Game Review, Testing and Criticism

There are such and such game groups. Some sit in a game for hours. Ark Nova or Mars terraforming. They think about the most efficient moves with a serious expression and remain silent or quietly talk about their alternative moves. Others enjoy every group game that comes their way, full of creative ideas and word games. And for the latter group, there is now Tell Me More, a beautiful communication game by Alain Rivollet and Valéry Fourcade of Schmidt Spiele.

The fun card game is explained very simply and covers the rules in the form of four instruction cards, which you can quickly start the game with a practical example. Alternatively, you can also watch the gameplay video using a QR code if it is already available on the Schmidt Spiele website. Unfortunately, at the time of this review it was not.

Tell Me More Rules: This is how the game works

But what is “Tell me more” about? We 3-8 players decorate a certain story with details and try to find answers to questions we do not know yet. It seems strange at first.

One player is the “Storymaster” and sets a timer for two minutes. He then draws one of the fifty situation cards and reads the text on the blue faceplate. The text always consists of a title, a brief description of the situation and several keywords. Then the timer starts and we think of a story about the situation, embellishing it with the given keywords.

Give points in Tell Me More

When the two minutes are up, the story leader turns the card over and reads out the questions one by one on the orange back. For each question, the story leader counts down from four to zero and then all players shout out their answers to the question.

The group then gets one point for the most common answer for each player who called it. The end of the game is reached after a number of self-selected rounds and the points are added up. The points are only there to beat them in another round. The rule also states that the points are not really that important, as the focus is on having fun.

Review Conclusion: Is “Tell Me More” Enjoyable?

And you can have that, provided you get the right players. In my gaming groups, you have to force some people to play these games and then they play halfheartedly and find the countdown and the calling childish. But some people find it fun, especially late at night. Then you gather this subset around you. Then it’s fun to think up confusing stories with titles like “The Multiverse” or “The Gourmet Restaurant” or “Transformed by Merlin.” It’s also funny to be asked questions that you can’t answer at all in two minutes because you didn’t consider a key word. Then there are the really creative last-minute answers that usually only get one point, but they get a lot of laughs.

The Tell Me More party game is fun and funny, and thanks to its handy size, it can be taken with you on holiday, on a school trip or simply to the next game night. Some of the cards have a smiley symbol, which identifies the cards suitable for playing with children. According to the packaging, they must be 10 years old and above. And I love to tell funny stories.