Some of the more adventurous people reading this review might be familiar with the infamous drinking game by the same name. Well, this is sort of like that, but as it is for teens the makers of the game have kept the drinking to a minimum (okay, there’s really no drinking). The rules are about as simple as they can be in a game. You are read something from a card and you have to either admit you did the thing or not. From there you are told what to do based on your answer. Sometimes the response is easy and has you moving back or forth on the game board. However, other times you get stuck having to do things like make kissy noises or pat your head and rub your belly at the same time.
I’ve Never is not going to be relevant for anyone, but a tween or a younger teenager really. While adults could play the game with no problem, they are not going to find the same level of fun answering a question like, “I’ve Never…Picked my Nose on the School Bus?” Kids should enjoy it quite a bit with that in mind. Of course, this is just one of the questions in the bunch. There are quite a few, allowing for new questions to be enjoyed during several games.
Many of the questions are basic and what you might expect to find in a I’ve Never style game for teenagers. You have the basic questions on boyfriends/girlfriends, school, crushes, and things along that line. These questions I don’t have any issue with in the least. Kids will have fun answering them and doing the silly things on the cards. All in all, it’s a good game.
There are some questions that I wasn’t fond of for a variety of reasons. Some of them lacked purpose, others seemed to encourage bad behavior, and some just had seemingly stupid orders if you’ve done the item in question on the card. For example, there are a variety of cards that say “Make Up Your Own…I’ve Never…Question and Pick Someone to Answer it.” The options vary from card to card, but the one in front of me says that if it’s true you’ve never done the thing you get to move two spaces, but if you did the thing (whatever it is) you have to pretend that you’re a dog begging for treats.
Then there are questions that have simple to answer questions, with pointless actions. “I’ve Never been late to class because I went to the wrong class.” If you have done this you need to imitate the opposite sex. Perhaps it’s just me, but it seems that some cards have well matched actions and others do not. Another example of this is the “I’ve Never Fallen Asleep in Class” card that has you holding hands with the person to your left for a round if you’ve actually fallen asleep in class. I don’t get the point of this either, unless maybe the person is meant to keep you awake, just in case!
There are some questions that seem to penalize you for being a wimp if you haven’t done something that was somewhat delinquent. For example, there are two cards (the second is worse than the first) that say “I’ve Never Made a Prank Phone Call” and “I’ve Never Egged Someone’s House.” If it’s true you’ve not done these things you are forced to move back two spaces on the grounds that “You’re a wimp.” If you’ve done them, at least in the case of egging someone’s house (I don’t think I would recommend something that could be deemed destruction of property) you get to move forward a space.
Kids will enjoy this, though if you expect your child to behave in a certain way, you might want to take a gander through the cards before they play the game. Ultimately, this is not your standard board game, but with that in mind, if your child does not find interest in games like this or have lots of friends to play multi-player board games with this is not going to be necessary for your family. This works out for girls that have a lot of sleepovers or kids having parties where a board game would be great for entertainment purposes.
You can pick up the I’ve Never Board Game through the Game website or through retailers like Amazon where the game retailers for around $20.
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