UpRoar – A Game Of Silly Sounds – Fun Family Card Game Review

Reviewed by Michelle

You can never beat a good gathering with the odd game or two to play. That is why I was so excited to try out Uproar, a game of silly sounds.

We have a lot of dinner parties and it is always an icebreaker to break up the general chit chat of what is going on in our lives, the world and every day life in general. So, with a party of 8 of us, we set up, with our cocktails and beers at the ready and began to play. Oh boy was this fun.

There were so many belly laughs, screeches and cackles and to say that there were many a tears rolling down our cheeks is an understatement. Some of us snort like a pig when we laugh, so as you can imagine, they became contagious and set the whole group going. It really was one laugh after another. It had a domino affect, one laughed, then another, so on and so forth and you can just imagine how crazy it got with us all drinking too.

It is such a good game that it is on the top of our game list now for the future when we have people round or in fact, when we get invited to others. A month does not go past without some gathering, so it will be a well used game.

Thankfully, the cards are of good quality, they are flexible but not cheaply made.

We also played the game with the grandchildren and they absolutely love it. There is nothing better than a child’s laugh and giggles. We had so much fun with them playing it that 2 of them have asked for the game for their birthday presents.

The instructions were easy to follow as there is a card with the title RULES and on the reverse of the card are the GAMEPLAY.
(The following information is taken from this card as mentioned):-

RULES 2-4 PLAYERS
How To Play

Any two UpRoar! Cards will always have one match. The matching words also match in colour. The first player to ‘sound out’ the matching pair wins the two cards. (There is an example of this on the card to help you understand how it works)

GAMEPLAY

1. A player is selected to be the dealer who shuffles the deck and then places two cards face-up on the tale.
2. The first player to ‘sound out’ the matching pair was both cards (the dealer also plays)
3. Next, pick another player to be the dealer. They will draw two new cards and you will play again.
4. The only exception is ‘UpRoar!’ When you see a pair of UpRoars, you must shout “UpRoar” to win the cards. The count as four cards instead of two.
5. The game ends when you run out of cards. The player with the most cards at the end, wins.

There is another called titled WHAT IF…. This card can be referred to during play to answer questions that might arise during the game.

RULES 5 OR MORE PLAYERS
The gameplay is the same as for 1-4 players but you compete in teams.
(The following information is taken from this card as mentioned):-

1. Split into two teams, they do not have to be even
2. Pick one player from each time to go first
3. Another player (the dealer) then shuffles the deck, and placed two cards in from of both players
4. The first player to ‘sound out’ the matching pair wins both cards for their team

Round Two: Pick another player from each team to go next, a new dealer reveals two new cards and first to ‘sound out’ wins. Game ends when you run out of cards. The team with the most cards at the end, wins.

HOW MANY PLAYERS
2 or more – There are two different instructions, 1 for 2-4 players and 1 for 5 or more.

AGE GROUP
8+

GOOD TO KNOW

100% Plastic FREE
100% Biodegradable
100% Compostable

PACKAGE CONTENT
1 x yellow/black card with Rules 2-4 players, on reverse is information on Gameplay
1 x yellow/black card with What If…and on reverse is information with Rules for 5+ players
1 x pink/black card with hashtag information
1 x blue illustrated card about other games and on reverse picture of David McGranaghan and Julian Miller, the founders.
54 x playing cards – These are black with bright, bold and pastel colours

SIZE AND WEIGHT OF PACK/CARDS
9.3 x 9.3 x 2.2 cm (3.66 x 3.66 0.87 inches)
160 Grams

Absolutely brilliant, if you want a good giggle, some laughter and chuckles, with adults or children, then buy this game, it will have you in hysterics.

Rating:
5/5


RRP: £9.99

For more information or to buy direct from McMiller, visit www.mcmiller.fun. Also available to buy from Amazon here

DISCLOSURE: We were gifted this product for free for the purpose of writing an honest and impartial review. All thoughts and opinions are those of the reviewer. This review uses an affiliate link which we may receive a small commission from if you purchase through the Amazon link (it helps with running costs of the website).