is the funniest party game we've seen in a very long time. If it doesn't have you in stitches, you either lack a sense of humor or are way too competitive. On the other hand, Ooga Booga is very much a competition, so either way you're in for a good time. Each player is dealt an equal number of cards. The first player flips over their top card and says the word written on it, for example, 'Kana,' and adds the word 'Ha!' while pointing at the player to their left to pass the challenge. That next player flips her top card, placing it so that it covers the word on the previous card before reciting both words, in order, finishing with Ha! (for example, 'Kana, Bo, Ha!'). As the word chain grows, so does the difficulty and the fun. To challenge a player thought to have made an error, players begin banging both fists on the table, chanting in unison, 'Pabo! Pabo! Pabo!' If indeed there was a mistake, the challenged player adds 3 cards to his pile. If the initial challenger was wrong, it is he who must add 3 cards. The fun escalates even further whenever any of 3 different action cards (bang your fist on the table, clap your hands, or stick out your tongue) comes into play. The action becomes part of the chain and must be performed in the proper order amidst the spoken words. The first player to use up all their cards, wins. There's only one thing left to say. 'Kana, Bo, Ooga, Grrr, Kiki, Ska, Yonka, Toto, Ha!' Which we're pretty sure translates to 'Good luck with that.' For 3 to 6 players.