Anomia Review Roundup - A White-Hot Giggle Furnace 

Wild Cards don't actually work as you describe them. They go in the middle of the table and they make the two symbols on them equivalent. So if it has the grid and dots on it, a player with a grid card has to face off against both grids and dots. You will never have multiple Face Offs going simultaneously.

"Let's set up the game!" *puts deck on table* "There!" Love it

I love seeing some part of that crokinole board in every video.

I know board games for kids are like... either watered down or dumb educational and not fun. But as a bilingual education teacher who works with English Language Learners this "anomia for kids" game looks AWESOME. You mean I'm gonna have to think about the phoneme the word starts with and find ANOTHER word with that phoneme? And you could change it. A word that rhymes. A word with the same ending sound. The word in English ...in Spanish. Thank you for showing us this! I look forward to playing this with my students when the world gets better.

Anomia X created one of the best moments in my memories of gaming out of hundreds of hours playing. With the right group... its a riot. I also learned that my wife knows way more than I anticipated about serial killers.

"Play Charades under a bed sheet" **Quinns, this is a family show**

I watched all the way to the end to see if Quinns was going to commit 100% to that chloroform joke. Was not disappointed.

A flawless execution of the lesser-appreciated narrative device, "Chekhov's Chloroform".

I also looked at the X edition with suspicion for the same reasons until you cracked it open. "Laser Gun Sounds" was enough for me to consider getting it.

One of the classic moments that gets referenced in our gaming group is when presented with a 'cause of death' card, someone blurted out 'dying!'

That dig on Cards Against Humanity was superb. You summed up all the problems it has with ease, and in less than 30 seconds. Something tells me you've been wanting to do that in a review for a few years now.

The best house rule for this game is that you can never use an Example that has already been said. It makes going through the deck a second or third time really fun as people call you out when you reuse a term since that’s at the top of your mind. Adds another level to the play.

Loved that jab at Cards Against Humanity. I hope I didn't wake anyone else up by audibly laughing at 2am the morning.

Mensa would be happy with this font? That is the funniest thing I've heard all day.

For all the Germans searching unsuccesfully for the game ... It's published by Kosmos under a slightly different Name: "Blitzdings" The design is more colourful but the game is the same.

I had a traumatic head injury while in the service (got tossed off a tank) that brought about anomic aphasia; I forget words. I'm also a polyglot so if I can't think of a word in one language I just use another. The weird thing is that I'm awesome at this game. No one in the family will play me. Everyone I've introduced to the game loves it.

TIL that Quinns is bright pink, because apparently he's not wearing a shirt.

Using the Cards Against Humanity email? Classy. I laughed for a good bit with that one.

This was a good review until Quinns launched a totally unprovoked attack on Chikorita, the best starter Pokemon.

VERY GOOD take on adult board games and I like what you had to say about the Anomia X version of being for diner parties. I actually think that's the exactly ideal use of the edition. Which I now want to get.

Quinns pulling a "does this rag smell like chloroform to you" on himself to finish a video is something I didn't see coming, even when he put the chloroform-soaked gun on the chloroform-soaked mantelpiece.

*GASP*...not flipping the cards away from you.....the cries of 'you saw it first' echo hauntingly in my memories. Absolutely amazing game, the last time I brought it to a family gathering not less than 3 copies were bought by different family members. BUT clearly stating that folks need to flip the card away from them is absolutely required to avoid your very competitive teenage cousins from yelling at each other for cheating :p

And this Shut Up & Sit Down review concluded with a shut up and pass out.

As a player of Go, it makes me pretty happy to see a Go board found its place into Quinns’ posession in that last shot.

Oh like when I forgot the name of a microwave and now I call it the nukeamatron.

"Aaaagh, the existential dread of the collector..." I feel personally attacked, Mr. Quinn

Love that SUSD have done an Anomia review! I too wondered about the Wildcard explanation and thought I've been wrong all this time, and then was directed to the comments. 😄 Anyone feel there should be a house rule for when you don't have any face up cards in front of you and your loss of the last card now means in a six player game you have to wait five turns without being able to win any cards?

I bought this game at a garage sale for $1 about 5 years ago without even knowing anything about it. I played it with a few friends shortly after that and have loved it ever since!

I always played wild cards by putting the wild card in the center and drawing a new card, but now those two symbols match with each other.

5:25 the Crokinole board has a new friend!!!!!!!!!!!

Anomia X looks quite appealing. It doesn't look like it's a crude (somehow more childish) version that would ruin the actual game. I'm tempted to get it now.

I may have been able to see the CAH joke coming, but that didn't make me any less happy when it got here.

I"ve been a fan for years. I love your work. I want to thank you for your words on "adult board games" Since it came out, I have felt it has done nothing to help us to expand the hobby to new players. I get angry when the game is brought up. Your 3 or 4 sentences succinctly explain my every frustration with it. Keep up the great work!

Played this a few weeks ago for the first time. Nothing more frustrating than suddenly forgetting every single breakfast cereal of all time. Good game

I've found that friends who are english as a second language do not tend to enjoy Anomia as much. Or at least for people who aren't as fluent it is less fun to not know words and more frustrating.

Few videos prompt me to purchase before the review is even over, but this is a must. Thank you!

that CAH shade tho damnnnnnnnn quinns!!!! we have no choice but to stan

Laughed very hard at Chikorita

The go board remains! And is also shunted to the Unwieldly Yet Fun As Hell Games Corner!

Having a grim day, this review made me laugh about half a dozen times. Thanks for that.

Thanks for your review - just added this to my collection.

