Game of Phones 2020 Review

September 16, 2020 at 10:09pm
By Jason Stettner

This is an interesting refresh for Game of Phones. It’s a collection of card prompts that allow you and friends to produce a number of rather hilarious situations. It’s all about modern devices, with a bit of a social edge to it. This is definitely more geared towards certain generations of individuals, with say my parents not necessarily being those that would be able to hop into this.

It’s very much for my age group, and those younger. I suppose if you were more tech savvy, or into the whole mobile device ecosystem any type of audience could play this. I’m just generalizing in regards to the situations that I’ve witnessed with the package over time. The first thing to note is that they’ve really given this a visual overhaul, and for the better.

The starting package is a fairly large area, one that can easily fit in some of the expansions that are present. The game itself is fairly easy to understand, and is based around using your phone which is obvious. There are different challenge types and also some extra ways suggested to play as well if you need to mix things up.

There’s “Like” where you need to have your influencer pick the best display from the individuals responding to a card. Then there’s “Unfollow” which is more turn based in regards to an elimination style. This is followed by “Download” which is a lightning round where every player responds to the challenge with a clear winner. Finally there’s “Upgrade” which is a bit of a bonus challenge that everyone completes together.

The Board/Pieces
This is a fairly straight forward segment, you get a well designed box and a deck of cards. It ditches the previous cybernetic type look and goes for more of a modern social theme. I really liked the visual style, it’s very clean and far more showing of what this game is trying to provide.

Which is indeed a social, and fun time amongst friends. The cards are also very clean in presentation, simply stating the prompt and then providing a symbol for what the card’s value is. An example for the “Like” challenge is “Find the Influencer’s mythical creature companion” and you go from there.

Another example is part of the “Unfollow” category with a prompt of “Find a photo of yourself on social media that you wish you weren’t tagged in”. This really does provide something that digs into the hilarity of your social history, and also what your phone might have on it. It provides a bit of an interesting battle too, with some really humorous moments along the way. You never know what may be summoned.

The Conclusion

The Game of Phones refresh really does provide a cleaner aesthetic, and the same great concept that is perfect for the modern audience. I really liked the wide selection of prompts available, and the way the extra packs can greatly change things up if you want to keep it fresh.

It’s very easy to understand, and engaging for the entire group. It makes sense to use the thing we all have readily available, and to take advantage of a growing legacy of postings or creations. It brings some good laughs, fun times and wild situation that you might not anticipate.

The cards mix things up quite a bit, and you won’t be sure what sort of challenge your group will have to tackle in a creative way next. I suppose be sure to keep your batteries charged, but nowadays that really shouldn’t be too much of a problem. It works well with the concepts present, and just can be quite a blast.

Game of Phones 2020 Review
Review Sample Provided by Breaking Games

Rating Overall: 8.8