The Donut Guy Blog

Have you ever embellished something?  Was the fish longer in your story than it was in real life? Does your dating profile talk a bit more about your passion for reading than may be true? Is your age dependent on the day? This may be exactly the right game for you. 

We first came across this game earlier in the year by Left Justified Studio. It is a story bluffing game developed by Adam Bain and Grant Lyon where you have to embellish your ability in or feeling on something positively or negatively by a certain amount. A party game, Big Dill is centered around the players’s ability to communicate and the fun that can come with a little fibbing. With an ability to score from both the storyteller and those listening, there is a great competitive dynamic.

Our biggest problem was getting this to the table. Though we had it for some time it was harder to get out with a group of three than with a group of four. As soon as we did though we quickly had fun telling each other  about all our “skills”. We did this as a family, so it allowed me to talk about things that I have never brought up with my kids. They also heard from their stepmother about things that they would have no context for yet. It made a very interesting generational interaction where I think this game can shine with families. For friends who think they know each other this also is a great way to bring together in-jokes and callbacks to familiar history.

The box itself is an interesting shape,  but is set up correctly to size. The game employees whiteboards for each player as well as markers so you can guess and then erase. I especially enjoy this scorekeeping element. The pickle motif across the entire game also is a great tie in. It makes some really fun puns and different pickle designs for each board.  John Kovalic and Kenzie Lindow’s art brings these pickles to life, and I think in future expansions art could be put in more places. 

I also want to shout out the expansion Gets Nerdy. I feel they did a great job with it because it expanded more whiteboards for more players as well as nerdy topics. As a self-professed geek, I can confirm they have put in some really great topics for this specific trope. I know I’m going to have to get this out with a different group than just the family, but when I do, I cannot wait to nerd out.

In the end, we had a great time playing the game and it’s one of the rare ones where  kids wanted to keep going. I also cannot wait to continue to test my paces of storytelling through this unique game method. I think there’s good room for more expansions that I look forward to seeing.

Overall rating is 7.5. Thank you to Left Justified Studio for providing a review copy. Next time I’ll bring the pickles and the game will bring some laughs.