In Anomia, Naming a Pet is easy…
…but can you do it before someone else names a Chocolate Bar?
Anomia plays off the fact that our minds are positively brimming with all sorts of random information: things to eat, pop songs, websites, etc… Sure, under normal circumstances, it’s easy to give an example of a frozen food or a dog breed, but you’ll find that your brain works a little differently under pressure!
You simply flip a card from the deck over onto your stack (face out so everyone else sees it first).
Then, if the symbol on that card matches a symbol on top of another players card stack, a battle of speed begins!
Each player has to name something in thre category showing on the on the other player’s card. The first player to get it right wins that card into their score pile.
Then, the losing player may end up revealing another card which may chain with someone elses card…
Wildcards let non-matching symbols pair making it harder to instantly spot a match for your card.
One issue is that someone can take your only card and leave you without one for an entire round. Then, on your next turn, it can happen again.
But, this is a lot more fun to play (or watch) than it sounds. You get some rather silly answers and players rush to say something first such as ‘Stewart’ for Pie-Filling or ‘Hedgehog’ for Bird.
Still not sold? Trust me, give it a go!
Anomia Update June 2018
So, I really enjoyed this, then it got played to death. It was out every game meeting and due to the large player count it means that you had to play or sit and do nothing.
The worst part is, people were memorising standard answers to the cards so they were prepared for pretty much everything. These were, of course, also the people that wanted to play it all the time which made it boring for the rest of us.
Shame as it’s an enjoyable game, it just got really tired really fast.
Now if I want to quickly name a word I will play The Chameleon. It’s a bluffing game rather than a word game but it’s much better.
Jesta ThaRogue