The Godfather Board Game

I had a great time with this game! I've always enjoyed Taboo (which is somewhat similar in concept), but Taboo can be a little too easy/boring at times, and the cards always have the same "taboo" words on them for each word you're trying to describe, which makes for poor replay value. In contrast, Hot Words is different every time and can get quite challenging once you start adding up some of the types of words that you can't say, especially with the highest difficulty category. For example, I had a round where I couldn't use any words with the letter "o" in them AND I couldn't use any nouns when describing my words, which made things very tricky! (That being said, you can always choose the more mild peppers if you're with younger players or don't want quite as much of a challenge.) One potential flaw about this game is that it is NOT relaxing. Some word games like Scrabble or Bananagrams or even Taboo, while they of course require some brain power, are still fairly low-energy games. Hot Words isn't like that. Your brain will be EXHAUSTED after playing this game if you use the difficult/spicy peppers (which I love, but not everyone might!) Very briefly, here are some pros and cons: PROS: - fun game for word lovers - good replay value / different every time - has the potential to be really challenging if you want it to be - nice theme / aesthetically pleasing - very affordable! CONS: - because of the price, some of the pieces are a little thin/flimsy (they still look fine, but I would have rather paid $20 for higher quality) - might be too challenging for some - requires 4+ players (though it can be modified for 2-3 players)