I bought this games a few years ago (Party version). The conceipt and rules are great, however we played it once and haven't played it again. The reason is this is so 'Americanised'. In other words a large percentage of questions are Imperial (Inches, Feet, Miles, calories, ounce, pound, gallon's, etc etc). We here in New Zealand (As well of many other countries went metric in the early 1970's). The questions are passable for the older folks, but for the younger generation, they have no idea. Also There are many other 'American' questions. e.g. Billboard pop charts, US City questions etc etc. I haven't googled yet, but maybe there are other versions, however it's too late when I've already forked out big money for the version I now have. Imagine someone in the U.S. trying to answer the question "How tall in meters is the Auckland Sky Tower?". I guess around the game table they would be asking: Where's Auckland? There's a tower in Auckland? How long is a meter? It sure takes all fun out of the game.
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Good job Prez!
I bought this games a few years ago (Party version). The conceipt and
rules are great, however we played it once and haven't played it again.
The reason is this is so 'Americanised'. In other words a large
percentage of questions are Imperial (Inches, Feet, Miles, calories,
ounce, pound, gallon's, etc etc). We here in New Zealand (As well of
many other countries went metric in the early 1970's). The questions are
passable for the older folks, but for the younger generation, they have
no idea. Also There are many other 'American' questions. e.g. Billboard pop
charts, US City questions etc etc. I haven't googled yet, but maybe
there are other versions, however it's too late when I've already forked
out big money for the version I now have.
Imagine someone in the U.S. trying to answer the question "How tall in meters
is the Auckland Sky Tower?". I guess around the game table they would
be asking: Where's Auckland? There's a tower in Auckland? How long is a meter?
It sure takes all fun out of the game.
What are the odds of me searching for a Wits & Wagers Deluxe Edition Playthrough a day after this is posted? Please arrange your answers from lowest to highest.