I took this game to work with me and had my highly educated colleagues play with me during lunch. We laughed so hard that there were tears in our eyes. The gist: give clues to your teammates to guess a word or phrase. The one rule? You can only speak in single syllables, like a Neanderthal. (Ice cream: I eat cold snack in round ***** on top of hard cone. Or something like that.) If you speak in a multi-syllable word, you get whacked with the "NO stick". (An inflatable club.) We all especially loved getting to whack our neighbor when they spoke in multi-syllables. We had such a good time and it went pretty quickly as well. (10 players finished in less than 30 minutes.) The only thing I did not like about it was actually blowing up the club. The plastic sticks together and blowing air went nowhere. I was finally able to separate the plastic enough to get a bit of air in, then it became easier. But also getting the air out proved difficult. The air nozzle isn't the easiest to work with.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I got this game with my 10 year old son in mind. I mean, the opportunity to whack people with a big, inflatable bat is just about every kid's dream come true. We played this game with just the three of us, we played this game with neighbors, we played this game at Christmas with a giant group. It is SO much fun. It's easy to learn, but oddly challenging to only speak monosyllabically. Big hit (pun intended) at our house!

We first watched a YouTube video on how to play the game since we were a little confused by the instructions. Video was funny and helpful. This game is similar to Taboo except you can only give your guesses in one syllable words. Your teammates try to guess your chosen word quickly so you can keep drawing cards before the sand timer runs out. However, if you break the rules and speak in more than one syllable words, then the opposing teammates can bop you on the head with the 2' inflatable club.

Honestly wasn't sure everyone would like this game but I was wrong...they loved it! Speaking in one syllable is harder than you think and time runs out fast. Not to mention getting bopped a million times! Haha!! #Tryazon We combined game night with our Latin family meal and birthday party. Fantastic evening!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great game and funny. My daughter played it with her boyfriend and his family and they had a blast. Very easy to understand the game directions and easy to play. They loved the inflatable bat and had fun hitting each other with it. Great game for a fun night

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My family and I have been enjoying this Poetry for Neanderthals game so much! it is so easy to play and it keeps my kids engaged all the time, paying attention to the game. It is not fast-paced but it leaves no time to "look at the phone while I wait for my turn" kind of game. It invites everyone to be clever and think in a different way, which on its own keeps that brain super active. Highly recommend it!

Poetry for Neanderthals is a great group game! I played with a group of girls and we all really enjoyed it. It feels so difficult at first, but you get into a groove and really enjoy it the more you play! The blow-up club is obviously a fun addition too!

This game is seriously fun! We had so many laughs playing this game, plus you get to hit your friends with an inflatable club. It's silly, simple, easy to learn, great for teams and different ages, plus it makes you think and be creative! Truly loved the game!

This game was so much fun and created so much laughter and joy for our family game night! I would have never guessed how difficult it can be to speak like a neanderthal! We think that talking simple would be easy....it is not! It is also a lot of fun to get to bonk your neighbor on the head when the speak too fancy or say the wrong words! It really was a lot of fun and will be a frequent flyer at our future family game nights!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Don't mess up or get hit with the NO stick! We had such a fun time with this at game night. It really was a smash hit with everyone. It had all of us roaring with laughter. I highly recommend adding this to your game collection!