As the parent of three darling children ranging in age from 4 to 17, “WHAT’S THAT SMELL!?” is something I can often be heard to exclaim. Who knew though that this was all good training in anticipation of one day putting my ninja nostrils to the test playing a family table top game from WowWee.
Inside the box you will find
- 4 STANK cards & scent-barrier bags
- 48 mystery whiff cards
- a sheet of whiff strips
- 6 cardholders
- scorepad
- Instructions for 2-6 players ages 14+
The premise of the game is really simple. You are each given a card. When the timer starts you are supposed to scratch the card and sniff. You then write down on the scorepad what you think you can smell. Points are given depending on the accuracy of your answer. For example if you have a coffee card and you guess Coffee you would receive 5 points, If you guessed a vaguely in the ballpark answer like Mocha or Wood you would receive 3 points. You would get 1 point for guessing that the category it is in is “smoke factor”.
What did we think?
This is a great game for us as we have 2 older children who enjoy playing and me who has zero patience when it comes to setting games up. If it takes longer to set up than it does to play then I lose interest and wander off.
We loved the danger aspect of not knowing whether the card you were about to sniff was a lovely smell (like grape) or something pretty gross.
All of the cards seemed to have a faint chemical smell which I presume is there to contain all of the different scents in the cards and after a while of playing I must admit that the scents did start to merge a bit.
The winner of each round is declared the Nose-It-All and is allowed to choose a player to suffer the Whiff of Shame! This part of the game almost made me lose my lunch so I would encourage not to play this one on a full stomach!
Tips for cleansing your sense of smell
- Smell the crook of your elbow (or any other non-perfumed area of skin)
- Sniff something made from pure wool
- Have a bowl of coffee beans nearby for players to sniff. I don’t know why it works but it really does
There is an app for the game. We chose to play it without the app this time but I have it downloaded for next time. When you play with the app you are able to easily time the rounds, keep score and record Whiff Of Shame moments. Whether you use that footage against your family members, well that’s entirely your call..
We will definitely be playing What’s That Smell? again. I think it would be a great game for Christmas or New Years Eve when you could even play as teams. If you are brave enough!
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Bacon in the mornings!
Lavender is my fav and so relaxing
My favourite scent is freshly cut grass!
I say this all the time!!!! ??
We love our board games. This would be a great addition to our evergrowing selection!
Hot chocolate cooking
fresh bread
Coconut body lotion.
Fresh baked bread!
Fresh baked bread
lavender thankyou
My favourite smell is freshly made bacon!
Orange blossom
Marzipan
Vanilla
Stocks have the most stunning fragrance and remind me of home so definitely my favourite smell.
Food cooking ? love coming home from work to dinner
My morning coffee 😉
fresh rosemary
Fresh coffee
My favourite smell is the smell of fresh strawberries
I love the smell of a newborn baby, just gorgeous!
My favourite smell has to be lavender
Sweetpea’s
My mum’s skin when we cuddle – I’m almost 33 and it hasn’t changed since I was a baby
coffee in the morning
love the smell of jasmine!
A cake cooking in the oven
Privet hedge flowers in summer
clean laundry
Fairy Baby Laundry Softener x
I love the smell of petrol and baby powder x
I love cinnamon
i love the smell of raspberry the fruit kind 😉
I love Bergamot, though it’s quite hard to get hold of these days.
The smell of bbq’s on a hot summers day.
Coconut !! Many thanks
freshly baked bread
I love the smell of onions and mushrooms frying in the pan
lemon grass
love the smell of bonfires 🙂
I love the scent of Christmas so everything associated with it-it’s just so warm, fuzzy and loving-I adore it!-what is your favourite scent?
Rose /s.
My favourite smell is vanilla I love it especially in the form of candles
My favourite smell is mint
Flowerbomb! I only wear it on special occasions as a pretty smell costs a pretty penny!
Cinnamon
I love the smell of lemons
Freshly mown grass
Cherries
Bread baking
Fresh Linen
Roast Chicken 😀
LEMONGRASS (OR FRANKINCENSE THIS TIME OF YEAR)
White musk.
Fresh coffee.
best smell ever, is the smell of a newborn baby!!
the best smell, is the smell of a newborn baby!
Butterfly Bush Buddleia, thankyou for the competition x
I love the smell of cut grass
Freshly mown grass
Freshly baked bread!
privet flowers is mine
Coconut
Cinnamon
Freshly cut grass
vanilla
For me it’s Lavender, it reminds me of someone close to me who is no longer here, every-time i smell it , it makes me smile, so i have planted some in the garden this year xxx
I love the smell of lilacs.
I have 2 very different favourite smells – bacon and petrol!
I love the smell of a new baby
Bread baking yum yum
my family would love this game because I have no sense of smell at all! So I can’t tell you what my favourite is!
But I’m incredibly competitive when we play any game so they’d be fascinated to see how badly I could cheat at this!
Fresh homemade scones
I love the smell of coconut oil
I love the smell of bread cooking and also – a bit strange I know – the smell of the fumes that comes from buses
love the mell of dettol
Freshly cut grass
My favourite smell is violet.. perfumes with violet flowers, parma violet sweets, parma violet gin! I just love the smell of violet! My favourite perfume is Yardley’s April Violets… I think I have a violet addiction! haha! 😀
Thank you! I have 6 kids.. I think we would LOVE this game! Looks fun and quirky!
fresh coffee
I love the smell of Lavender!
Cinnamon
gingerbread
I love the smell of cinnamon
i love the smell of opium perfum. just gorgous
Burning log fires x
Chocolate chip cookies when they are baking in the oven
I love the smell of jasmine
My favourite scent is Jasmine. I have it growing by my back door and it is wonderful.
freshly cut grass
Lavender
Love the smell of fresh linen
I love citrus smells like clementines
i love the smell of freshly baked cakes!
I love citrus smells. like when ive cleaned the bathroom lol
I love coconut fragrances.
fresh cut grass
I love the smell of freshly baked bread
I love the smell of coconut! 🙂
lavender
I love the smell of freshly cut grass
i love the smell of shea butter
i love coconut 🙂
lavender xx
I love the smell of cinnamon, reminds me of Christmas.
I love the smell of sun tan lotion as reminds me of lovely holidays
chocolate!
Vanilla, especially vanilla candles. So divine!
I love the smell of babies – but if that sounds too dodgy I’ll settle for newly mown grass
love the smell of baby powder
oranges
Vanilla x
the smell of a roast dinner cooking on a sunday!
I love the smell of cinnamon, especially at this time of year x
Can’t beat the smell of freshly baked bread. Thanks for the chance to be your lucky winner
My favourite smell is vanilla.
Vanilla
All things citrus lemon, lime orange …
Freshly baked bread
Babies – I’m having another in 3 weeks and can’t wait to smell that new baby smell!
Bread baking.
The ground after a heavy rainfall.
I love the smell of anything cinammon ?
Lavender
vanila
Freshly baked bread or cheese scones
This is gonna sound weird, but I love the smell of fresh ink. Books, magazines, newspapers they all get a sniff.
Freshly cut grass
Washing Powder
Peppermint
I love the smell of cookies baking in the oven! Even more if they are cinnamon at Christmas.Yum!
Love the smell of bleach, it smells so clean!
I love cinnamon
Freshly brewed coffee
Bacon x
Might sound weird, but the smell of my children’s sweaty heads.
My favourite Smell is lavender, it reminds me of my mum