That font! That award sticker! That set-up time!!! Smashing review, gotta get this! 👍👍

Nice cop out from having to record an outro there :D

"Child comfort sack" I laughed out loud and woke up my sleeping family! Thanks for that!

I'm incredibly impressed at how well you captured the experience of playing this game

How fast can you ship those child comfort sacks?

Quinns, i popped someones button and got put in a sack. what do i do? send help?

I can see this potentially being the best drinking game ever.

god that late review drubbing was cathartic

Does Quintin know what a shirt is? More at 11.

Best EndCard ever!

Got this game as a gift never played it b/c mensa seal but we're good now thanks

I was just thinking "Today would be a good day for a SU&SD review," and I was right!

The part where you were talking with your own brain was giving me strong Rik Mayall- Drop Dead Fred vibes! 😂 Loved it!

maybe one of the best reviews they've done in a long long time. love the adult games take, the board game collection aside, and the moment of forgetting every beach in the world.

The setup of the bag was worth the wait :D lol

Anomia is somehow at my exact crossover point between 'games I recognise to be well designed' and 'games more stressful than times I stopped breathing'. I don't know what it is about it that hits my exact social alarm button every time but it's very good at that.

It's confirmed, SUSD hares chikorita

9:47 - Jimmie, go get the Shut Up & Sit Down Adult Comfort Sack with more than 3 times the space for less than twice the price.

This game messes with my brain but always ends in laughter

Top-notch ending.

This is a definite family game at Christmas this year! (COVID notwithstanding)

My family is sorely in need of laughs this year so I bought this game based on your review. So far: laughs aplenty. Thanks!

Great review, but... 05:42 DO NOT DIS MY BOI CHIKORITA.

So cool that you guys are making a top ten party games video. You are making a top ten party games video right?

Is that a go board down there Quinn’s?... did you decide not to return it then... or did you... no... you didn’t...

Why does Quinn's never have socks on??

I love the Mensa font

Quinn's ripping on Chikorita. Unforgivable. Will never trust this man again

Every time I watch one of these reviews, I tell my self “I won’t get this one, I won’t get this one.” Yeah guess how that went? Love this channel to death, keep up the good work!

Thank you Quinns for your continued energy!

I had the urge to steal Quinns Crokinole board after he passed out...

Hahaha great video! Looks like a fun party game... also... youre an organic moment... burn. Sending love from Kansas! Awesome channel! Keep it up! 😃👍

What was that big box and extra pack that was shown for Monikers? Is that something that is available?

This game looks super fun!! Thanks for the reviews SUSD, great stuff as always. Was wondering if you had any videos recommending some good legacy games worth checking out?

Let me take this opportunity to once again plug my "life hack" for Cards Against Humanity. Take sand paper to the bad cards and it leaves a rough surface that you can write on with pencil, so you can make up your own cards. And then if you don't like or get bored of your made-up cards, they can be erased and new ones can be written. It makes CaH way better.

Love your videos Quins!!!! I alwant to play games that You recomend!!!! Except for Trains:rising sun, its just impossible to buy this game in Spain, What a shame

7:30 "Of course, I'm not actually wearing a shirt" Dear Lord your skin is pink! And how peculiarly it wrinkles!

Totally unrelated but can you post a picture/video of your bookshelf :D it looks lovely

any chance of getting a detailed lords of waterdeep video review? the scoundrals of skullport expansion is great on it but the dwarven one is absolute kack. just asking as its one of the few boardgames ive managed to get my GF and her friends into, settlers of catann, any card game, the mind and anomia are all left in the wake of their utterly destructive "eh" reactions, its breaks my heart. anyway, keep up the great work you silly sausages!

More respect for continuity in this video than Last Jedi lol

RIP IN PEACE QUINNS.

“…in which the patient is nable…?” Was that deliberate, like a reference to forgetfulness?

Love that ending. Good job.

"... So feel free to pop a button on your own shirt, or pop a button on any consenting human near you"

Cards Against Humanity is a brilliantly designed boardgame in that it efficiently achieves its goal of making the players be against humans. I hate it.

5:41 I LOVED Chikorita, HOW DARE YOU!

Oh man i love the Shut Ups! Shut Up is just AMAZING with his saxophone. P.S I popped a button... now i cant stop....

I have played anomia probably about 30 times and I will say it does have some flaws and would recommend a host of party games over it. One issue I have are that it does not work with people who take it too seriously. It causes these people to fight over small things like which way players should flip cards off the stack. The number of faceoffs that each person has in a game can vary drastically since they are random which can leave players feeling like they never had a chance to win. The person flipping the card is at a disadvantage which makes faceoffs feel more one-sided. Because of this, I have seen players sit and trying to memorize other peoples cards and even think of answers to some of them before flipping their card. This can lead to some groans from around the table and just general unpleasantness. All that being said I have had some fun games of anomia but I would not recommend people playing it in large quantities with the same people. Basiclly just stick with the base version.

Another game I want to try!

Your Games give you Joy....as such there is no problem. Collect on my friend...collect on.

@5:44 I feel attacked.

I totally read this as ammonia at first...

When he giggles, Heaven shudders.

"Nobody on our team has kids... at least not anymore." XD

I think I see a go board back there with the crokinole board >.>

I am so so so pleased that Chikorita is called out as the bad starter Pokémon. (because they tried to make a defensive starter, and it's just painfully slow to use)

Anyone else actually pop a button at 07:35 ?

You can't go wrong picking a starter Pokemon? Oh please, of course you can! Imagine picking the Plant!

Missed the opportunity for an ammonia joke. Chloroform works I guess.