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Apples to Apples

#8156BGG ↗

1999 · 4-10 players · 30min · weight 1.15 · 19,874 ratings

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Rating
5.63
Users rated
19,874
Owned
31,401
Wishing
591

At a glance

What playing it feels like, broken down.

Core loop

Play the Thing card from hand that best matches judge's Description card, win by matching judge's taste.

What it gives you
How strongly each kind of experience comes through (0–3)
Sensation
0
Fantasy
0
Narrative
0
Challenge
1
Fellowship
3
Discovery
1
Expression
2
Submission
3
How it works (3 mechanics)
Under-the-radar score: 0.06

Raw extraction payloads

The JSON rows behind this page, before analysis turns them into candidate ranking signals.

V4 wide feature rowgame_llm_features_v4.raw_json · v4-wide · vocab v1 · 2026-05-03
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  "bgg_id": 74,
  "name": "Apples to Apples",
  "core_loop_micro": "Play the Thing card from hand that best matches judge's Description card, win by matching judge's taste.",
  "mda_aesthetic_vector": {
    "Sensation": 0,
    "Fantasy": 0,
    "Narrative": 0,
    "Challenge": 1,
    "Fellowship": 3,
    "Discovery": 1,
    "Expression": 2,
    "Submission": 3
  },
  "mech_interaction_primitives": [
    {
      "primitive": "_other:player_judge_adjudication",
      "strength_0_3": 3,
      "evidence_quote": "active player chooses Thing card that in his opinion best matches Description card; judge picks winner"
    },
    {
      "primitive": "hand_management_under_draw",
      "strength_0_3": 2,
      "evidence_quote": "other players each secretly choose the Thing card in hand that best matches the description"
    },
    {
      "primitive": "simultaneous_action_selection",
      "strength_0_3": 2,
      "evidence_quote": "other players each secretly choose the Thing card and plays it face-down on the table"
    }
  ],
  "session_length_tolerance_min": 5,
  "content_extensibility_score": 3,
  "confidence": 0.8
}

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