All Things Equal, Inc.'s Loaded Questions board game. Photo by M. Roth
How well do you really know your friends and family? Here's a fun way to find out: Turn off the TV, round up five friends or family members, some snacks and drinks, and gather 'round the kitchen table to play Loaded Questions, a board game for teens and adults.
Loaded Questions is not another trivia game, thank goodness. You will have to answer questions, but there are no right or wrong answers. The point of Loaded Questions is to correctly guess who said what.
Loaded Questions is fun and easy to play! Photo by M. Roth
Loaded Questions is for 4-6 players, ages teen to adult. (6 players is probably better than 4; it's more challenging that way.) Loaded Questions is easy to play: Everyone will get a game piece, pencil, and answer sheet. The shortest player goes first. Roll the die and move the number of spaces shown. You will land on one of five category spaces on the board—Hypotheticals, No-Brainers, Anything Goes, Personals, and “You Choose!” Draw a card and read the corresponding question. (“You Choose!” means you can ask your favorite question on the card.)
Everyone else will have to write down their answers to the question. All of the answers are collected by the previous roller and read aloud. Now you have to guess who wrote each answer. You'll advance one space for every correct match. There's no penalty for incorrect matches. After you've rolled the first time, you'll never roll the die again; the only way to continue to advance along the board is to make correct guesses. Game play proceeds clockwise. (Doodling on your answer sheet is optional.) The first player to reach the Win! space and correctly match at least three players' answers wins the game.
Here are some examples of questions you'll have to answer when you play Loaded Questions:
Hypotheticals—"If you went to a psychiatrist, what would he/she say you suffer from?"
Anything Goes—"Name one thing you would refuse to do for one million dollars."
No-Brainers—"What is the most useless major in college?"
Personals—"What do you never leave home without?"
My personal experience with the Loaded Questions board game: I've played Loaded Questions twice. The first time I played was at a family get-together. During the course of that game, I learned that my aunt and I have the same favorite cookie (white chocolate/macadamia nut) and that my uncle knows how to play a weird Irish instrument. We had a great time. Just recently I played Loaded Questions with my husband and three close friends. By midnight, half of our answers were personal insults and jokes, and we couldn't stop laughing. We can't wait to get together and play again.
Loaded Questions is low-pressure and high-fun. This board game is worth checking out!
Younger players can try the Loaded Questions Junior game. Also available are a travel version of Loaded Questions, a Political Party edition, and a steamy Adult Version. To check out All Things Equal, Inc.'s complete line of board games, visit www.loadedquestions.com.
Where to buy Loaded Questions: Loaded Questions is available for purchase online at Target.com, Amazon.com, and Toysrus.com for $22.99 (price subject to change). In the Kansas City area, you can find Loaded Questions at Target, Toys 'R' Us, Barnes & Noble, and Borders stores.
Just for fun: Enter the Loaded Questions “Get Loaded” Contest for a chance to win $5000! Eric Poses, the inventor of Loaded Questions and founder of All Things Equal, Inc., is seeking the five best original “loaded questions.” Go here to learn more. Good luck!
Sources:
Loaded Questions board game, 2009 newly-updated edition
http://www.loadedquestions.com
http://www.target.com
http://www.amazon.com
http://www.toysrus.com
Comments
This sounds like a lot of laughs! Thanks for the review or I never would've heard of this game.
Sounds like something my friends and I would have a lot of fun playing (while drinking wine of course)! :-)
Sounds.... dangerous. I'll have to keep an eye out for it!
Sounds like fun Maria!
Okay Maria, I can think of a few things I wouldn't you do for a million dollars, but I can think of a few things I would!
Good article.
I've never heard of Loaded Questions, but this sounds like a lot of fun for my family to play together. When my brothers come into town, we would have a blast playing this!
Can you play it loaded?
This game sounds like fun and like a great way to get to know friends and family even better!
How about Loaded Questions: Sopranos Style? Unfortunately, the game would end amazingly quick. Bang! OK, who else would like to squeal?
I'm not one for board games, but this sounds like fun!
Sounds like a lot of fun! I love board games.
I haven't played a board game in quite a long time. This one sounds like it could be fun and get you in a lot of trouble at the same time. :-)
This is one of my favorite games. Definitely have to watch who tou play it with or it can cause fights! :)
This sounds like a great game for Thanksgiving or Christmas when our entire family is together! Thanks for the idea, Maria!
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