Rogue Review – On a Scale of One to T-Rex

We gifted this game to my niece. Or my brother-in-law, her dad. Not sure. But it was perfect for both of them. If you have a group that can act silly, this may be the game for them.

Gameplay- A-

The gameplay is simple. Three actions are revealed in three different colors. Then every player draws a card with a number and color on it. The color tells them what action to perform while the number tells them at what level to perform it. Your aim is to find another player who is acting at the same level as you. You could be laughing like a villain at a 7 and you need to find another player acting at a 7. They might be a level 7 T-Rex or brushing their hair. If you match exactly, you both get two points. If you’re off by one, you both get one point. If you’re off by more, you lose a point. Play continues until there are no more point tokens to pass out.

The winner is whomever earned the most points. In the event of a tie, a sudden death round is declared. The people who tied are given new action cards and then act those out at level 10. The rest of the players vote who performed theirs better. Suffice it to say, ties are highly encouraged.

The game can bog down if the actions don’t change often enough. There are cards that you can draw when getting a new level card that tells you to swap an action card. But it’s a random chance. In one game we played we were stuck with one action that no one really enjoyed doing.

Production- B+

Brought to you by the makers of Exploding Kittens, this game continues the tradition of ridiculousness. The art gives off the same over the top feel. Which is appropriate for the game as it revolves entirely around over the top. The cards themselves are sturdy enough and do the job of conveying the spirit of the action they want you to take. The level cards feature a nice meter to match the number. This helps reinforce how you need to act.

Theme- A-

Sadly, T-Rex is not one of the levels so the game doesn’t live up to its name.  But, Be a T-Rex is one of the actions.  Most of the actions we encountered were quite entertaining. Even the more mundane ones could be when given enough zeal. There are a few that are a bit unfortunate, like Be French. How do you do that without being offensive to the French?

Expansions- TBD

None as of yet.

Conclusion- A-

How much fun you have in this game will entirely depend on how much you put into it. You need a group who’s ready to go all in. Acting at a level 10 needs to be ridiculous and completely over the top. When we played this at Christmas it worked great. Half adults and half kids ranging from 7 to 15.