Toy Directory Review

Written by Emilie Hill

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Mom’s Impression
Wits & Wagers is well designed, catering to both the trivia fanatic (like myself) and the amateur gambler (like my husband). It comes with a neoprene rubber game mat, dry-erase answer cards and pens, question cards, poker chips and bet markers. All questions have a numerical answer, which players must write on the answer cards. The answer cards are then placed on the game mat in numerical order, with corresponding odds (2 to 1, 5 to 1, etc.) listed below. Players then place bets on the answer(s) they think are closest to, without going over, the correct answer. Winnings are paid both to the player who provided the correct answer and to any players who bet on that answer. Rounds consist of 7 questions and move very quickly, enabling several games to be played in a relatively short period of time.

What The Kids Did
Wits & Wagers is recommended for ages 10 and up, but bright younger players may be able to participate as well. I played with my husband, 12-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter. While her answers to the questions weren’t correct, she had no problem placing bets on the rest of our answers and managed to play quite well. We enjoyed her sometimes ridiculous answers and had fun learning the sometimes even more ridiculous correct answers.

What Mom Recommends
With a capacity for up to 21 players, Wits & Wagers would be a great staple game for dorms and sorority houses. The kids begged to play it again and again. I think my husband and I even had more fun than we anticipated. I highly recommend this game, and it’s easy to see why it has won several industry awards.

See the original review on the TD Monthly website.
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