A Cut Above
(1982)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 15 and up. You can play with 2 to 5 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: ...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 60 |
| Minimum age: | 15 |
| Number of players: | 2 - 5 |
| Publisher: | Silk Cut |
| Designers: | Eàmon Bloomfield |
| Artists: | Unknown |
| Mechanics: | Unknown |
"Trivia game from an age when smoking and board games could be related. Unusual large triangular box. Published by a cigarette maker, intending that pub landlords might leave the game in the bar for customers to play. Game equipment:
1 Magnetic Playing Board
A set of 5 playing counters (and 2 spare sets)
896 Question and Answer cards
4 Winner's Medals
1 cord to hang the board on a wall if required
The board looks like a cross between Pictionary and Ludo. It is intended that teams of 4 people play. When your team gets to answer a question, they can choose A Snip (easy), A Cut (medium) or A Cut Above (difficult). The subject they get is determined by the colour of the space they are on. The sujects are:
Purple: General Knowledge
Blue: Sport
Red: TV and Films
Yellow: Music
If you are correct, your marker moves forward either 1, 2 or 3 spaces on your track. The winning team is the first to get to the end of their track. And, Yes, the team get real-life metal medals, each with a ribbon cord.
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Alternative names:
A Cut Above
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