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HotFlash! The Menopause Game
- Replay Value (1-10): 2
- Fun Factor (1-10): 2
- Worth Buying (1-10): 1
Although billed as suitable for ages 39 to 60, the actual gameplay mechanics are pretty much suitable for a 7-year old: roll the die, move
that number of spaces, do what the space says, first to the Finish space wins. The game is really about the theme; you can choose your pawn
to be things like wine or a diaphragm (just artwork on paper, sorry), and the spaces let you draw cards with flavor text like "You feel
nauseous. Go back two spaces." You can also get cards that instruct you to do certain things, such as "start a conga line around the
table" (that was unsurprisingly unsuccessful at our table) that you must do or lose a turn.
Rarely the cards will actually say something interesting, like "What age were you when you lost your virginity?" But I don't see any
rule that compels the player to actually tell the truth. (Although when that question came up during my play, the player who drew
it actually volunteered to lose a turn!) But overall the game is about as exciting as you can make the theme be since the game
mechanics ain't going to help at all.
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