Party games are all the rage as of late, especially with the rise of games like Cards Against Humanity and Telestrations After Dark. Seeing as how these games rely on adult humor, it seems only logical that Family Guy would get in on the fun.
Family Guy: Stewie’s Sexy Party Game from Gale Force Nine borrows ideas from other games like Cards Against Humanity and Mad Libs and combines them into one big Family Guy-themed affair.
Similar to Cards Against Humanity, each round has one player as the leader, or the party host in this case. That player gets a card with a paragraph of text and six blanks. The blanks are broken up into a few different types of words, like “Person,” “Place,” “Thing” or “Quote.” The host calls for cards of each type, and picks the best one of the batch given to him or her by the other players.
Once all six blanks have been filled by the words on the cards handed in, the party host reads off the new paragraph, basically creating a custom Family Guy-style joke.
The best part about Family Guy: Stewie’s Sexy Party Game compared to other party games is that the players who aren’t the host still have some gaming of their own to do. There are a total of 120 points to be earned in a game, and the best way to earn them is to gather matching cards and trade them in at the end of each round. This creates a fun dynamic where you might have a perfect card for the party leader, but it also matches a set in your hand.
The party host also has a bit more in-depth a job than simply picking the cards he or she likes best. Before each round, a spinner is spun to determine the theme of the party, be it “Sexy” or “Gross” or “Hilarious.” Once the leader has read the final paragraph with all the new words, the rest of the players vote on if the theme was met. If not, the party host will not score as many points as he or she could have.
The biggest downside to Stewie’s Sexy Party Game is probably the Family Guy theme, unfortunately. Many of the cards have references to Family Guy characters and jokes, so if a player isn’t as familiar with the show as everyone else, they may feel a bit left out.
Cards can also be a bit too specific to the show. For example, one Place card is “Chris’s room.” That just feels like it’s so forced to be a reference to the show that it isn’t really funny anymore. Thankfully, these cards are few and far between, and can just be saved and traded in to score points instead of including them in paragraphs.
Overall, Family Guy: Stewie’s Sexy Party Game is still a good time and can bring out some laughs for fans of the show as well as those who aren’t so familiar with the antics of the Griffin family. I appreciated that there’s more of a game and structure here than you find in most party games like this, and the game comes down more to how you play and trade in your cards than who gets the better cards or who thinks something is or isn’t funny. If you are a Family Guy fan, this should definitely get on your game shelf. If you just like party games, there’s still plenty to enjoy here as well.
Family Guy: Stewie's Sexy Party Game will be in stores in early November.
So what do you think? Are you interested in trying out Family Guy: Stewie’s Sexy Party Game? What other party games do you and your friends like playing? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
