Infunitum

13 Comments

1. David on 10.03.2010 at 15:47

   Perhaps coming up with weird answers is the point. Anyway, it sounds very similar to the upcoming game Ticked Off from R&R Games

2. Arnold on 15.03.2010 at 10:35

   Wow! Have you played the game???

   “Weird” is IN!

3. Arnold on 15.03.2010 at 10:36

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDxWh9iJU0g

   watch this…

4. Anna M. Lewis on 15.03.2010 at 10:51

   Playing Infunitum at the Chicago Toy and Game Fair was the most fun I have had playing a game in years. Roars of laughter could be heard across the show floor. (Even from toy & game veterans, I may add.)
   Easy to set up and play, stimulates right-brain thinking, great design/layout, graphics & questions, AND my entire family can play and be wildly entertained.
   (BTW with 25+ yrs in the toy industry and a mom, I am very picky!)

   Great site! Glad I found this and looking forward to more reviews!

5. jordan keller on 15.03.2010 at 16:31

   Not to be rude…but you reviewed the game without even playing it? I brought this game to a party about a month ago, and after the first round, EVERYONE was playing it. And to put that in perspective, until that point everyone was either playing (or waiting for their turn to play) rockband. This bears repeating: Infunitum, a board game, trumped ROCKBAND, one of the most popular group play video game franchises of all time. As far as concept, yeah, it’s simple. Does it bear simillarity to family feud? Yeah sure, as much as checkers bears resemblance to chess because they both involve pieces, a checkered board, and at some point someone says the word “king”. Play it. I dare you. Its a blast!

6. shadejon on 15.03.2010 at 16:52

   For what it’s worth, I did note in the post that I had not played the game. This is a news and curiosities blog, NOT a review site (when we post a review, it is clearly labeled as such). I find a game that looks interesting, post it with my impressions, and deliver that to our 60,000+ readers. That’s what I do. Whether I like the looks of a game or not, I doubt that this is a bad thing for the publisher or the game. And for crying out loud, I didn’t even diss the game; I simply said that, on first glance, I didn’t understand how it worked!

   That said, our primary focus here is bringing new game and game related news to your attention and giving our (hopefully!) useful spin on the topic. Sometimes, we’re going to miss the mark for some people – and that’s alright. That’s the nature of opinions.

   Yehuda

   P.S. Feel free to send me, or one of the editors, a review copy of the game and we’ll be happy to give it a spin.

7. Rick H on 15.03.2010 at 16:55

   I have played this game and it’s all about the gameplay. The answers are purely subjective and it’s the personal interplay between players who determine the validity of the answers, that makes the game enjoyable. It’s an exciting game that makes for great fun. I’ve seen others play it with the same reaction. It’s not about weird answers. It’s not Family Feud or Boggle, either. It has nothing to do with those games.

   How can YOU critique a game when you haven’t even played it? Not only is that completely unfair, it’s really unbecoming of you as a game critic. That’s like critiquing a book by looking at the cover or a movie, by watching a trailer.

8. Jordan Keller on 15.03.2010 at 22:58

   Yehuda, I apologize for jumping on you. But get a copy and play it because it is really fun. The fun lies in this simple question- with all the possibilities open to a question like “Reasons why you don’t show up for work”- what are the things that will come to your mind in just 1 minute? I would send you a copy, but I only have one and I’m not giving it up!

9. Sandra from Sydney on 16.03.2010 at 05:19

   I don’t understand how you can comment on something you’ve never played. It’s like my child saying that he doesn’t like a food that he has never tried. Huh??

   I live in Sydney and we played it with a mix of Aussies and Yanks. We had a HUGE time and I can vouch for the existence of completely wrong and unacceptable answers. It sounds like your criticism is because you think that results or answers to a game must be objective to be fun. To each his own.

   I’d suggest that you try something before commenting on or critiquing it. You say that you aren’t reviewing Infunitum, but people read blogs for information. Commenting on something without knowing what it is, is misleading and confusing.

   And, BTW, if you don’t buy a copy of Infunitum, that just means another copy for everyone else who likes to have a really, really fun time being REALLY creative. I also hope that you never critique or judge a writing contest, a piece of art, a piece of music or anything that doesn’t have a “right” or “wrong” answer.

10. Beth S. on 16.03.2010 at 08:24

    I cannot believe that someone would post about a game without first trying it. Infunitum is a BLAST! I have played this game with many different groups of people, from junior high students to adults, everytime the same result…lot’s of FUN. It is great to see the many creative ideas that people come up with. You cannot compare this game to Family Feud or Boggle…it does not even remotely resemble either game. I suggest you go out…BUY the game..INVITE people over…PLAY THE GAME… Have Fun, then post about the game.

11. Marcel on 16.03.2010 at 11:02

    To your point… “There would be an infinite amount of answers”… I get it now… Infunitum.

    Very clever.

    And it makes it better than the limited answers, as in Boggle, or answers that need 100 people surveyed, as in Family Feud.

12. Jennifer B on 20.03.2010 at 14:45

    Let’s correct your blog – Infunitum is a great game, very creative. It appeals to people of all ages, from kids to seniors. You learn so much about the people you are playing with, sometimes more than you ever dreamed you would. Every time I’ve brought it out, everyone,and I mean everyone wants to play, it’s just so much fun. It’s unusual and different, exciting and interesting. You really need to play it and experience the fun before blogging about it to 60,000+ people. How about starting over, playing the game, and letting 60,000+ people know how much fun you had?

13. Arnie on 21.03.2010 at 23:49

    http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/infunitum?ref=ts

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