
You can place both of them on the same answer and go for 3 points, or split them up as you see fit.

Using your meeples, the larger one worth 2 points and the smaller worth 1, you’ll hedge your bets. The game provides a value 1 board to act as the lowest possible bid, and from there the other answers are arranged. Once all players have written and revealed their answers on their color-coded dry erase board, they are placed in ascending order.

The game uses a Price Right style over/under betting system. You could play the game and get every question wrong, but still win. “How tall is (x)?” or “How many hours was (y)?” (they’re usually far more specific than that, but you get the point).The beauty is that you’re not required to ever know the answer. All questions, and therefore answers, are number based. The game recommends going through all of the questions listed on the top of the card first, but most people will never even make it through the stack once, so the amount of replay value is staggering.Īfter the question is read, all players have a chance to write their answer. Each card has two questions on the front side and two answers on the back, with more than enough cards to last a lifetime. In this version, the betting mechanic has been drastically reduced rather than waging chips on several different answers, players use two small meeples to place their bets.Īt the start of a round, one person will pull a card from the tray. Wits and Wagers Family Edition takes the same basic principles from its popular older brother and streamlines them for a simpler, more compact experience fit for kids and families.
