I recently enjoyed a wonderful evening playing Punderdome with some family members.  The game is fairly straightforward.  You start with a pun question as a warm-up and the first person who provides an answer receives an extra 30 seconds.  You are then given two seemingly unrelated topics and you have ninety seconds to create a pun incorporating both topics.  For example, my twelve year old granddaughter had the topics:  astrology and sewing.  This was her answer, “The fortune teller needed to mend her ways” (she has been hanging around me too long).

This is a fun game with plenty of laughs but it is not easy.  You need to focus on the topics and it will challenge you to be creative in your response.  I see the demanding nature of this game as a good way to get us out of our comfort zone and make us think.  As I was playing the game there were times when I was like the person who lost his dictionary – I was at a loss for words.  Some people may think this game is sheer pun-ishment but it is really puns of fun.

This game will especially appeal to you who are wordsmiths and it is not just a phrase you may going through.  As you seek to create puns from two disparate topics you will find it two meaningful for words.  Pundits and novices can both enjoy this game.  At times it may seem like you’re doing a theatrical performance on puns, but this is really just a play on words.  If you’re looking for a fun family game that is educational and challenging then you will enjoy Punderdome.  (I received this game for free from the publisher for this review).

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