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2003 "GAMES 100" Game Award!
The only trivia game selected by "GAMES 100" for 2003!

Enter your Phoney Baloney card number in the box found on our website home page. Card numbers can be found on the lower right-hand corner of each game cards. Try the sample four-digit card number 7275 to find out about the marvels of Bees and Honey.


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(See GAMES Magazine, July 2002 issue) - "Here's a novel game in which players may earn points even when they have no idea how to answer the questions!...three possible answers...Everyone secretly decides which of the two answers are wrong (Phoney Baloney)...Is this game: (A) entertaining (B) enlightening or (C) a fresh addition to the trivia genre? None of these is Phoney Baloney!" - "The only trivia game on our list is Eric Holmstrom's Phoney Baloney (Party Games Runner-Up). Its novel mechanism encourages even reluctant trivia fans to join in, and we applaud the links on Holmstrom's Web site (thing-o.com), which offer more information on the questions' subjects." - John J. McCallion

"This game really stretches the mind and has lots of classroom potential."

Teaching K-8 Magazine, (January 2002) Patricia Broderick and Allen Raymond

 

JUST ANOTHER TRIVIA GAME? GUESS AGAIN!

Where most trivia games simply offer a question with one correct answer, Phoney Baloney goes a different direction entirely. Not only does it provide interesting background information, it does something no other trivia-type game does. The twist in Phoney Baloney is that the object of the game is to guess the wrong answers. The Phoney Baloney. Of three multiple choice selections (with 2 incorrect and 1 correct answer), players have an opportunity once by selecting one of the incorrect responses, or twice by selecting both incorrect responses. This unusual game eliminates the feeling of self-consciousness often described by players of trivia games who may be unfamiliar with certain topics and embarrassed by their inability to provide the correct answer. Additionally, it offers players the opportunity for multiple scoring on each turn.

 

Yet another advantage over trivia games is the all play component of the game. Remember waiting, with increased restlessness and boredom, for your turn to come 'round again? Not so here. Every player plays on every turn in Phoney Baloney. This means every player has an opportunity to score on every turn, even the card reader.

Easy to start, fascinating to play, and even with players of all ages playing together, anyone can win! Topics for everyone. Great party game, conversation starter, or classroom tool! Takes 30 to 40 minutes to complete. Phoney Baloney is age-rated at 8 years to adult. Players ages 8 to 11 years with adults. The game play is so unique, it's patent pending.

 

FREE BONUS!....Every card in the game is numbered so you can find out more about each card topic by simply going to our website, www.thing-o.com, enter the card number in the card number box on the home page, and you'll be transported to a webpage with more information and thought provoking questions about your card subject. This unique feature is great for curious people, and works well for parents and teachers.

 

SPECIAL NOTE #1: Please remember, the answers to the questions in Phoney Baloney are on the back of the card in the upper right-hand corner.

 

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More product copy for catalogs The quest for information has never been such fun! This is a "no pop-culture" board game of useful knowledge, and an amazing learning tool. Every topic can be further explored on Thing-o's unique website, which not only links players to topic sources, but also offers intriguing "ponder this" questions, to stimulate thought and conversations! INTELLIGENT FAMILY TIME IS BACK! Phoney Baloney is age-rated at 12 years (unattended) to adult, or from age 8 when played with an adult.

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