Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

After seeing a hilarious video of a family playing this game on youtube last year, I could not wait to find out what the name of the game was, order it, and take to our Christmas family get-together for what was sure to be a rip roaring good time. (heck, I purchased a bottle of Patron for margaritas to sip on as we played) However, I don't know what that family on youtube was doing to have the cheek retractors impair their speech in such a hilarious way, but I can assure you it was not solely from the cheek retractors provided. My daughter was visiting for Thanksgiving and convinced me we should try them out for a laugh before the unveiling at the huge family Christmas party in December. Boy, am I glad I allowed her to persuade me. We opened up the box of extra retractors (there are two sizes neither work) and they are easy enough to get into your mouth, and yes you do look ridiculous. In fact, the two of us had a jolly good time laughing at what the other looked like. But, the fun stopped there. Just for the sport of it, while her dad looked on, we tried talking to each other. We could understand exactly what we were saying. We thought maybe it is specific phrases that contain certain constant or vowel sounds that cause the problem. While "B's" and "P's" are a little garbled we still knew what was being said. My husband just shook his head and walked away and under his breath was heard " what a waste of money". My adult daughter and I brought up phrases on line and tried those like rubber, baby buggy bumpers and bible book club - a little garble, but still no problem understanding what was being said. - Don't waste your money. There are plenty of funny family games out there, this is just not one of them...........But, one redeeming thought: they would be great for the family Christmas photo.