I love a good party game, and I look forward to trying every new one that comes along our path. Today we are going to jump into one that wants to celebrate the obvious and see who can earn the title Captain!
Captain Obvious is published by Lucky Duck Games and is designed by Urtis Sulinskas with art by Aga Jakimiec. It plays 3-10 players in 30 mins.
Overview:
In Captain Obvious, players compete in this party game to write the most obvious sentence possible that even when someone takes a word away from it, other players will be able to understand and find the word.
Gameplay:
Everyone takes a board, a marker and signs their own board. The active player picks a number, draws a card and announces the word on the card. Then they roll the die, that is the sentence length for the round. The current word must be used in that sentence exactly once.
Then they write a sentence on their board and pass it to their left to the next player. All players cross out one word other than the current word of the round. Here you should make the sentence not obvious anymore if possible with the word you cross out.
Now one at a time starting with the active player they read their new sentence with the word crossed out. All the remaining players try to guess the missing word. Whoever shouts out the correct answer gets the point first. The guesser and the writer score one point. If no one gets it right the active player is awards one point.
Finally once all players have read their clues and points are awarded you check to see if anyone has 10 points. The player with 10 or more points first is the winner!
Impressions:
Party games are a staple in our home and ones we love to play frequently. We introduce them to many different levels of experience in gamers and they are often the way we can get everyone at the table on the same page. With Captain Obvious I think we have a great example of a game that fits that perfectly and can be played at your next game night, family night or casual get-together.
The rhythm of this game moved quickly-it never felt like it took too long to play and it was a fun experience for everyone without any lag. Often when you are playing with a big group lag or downtime can make it less enjoyable experience for people.
The style is different enough as a party game from anything I have played and I really enjoyed that aspect of it. It’s a deduction game in a way, how can I make this sentence impossible to be confusion and conversely what word can I take to make this a tough sentence for someone to figure out. I enjoyed that and look forward to diving deeper in.
We have played this at the range of 4, 6, 7 and 8 players. I liked the way it changes but stays ultimately the same game as you lean into the different player counts. Higher numbers make it more of a challenge to get your answer out quickly but I like the intensity of that.
Ultimately Captain Obvious is a game you need to check out for your party planning this holiday season and beyond. It will get everyone around the table for a game that is taught and understood quickly so you can jump into the fun!
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