Bubblegum Stuff Call Em All Card Game, For 4+ Players, Family Friendly Card Game, Great Gift For Kids Aged 8+

Super fast delivery, came the next morning after ordering! Love this game, hours go by playing it & I definitely recommend it.

Brilliant fun for all the family

Brought as a present

Great game, easy to play

A fun game and good that there are different choices on each card.

Good price

Most other reviews will describe the actual game itself, so I won't waste time with that, but instead focus on what you actually get in this box. Based on randomly choosing four letters and some kind of category, this game could easily be played simply by blindly picking letters from a book or newspaper, and each player nominating a category for each round of play - so you don't really "need" this kit to play.The box the game comes in is pretty smart and compact, with a austere/classic simple black and purple design, which I would think is intended to appeal to an adult consumer - it's not particularly colourful or keen to communicate the 'fun' of the game of the box. In contrast, the box contents include cards printed with a dark blue tone, a dark blue plastic timer and the notepad is also printed with a similar blue colour. Additionally, the cards feature the game title 'Categorically Speaking' on the reverse of the cards in a totally different font, and then has a completely different, far more 'fun' style logo version of 'Categorically Speaking' on the playing side of each card. Either the game is mid-development, or the manufacturer decided to only update the box artwork to appeal to an older crowd - whilst keeping the content as the previous, evidently more child-friendly, iteration - or the content is sourced separately and the seller has no control over changing this. The result is that it's a pretty disappointing game to spend money on.My critique: the game itself is ideal for family or a mixed-age settings, as the categories are generally accessible to young children and the elderly alike, but the execution of the game currently doesn't help with this. All the cards have the same reverse design (solid blue with the game name) and a small but valuable change would be to use a different colour for the letter cards and the category cards - due to the way the game is packed (and because there are far fewer letter cards), these are mixed together and it's a pain to separate these out before play. Similarly, based on this 'family' set-up, it'd be great to get more than two pencils included, and maybe supply these in different colours to make it more 'fun' for younger players. Lastly, reconsider the entire aesthetic of this game to make it more colourful and geared towards families or young children. I understand that the maker/importer of this game has a whole range based on a similarly pared down, 'vintage' aesthetic, but it just doesn't fit this game very well.In summary, it's an okay game - I'm sure you'll have fun, especially if you start coming up with your own more scandalous category ideas or get progressively more controversial in your suggested words (speaking as adult players) - but I think it's not really worth paying out £10 or more for this particular version of it.

Picture Mania from Bubblegum is basically a travel sized version of the well known Pictionary draw and guess game. The neat box is the size of a small paperback and contains 2 packs of cards, two pencils, a numbered die, a 60 second sand timer and two small pads for drawing/scoring. At the top of your card packs you will find a list that explains the Categories of things you have to draw, and a fuller explanation of the rules.You start with two teams of 2+ persons. Team with youngest combined age starts, choose your artist and place the pile of cards within reach of all. Start the timer and throw the die - each number corresponds to a symbol on the card you pick up, and this is the one thing that I do not think works well. The Categories are shown with symbols, but you are throwing a number so you need to know that: 1 is star symbol - Faces , places and animals e.g. Big Ben. 2 is a suitcase symbol - Stuff you can touch e.g. moustache. 3 is a heart - Life, hobbies, day to day things e.g. Seasick. 4 is a weight - Tough to draw e.g. Silence. 5. is Party Play which is a random category meaning BOTH teams draw at the same time and the first to guess gets the point (but your team carries on picking cards until timer runs out). If you throw a 6 you can choose any of the items on the card to draw.Each time your team guesses correctly you gain a point, grab the next card and carry on until your time is up. You use the SAME category all through the round, and you can Pass on a card and pick up the next one if it is too impossible for you to draw, EXCEPT on Party Play. The pad contains charts at the back to record each correct guess and first team to 20 is the winner. You cannot write letters or numbers, or communicate in a physical or verbal way, but you can gesture "Sounds Like".We have long loved Pictionary and this is a useful mini travel version - but we found the categories/symbols pretty meaningless. It is a British game, and that shows in the subject matter such as Places. Suitable for young readers upwards.