''Apples to Apples'' is a

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originally published by

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Inc., and now by

Mattel Mattel, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment company founded in January 1945 and headquartered in El Segundo, California. The company has presence in 35 countries and territories and sells products in more ...

. Players start with a hand of seven "red apple" cards, which feature nouns. A player is selected to be the first judge, and that judge plays a "green apple" card, which features an adjective. The round is won by playing the "red apple" card that the judge determines to be the best match for the "green apple" card. The role of the judge rotates, and the number of rounds is determined by the number of players. The game is designed for four to ten players and played for 30–75 minutes. ''Apples to Apples'' was chosen by

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in 1999 as a "

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" prizewinner, an award given to five games each year. It was also named "Party Game of the Year" in the December 1999 issue of '' Games'' magazine and received the National Parenting Center's seal of approval in May 1999. The popularity of the game led to an increased interest in similar card-matching/answer-judging party games. On September 8, 2007,

sold the rights for ''Apples to Apples'' to

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The original boxed set contained: * One hundred eight green cards (green apples), each of which has an adjective printed on one side. * Three hundred twenty-four red cards (red apples), each of which has a noun printed on one side. * A tray for holding the cards. Four expansion sets were available, adding 72 extra green apple cards and 216 additional red apple cards each. In 2002, ''Expansion Set 3'' won the

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for ''Best Card Game Expansion or Supplement of 2001''. As of 2005 pdate the original set and its expansions have been retired and replaced by a ''Party Box'' with the combined contents of the basic set and its first two expansions, and ''Party Box Expansion 1'' set with the combined contents of the third and fourth expansions, and a ''Party Box Expansion 2'', which contains new cards. ''Apples to Apples Junior,'' for ages nine and up, ''Apples to Apples Kids,'' for ages seven and up, and a variety of themed editions were also developed. Mattel has continued to update card sets and packaging and add themed editions.

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In 2019, ''Apples to Apples'' was inducted into the

Hall of Fame.

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Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Apples To Apples Dedicated deck card games Party games Mensa Select winners Origins Award winners Mattel games Card games introduced in 1999

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