Although it is possible that someone will know the exact answer to a question, such precision is rarely possible and the game derives much of its fun from the teams betting on what response is closest to the correct answer without going over.Įach team has two betting tokens. Each team’s board is revealed at the same time and put in order from lowest to highest. For example: In what year was Velcro invented? In feet and inches, what was the longest recorded zucchini? How many taxis are in New York City?Įach team writes their answer on a wonderful little dry erase board. Once you have divided into teams, the group is asked a question that has a numeric answer. Dare I say, the Big Funny?Īs is subtly implied in its title, Wits & Wagers revolves around making a wager. In contrast, North Star Games’ party version of Wits and Wagers, uses the opulent veneer of Vegas to encourage players to take a more intellectual risk in order to win some fun.
The games in Vegas are a thin fiction that glamorize this risky pursuit of the Big Money. Vegas epitomizes the lengths to which people, both the casinos and the gamblers, will go to make money. What I do know is that any great game has an element of risk. No-whammies-no-whammies-no-whammies-no-whammies…Īnd thus endeth my knowledge of Las Vegas and the exciting life of the high roller.
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