Help for the Holidays #1: “The Moment of Truth”
My plan was to get some of my friends together and play “The Moment of Truth” board game so I could review it for you guys. But I couldn’t find anyone who wanted to play.
Which really makes me wonder what my friends are hiding…
Unlike the FOX reality show it’s based on, the home version doesn’t ask any questions that will break up a marriage. However, some of the questions do get a little spicy and should provide a lot of fun at parties.The object of the game is to be the first player to answer questions truthfully in all six sections of the pyramid scoreboard (containing “prize amounts” of $10,000-$500,000). The bottom three sections correspond to blue questions, which are a little tamer. Blue questions ask things like “Have you ever missed work because you were hungover?” or “Have you ever eaten a worm?” The top three levels correspond to the red questions which ask things like “Have you ever had sex with a person the same day you met him or her?” or “Have you ever dreamed of seducing your boss?”
However, the person reading the questions in either category has the power to shake the game up by changing some of the words in the questions if they so choose.
When a player answers a question, the other players must decide if they’re telling the truth. If the other players think they’re lying, they must take a lie detector test. And yes, there is a lie detector—a small handheld biometric one.
There are also some special cards and tokens that can change the course of play including one that allows a player to not answer a question AND one that forces a player to reveal all the details about their answer.
As you can tell this is not a family game, but it should be a real hoot at a small gathering of friends.
However, you might want to make sure it’s a gathering of really good friends…
“The Moment of Truth” game is for 3-6 adult players and is available now…
Next Thursday, we’ll take a look at some of the great TV-inspired Hallmark keepsake ornaments…
Photo Credit: Hasbro
