Poetry for Neanderthals

Spent some time today playing “Poetry for Neanderthals”. It’s a great little game which comes with an inflatable stick you can use to hit players with. The idea is simple enough. There are two teams. Team members take it in turns to describe the concept on a card using works of only one syllable. If anyone uses a multiple syllable word or otherwise messes up they get tapped on the head with the inflatable stick. Get as many words right as you can before the egg timer runs out. Then the next player from the opposing team gets to have a next, and probably wacked.

Once everyone has had a go cards are counted and the winners identified. Cards contain a simple word (for example milk) and also a two word phrase (for example chocolate milk). You get one point for the simple answer, three for the more complicated one and lose a point for every mistake and skipped card.

We won. Although the fact that we had one extra team member might have had something to do with it. As an icebreaker it is great fun. Strongly recommended.