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Objective
The objective of Family Feud After Hours is to help your team score more points by matching the most popular survey answers.
Setup
- Choose someone to be the host. They will be responsible for reading the cards, writing down answers, and keeping score.
- The rest of the players will divide into two teams. If there are only three players, each team will consist of one player with the third player being the host.
- Place the survey cards, answer board, scoreboard and marker where the host can reach them.
How to Play Family Feud After Hours
Family Feud After Hours consists of three rounds. Each round is played the same except that players score twice as many points in the second and third rounds. Each round starts with a Face Off to determine who earns control for the round. The players will then try to fill in the rest of the answers on the board.
Face Off
To begin each round each team chooses one player to play in the Face Off. The host then announces how many answers there are for the question. They will then read off the question.
When one of the players competing in the Face Off have come up with an answer, they will raise their hand. Whoever raises their hand first gets to make the first guess. If both players raise their hands at the same time, the host determines who gets to answer first.
The player who raised their hand then gives their answer. The host looks up the answer on the card to see where it places on the board. If it is one of the answers on the card, they will tell the players what answer it is on the board. They will write the answer and its corresponding number of points on the board so the players can see it.
If the player provided the top answer, they can either choose to play or pass the question.
Should they provide any answer other than the top answer, the player on the other team in the Face Off gets to give an answer. The host looks up the answer and writes it down on the board in the corresponding place. They will also write down how many points the answer was worth.
The host compares the two answers that were provided. The player that provided the higher answer gets to choose whether they want to play or pass the question.
Should a player fail to give an answer right away, they lose their opportunity to give an answer. If both players are unable to provide an answer that is on the card, a new player from both teams get a chance to provide an answer. The team who provided the first answer gets to give the first answer with the new players. This continues until one player provides an answer that is on the board.
Playing the Board
The team that won the Face Off can either chose to play the round, or pass it to the other team. The team that is playing the round is called the “controlling team”.
The players on the controlling team will take turns giving answers to the current question. If there is only one player on the team, they will have to give all of the answers. They are trying to guess the most popular answers to the question. Players cannot give suggestions or other help to their teammates when they are giving answers. For each answer the host looks at the card to see if it is on it.
When an answer is on the card, the host writes it down on the corresponding spot on the board. They will also write its points next to it.
For each answer that is not on the card, the team receives a strike. The host puts an “X” in one of the strike indicator spots.
The next player then makes a guess. This continues until either the team successfully provides all of the answers, or gets their third strike.
Scoring
If the controlling team guesses all of the answers from the card, they will add up the points from each of the answers on the board. They will score the corresponding number of points. The host writes their score on the corresponding spot on the scoreboard.
Should the controlling team receive three strikes, the other team (stealing team) then gets the opportunity to provide one answer. If the answer is not on the board, the controlling team scores the points from the answers on the board.
If the answer the stealing team provided is on the card, the host writes it on the corresponding space along with its points. The stealing team has won the round. Count up the points on the board and give them to the stealing team. Write the points on the stealing teams side of the scoring board.
After the scoring is completed, the players will play another round. The second and third rounds are played the same as the first round except that points are doubled in both rounds. A new player is chosen to compete in the Face Off for each round.
Winning the Game
Family Feud After Hours ends when three rounds have been played. Total up the points scored by each team. Whichever team scores more points wins the game.
Family Feud After Hours FAQ
If you have any questions about how to play the game, leave a comment below on this post. I will try to answer any questions asked as best and as quickly as possible.
Components
- 200 Cards
- Answer Board
- Scoreboard
- Dry Erase Marker
- Instructions
Year: 2018 | Publisher: Endless Games
Genres: Party, Trivia
Ages: 17+ | Number of Players: 3+ | Length of Game: 30 Minutes
Difficulty: Light | Strategy: Light | Luck: Moderate
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