The Contender

By Golden Bell Studios and Golden Games
Price $29.95
Age 10+

The ease with which this fabulously fun game flows and the frequency with which hilarity erupts makes The Contender one of the best party and family games we have seen in a long time! In each round, a topic is read aloud. Examples include Taxes, War, Poverty, Police Brutality, Civil Rights, Climate Change and lots of other things you're not supposed to talk about at social gatherings. Fear not, the only thing that ensues is fun! Players respond by reading three Argument Cards from their hand, stringing statements together and filling in blanks with the given topic in such a way as to produce the best (in most cases, the funniest) argument. The cards are so well devised that the results are invariably lighthearted and often hysterically funny. The Moderator, who changes with each round, then chooses his or her favorite candidate based on the arguments, awarding them that round's topic card. The player who collects the most topic cards by end of game wins. Includes 40 Topic Cards, 460 Argument Cards and easy-to-learn rules. For 3 or more players!