When we first played Tension, there were only three of us available but we didn’t let that stop us from getting a couple of games in. But as soon as the other team reads out the answers, you’re kicking yourself for not remembering the simplest of things. With so few mechanics it is not surprising that Tension is a game that you can can teach to new players quickly. A player cannot touch a disc before the Spin-O-Matic stops and a player cannot hold more than one disc in their hand at a time.

We loved the little scoring holder – although for children keeping track of answers, it can be hard for younger children to listen, read and score while answers are being shouted out. My top ten cents on Tension and why I wholeheartedly believe it deserves a place in everyone’s house.The kids in the front look extremely nervous like playing the correct disc is a life or death proposition. cards are included with the base game and each one is double sided resulting in 400 challenging topics for players to wrap their heads around.

If you have any questions, comments, or would like to see you product reviewed on Geeky Hobbies, check out our contact us page. Since the game relies entirely on speed, the player(s) that are best at speed games are always going to win. I think I’d be happy just reading through all the cards, but turning lists into a board game is a lot of fun.Needless to say, this has quickly become a family favourite in our house, and as soon as there’s a quiet moment Tension is on the table and the bliss silence is replaced by frantic shouting. If you are only playing with three players you will fill in one of the spaces for each color on the gameboard with one of the dark blue covers.

The great game of Tension now comes in a family edition with cards graded according to difficulty, so that all members of the family can play, whatever the age - from 8 to 98!Some of ours were quite straight topics, but one of mine was ‘types of bed’ – and it wasn’t just furniture beds included. Brilliant for helping your children expand their vocabulary and create some truly gripping pieces of creative writing. I am not a huge fan of the three player game because there is no way to make the gameboard fair for all of the players. To support the blog and keep it free for all users, Geeky Hobbies utilizes various affiliate programs to earn commissions.