Pyramid Review
Fast Figure
Published by Playroom Entertainment
Created by Keith Meyers
Graphic design by Design Edge, Inc. & Elisa Anya Jaeger
Color boxed set with 400 Fast Figure cards, six colored "It Figures" cards, 4 Point cards, starter card, plastic card tray, rules; $19.95
There are a lot of party games out there these days that claim to be fast and fun. Perhaps operating under the assumption that these will be played by those with a short attention span, or folks who want an excuse to get together more than the game itself, few of these require you to do serious mental gymnastics under the gun. Fast Figure from Playroom Entertainment is a little different.
The object of the game is to score the most points.
Each player (the game accommodates three to six) gets an "It Figures!" card of a different color, and everyone takes a turn at being the Reader. The Reader places a special zero-value card on the table near him and the deck, and then places one of the Fast Figure cards midway across the table where everyone can read it.
There are 400 of these Fast Figure cards in the deck. They have common knowledge questions on them, things most everybody knows or could puzzle out (or guesstimate) given enough time (which is in short supply). The answer is always a numerical value from one to 100, and the deck is numbered thusly four times. How many squares are there on a chess board?1 How many years between the release of Coke and Coca-Cola's second . . .
This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.
Article publication date: June 4, 2004
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