Comments on: Tie One On: A Review http://critical-hits.com/2007/03/12/tie-one-on-a-review/ The Journal of Gamer Culture Tue, 22 May 2012 17:14:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: susan http://critical-hits.com/2007/03/12/tie-one-on-a-review/#comment-59447 susan Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:39:47 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=682#comment-59447 I love this game EXCEPT for the board. It is so easy to end up moving the wrong way. It's not a path. I actually had the good fortune to play a prototype of this game and it was so much more fun. This game is hard to find now in part I think because the name makes it sound like a drinking game. I love this game EXCEPT for the board. It is so easy to end up moving the wrong way. It’s not a path. I actually had the good fortune to play a prototype of this game and it was so much more fun. This game is hard to find now in part I think because the name makes it sound like a drinking game.

]]> By: The Game http://critical-hits.com/2007/03/12/tie-one-on-a-review/#comment-59446 The Game Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:25:08 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=682#comment-59446 I assume, since it's a Hasbro game, the designer's name is not on the box. According to BGG, Peter Sarrett designed it, who also did the excellent "Time's Up!" I assume, since it’s a Hasbro game, the designer’s name is not on the box. According to BGG, Peter Sarrett designed it, who also did the excellent “Time’s Up!”

]]> By: Original Sultan http://critical-hits.com/2007/03/12/tie-one-on-a-review/#comment-59445 Original Sultan Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:51:27 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=682#comment-59445 One of the cards DID say "Coyote Ugly Saloon". In fact all of the example words used in the review were drawn directly from cards from the game. I would have included other ridiculous examples but could not due to lack of space. For instance: "Sir Paul McCartney". Not Paul McCartney. SIR Paul McCartney. One phrase I recall was "as warm as toast". In fact, as I recall, there was even the odd quote or two thrown in there, such as "'Allrighty then!'". One of the cards DID say “Coyote Ugly Saloon”. In fact all of the example words used in the review were drawn directly from cards from the game. I would have included other ridiculous examples but could not due to lack of space. For instance: “Sir Paul McCartney”. Not Paul McCartney. SIR Paul McCartney. One phrase I recall was “as warm as toast”. In fact, as I recall, there was even the odd quote or two thrown in there, such as “‘Allrighty then!’”.

]]> By: drscotto http://critical-hits.com/2007/03/12/tie-one-on-a-review/#comment-59444 drscotto Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:21:49 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=682#comment-59444 This game sounds fun! But I don't think I'd play it without a few modifications. For example, if one of the cards actually said "Coyote Ugly Saloon," it would be ridiculous to not just accept "Coyote Ugly" as a correct answer. Losing points/games (if it is close) on lame technicalities is dumb. I'll have to try it and decide how I best like playing! This game sounds fun! But I don’t think I’d play it without a few modifications.

For example, if one of the cards actually said “Coyote Ugly Saloon,” it would be ridiculous to not just accept “Coyote Ugly” as a correct answer. Losing points/games (if it is close) on lame technicalities is dumb.

I’ll have to try it and decide how I best like playing!

]]> By: drscotto http://critical-hits.com/2007/03/12/tie-one-on-a-review/#comment-59443 drscotto Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:18:19 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=682#comment-59443 A chrysanthemum is a flower (more or less - I won't get into the technical botanical stuff). Geez.... how did you get this far in life w/o knowing that? :P A chrysanthemum is a flower (more or less – I won’t get into the technical botanical stuff).

Geez…. how did you get this far in life w/o knowing that? :P

]]> By: Original Sultan http://critical-hits.com/2007/03/12/tie-one-on-a-review/#comment-59442 Original Sultan Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:20:11 +0000 http://www.critical-hits.com/?p=682#comment-59442 One other qualm I had with the game that I didn't have space to add was that only 6 players can play, which seems kind of small considering it is marketed as a party game (where the number of players is often greater than 6). I suppose you could adapt it to have teams, but that would either unbalance the reading to guessing ratio or require some custom modifications. I'll also say that the game plays in a reasonable amount of time (about 45 minutes, if I recall) so you can play multiple games back-to-back without difficulty. One other qualm I had with the game that I didn’t have space to add was that only 6 players can play, which seems kind of small considering it is marketed as a party game (where the number of players is often greater than 6). I suppose you could adapt it to have teams, but that would either unbalance the reading to guessing ratio or require some custom modifications.

I’ll also say that the game plays in a reasonable amount of time (about 45 minutes, if I recall) so you can play multiple games back-to-back without difficulty.

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