Man Bites Dog Card Game
From University Games
Man Bites Dog Card Game by University Games is a Hilarious Headline Card Game! This game is a little different: you're dealt a hand of cards with words on them, each with a point value. When it's your turn, construct the headline that earns the highest points; and often the biggest laughs! The first player to get to 500 points wins. It's a great way to have fun with language for kids and adults alike. Compact enough to go on the road, this game is Extra! Extra! fun. Comes with 106 Headline Cards, three Exclusive Cards and instructions. The game contains 55 cards with 108 questions. Great fun for two to six players ages eight and up. University Games product #01520.
Product Details
- Brand: University Games
- Model: 01520
- Released on: 2002-03-01
- Dimensions: 2.13" h x 6.13" w x 3.63" l, .58 pounds
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From the Manufacturer
Man Bites Dog - The Hilarious Headline Building Game. Players construct a zany headline that earns the most points and gets the biggest laugh. The winner is the player that builds enough headlines to reach 500 points.
Customer Reviews
Can be a learning toy too!
We bought this for someone for their birthday and now she's using it in her classroom.
The goal of the game is to build the most hilarious sentence for a "Headline" of a newspaper. Some VERY creative headlines can be made. And it can teach proper sentence structure in the classroom. Lots of laughter ensues and even early readers can play this game.
If you don't love language and words, might not be for you
Spouse and I are both English majors and love word play. We took this game to friends' house for game night and found it to be frustrating and not fun for one of the people who joined us. She could not form headlines that made sense with any of her cards. It made her feel stupid, and couldn't get past it.
We thought it was a fun game, but it wasn't fun for her at all and we couldn't help her get past that. The game was quickly set aside for a more traditional board game.
Educational and Fun! Easy to Take on Trips.
My husband, son and I have a great time playing this game. My son begs to play it! You are provided with a large deck of card containing funny nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs - and each card has a point value written on it (like Scrabble, the more difficult a word is to use, the greater the point value). The first player to score 500 points wins. Best of all, there are no silly game pieces or cheap game boards to keep up with - in fact, we just keep a pair of rubberbands around out cards to make sure we don't lose them.
Man Bites Dog is an extremely small (about the size of 2 1/2 decks of playing cards) and easy game with which to travel. We slip the cards into our luggage when we leave on vacation. All you need is a scrap of paper on which to keep score and a pen/pencil, plus the cards, and viola! Instant fun.
Beware, some of the words might be considered a little risque by some parents; but then, those are the words that make the best headlines! The headlines are intended to replicate those in a real life tabloid, only even more humorous. Please note, you may have to help younger players prepare headlines appropriate for a newspaper, since kids may be used to writing in complete sentences. You may arrange your headlines any way you see fit, so if you're in a "family setting" you have the opinion of toning down your headlines... or if you're with your drinking buddies, kick it up a notch. This game makes a nice addition to a family's games, and is easy to take on trips.
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