I have owned this game for quite awhile but, I waited to review to see if the game had staying power. The answer is a definte yes. Like Apples to Apples the game is very easy to teach but, with the improvement that you come up with your own answer and bet on the winning answer. This is a important improvement because in Apples to Apples you can get into the bad postion of having terrible cards. With the betting element even if you can't come up with a good answer you can still earn points but making good bets. The game is also well thought out by limiting the total you can earn during a round to three points. This means no one can run away with the game.

Another plus of Say Anything is that you can play it with people who don't know each other that well and still have a great time which I have done. I have found that I do perfer playing the game with a smaller group which makes it easier to place better bets. With larger groups sometimes there are too many good choices still, the game is more about fun than winnings.

There is only one minor drawback. When I got the game some of the dry erase markers didn't work. Insteading of writing the company I bought new ones at Staples. The plus though in doing that is I was able to get color markers that matched for the most part match the game colors. I think it adds an additional fun element to the game.

Say Anything though is such a fun game that continues to be fun game that it can be played over and over again. Using the markers and dry erase boards is also better idea then paper that I won't take points off for the marker problem.

We play party games a lot with our family and friends (Pictionary, Scrabble, Cranium, Apples to Apples) and Say Anything is, by far, our favorite. It is so wonderful - it inspires great conversations (What's the Best Song Ever?) and lots of laughter.

Say Anything is very easy to teach, which makes it very easy to get new people into the game. We previously loved Apples to Apples but it is getting a little old now. I also get a little frustrated with the cards in my hand not being a good match - but with Say Anything you get to make up your own response so it's much more creative and satisfying. Plus Say Anything leads to some of the funniest moments in gaming history. We literally fall into a laughing session several times during each game (of course, we're a silly bunch to begin with).

The only problem we had is that some of the dry erase pens - new out of the box - did not work, but I contacted customer service and they sent a whole new pack out right away (and a Twizzler... which was weird, but tasty).