| If you are looking for a different type of family | | | | players to ride with you but at the last minute, move |
| board game, I'm going to share one with you that | | | | your chips to the answer you think is correct. |
| you might not have heard of. Maybe I'm just not | | | | Hopefully they had bet heavily and lose a bunch of |
| "with it" but I just discovered this game this past | | | | their chips. |
| Christmas when I was searching for a family type | | | | Strategy 3: Similar to strategy 2, if you are |
| game that would be fun for adults, yet easy enough | | | | knowledgeable in a certain subject and the other |
| for an 8 year old kid. | | | | players know that, purposely submit the wrong |
| The name of the game is Wits and Wagers by the | | | | answer and, again, bet heavily on your answer to lure |
| maker North Star Games. They are known for | | | | others in. Move your chips at the last minute. |
| making games that are quick to learn, that keep all | | | | Common Sense Strategy: Know how many chips |
| players involved all the time, and for keeping the | | | | each player has at the ending part of the game. If |
| games short (about 20 minutes). | | | | you are the chip leader and the (current) second |
| Here's a quick introduction. | | | | place player cannot catch up with you even if he/she |
| Basically everyone contributes a numerical answer, | | | | bet all their chips and won, do not risk your stack of |
| which are then spread across the board with | | | | chips. In other words, do not risk more than |
| corresponding payout odds for each answer. All | | | | necessary (this is a GREAT lesson applicable in life as |
| players then have 30 seconds to place a wager on | | | | well). |
| the answer they feel is correct (or closest to | | | | Tip: Write your name on your (erasable) white board |
| without going over). Seven rounds are played to | | | | so players know who to return the boards to (the |
| complete one game. The person with the most chips | | | | boards are color coded but names are easier to |
| wins. | | | | remember). |
| Strategy 1: If you don't have the slightest clue as to | | | | Tip: Use a count down timer that beeps instead of |
| what the answer might be, ride with the person you | | | | the sand timer that's included in the game. Usually |
| think probably knows the answer. In other words, | | | | everyone is so involved in the game that no one |
| place your bets where that person placed his/her | | | | watches the timer. |
| bet(s). If it is a football question, copy the person | | | | Tip: If you want to stir up a discussion on a particular |
| who you think is knowledgeable in football. | | | | subject or event, create your own (7) questions that |
| Strategy 2: With strategy 1 in mind, you can spurt | | | | are hard to guess exactly, but ones that the group |
| out a subtle bluff when the question is read. For | | | | might have some idea about. This is a sneaky way |
| example, if the question asks, "What percentage of | | | | for the host to surface his/her agenda. |
| American's pay their credit card bill in full?" You can | | | | Wits & Wagers 2nd Edition appeals to people |
| blurt out, "Ohhhhh, I just read about that last week...." | | | | who like games that require knowledge, to people |
| even though you have no clue what the answer is. | | | | who like gambling, and to people who like the party |
| You then bet heavily on your answer to lure other | | | | social type of games. |