The Snake Oil Board Game master page. A complete guide. Review, how to play, editorial, useful links, similar games, FAQ, interesting facts and so much more. Snake Oil is a submit and judge party game with a unique creativity twist.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Game Info
- Photo Gallery
- Overview
- Review
- How To Play
- Similar Games
- Interesting Facts
- Useful Links
- FAQ
- Editorial Articles
- Videos
- People Also Enjoyed
- Submit Something
SNAKE OIL GAME INFO
| RELEASE: | 2010 |
| PLAYERS: | 3 – 10 Players |
| DURATION: | 20 – 30 Minutes |
| AGE: | 10+ |
| GENRE: | Submit & Judge |
| DESIGNER: | Jeff Ochs |
| ARTIST: | John Kovalic, Patricia Hayes Kaufman |
| PUBLISHER: | Snake Oil LLC |
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SNAKE OIL PHOTO GALLERY
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SNAKE OIL OVERVIEW
In the Old West, the sly snake oil salesman had a special talent. He could get the most skeptical customer to buy the most dubious products. That is what is happening here. Different roles like Pirate, Plumber or last person on Earth will pop up and each player will need to mash together two word cards to form the best product for them and pitch it. Who wouldn’t need a “Truth-Light” or an “Underwear-Oven”. The winner is the one who wins the most, but at the end of the day it is about creativity and having a fun journey.
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SNAKE OIL REVIEW
6.2 out of 10
Snake Oil is a fun party game built for families. It is a submit and judge board game that doesn’t reinvent the wheel but it has its own interesting hook and it delivers on it well. An active player flips a role and all other players have to mash up two cards to form a wacky invention to pitch them. This game is an explosion of asking its participants to be creative. Only one can be chosen so it is a race to who can do it best.
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SNAKE OIL HOW TO PLAY
In the Old West, the wily snake oil salesman had a special talent, slinging goods to one and all. Now it’s your turn! Invent your own zany two-word products – Rumor Mirror! Burp Balloon! – and sell them to all types of wacky customers. If the round’s customer buys your product, you win! You hand is made up of these random word cards and each round you need to put two together to make an invention that solves the problem at hand, then you need to pitch it.
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SNAKE OIL SIMILAR GAMES
We thought about everything from gameplay to theme, intensity level to overall motivations, the quality and more to determine what are the five most similar board games to Snake Oil. The quick recap of the list is below with the link to the descriptions and full article below it.
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SNAKE OIL INTERESTING FACTS
Real Snake Oil did exist! It was first introduced to the US in the 1860s by Chinese laborers working on the Transcontinental Railroad. After a hard day they would rube sore muscles with ointment made from water snake oil.
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SNAKE OIL USEFUL LINKS
If it is a topic that has not yet been covered, you can most likely find more information here on your topic of choice. From official Snake Oil useful links to very unofficial ones.
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SNAKE OIL FAQ
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