First time playing Herd Mentality at our game night, and wow - I've never seen my friends argue so passionately about whether ketchup belongs on hot dogs. The moment someone got stuck with the Pink Cow card for saying 'pineapple is the best pizza topping,' the room erupted. That pink cow became our new unit of shame.
What I love most is how this game reveals your friends' weird thought processes. Who knew my normally quiet roommate would fight to the death defending 'wearing socks with sandals' as acceptable fashion? The questions are simple but create instant debates - we spent 10 minutes arguing about the proper way to hang toilet paper.
Played with my family (ages 12-60) last weekend, and it was magical watching my grandma proudly win a round for answering 'Lawrence Welk' to 'name a musician.' The game scales perfectly - we've played with 6 people and 15, both worked great. Pro tip: Keep snacks handy because you'll be laughing too hard to eat during actual gameplay.
Only complaint? After three game nights, we're starting to remember frequent answers. But the 20 bonus online questions helped, and we've begun making our own cards too. Worth every penny for the amount of joy (and friendly humiliation) it's brought our group.