31 July 2007
That's good, but it's not the answer
I recently bought a board game based on the popular-yet-ancient UK gameshow Catchphrase from a charity shop. It cost £1.49 and looks like this:
I'm not entirely sure what I expected to see when I opened the box, but I am sure it wasn't this:
Now call me Captain Overly-Sensitive, but one thing I don't want to see in a family board game is a burning cross. I've blurred out the answer so you can have a jolly time guessing which catchphrase it's supposed to represent. That art in full:
What is it? Mississippi Burning? Just remember Roy Walker's original advice and say what you see...
The answer is "Crossfire".
Was there no quality control at Paul Lamond Games? Did nobody think that an image of a burning crucifix is not the best thing to include in a family board game? What's next, Mr. Chips wearing a white hood?
Whilst posting this I noticed the other catchphrase in the photo, "Corn on the Cob". The clue features the words "corn" and "cob" written out. Setting the difficulty level a bit low there, I feel.
In the unlikely event you're curious about the game itself: It's terrible, tedious and fiddly due to poor design. One person has to leave the room and spend several minutes setting things up before each round, and a round often lasts about 2 minutes. Crap.
I'm not entirely sure what I expected to see when I opened the box, but I am sure it wasn't this:
Now call me Captain Overly-Sensitive, but one thing I don't want to see in a family board game is a burning cross. I've blurred out the answer so you can have a jolly time guessing which catchphrase it's supposed to represent. That art in full:
What is it? Mississippi Burning? Just remember Roy Walker's original advice and say what you see...
The answer is "Crossfire".
Was there no quality control at Paul Lamond Games? Did nobody think that an image of a burning crucifix is not the best thing to include in a family board game? What's next, Mr. Chips wearing a white hood?
Whilst posting this I noticed the other catchphrase in the photo, "Corn on the Cob". The clue features the words "corn" and "cob" written out. Setting the difficulty level a bit low there, I feel.
In the unlikely event you're curious about the game itself: It's terrible, tedious and fiddly due to poor design. One person has to leave the room and spend several minutes setting things up before each round, and a round often lasts about 2 minutes. Crap.
