However, I have a problem with the gameplay. I don't like that the person who draws the actual answer is supposed to have people pick his answer as well -- unless the other players are very good, it's too hard to compete with the actual answer. I also don't like the aspect that if someone's answer is duplicated he has to come up with another answer on the spot. It's rare that a person can do that and be convincing.

Two much superior games in this genre are Balderdash and Beyond Balderdash. The idea is very similar (coming up with bogus answers and getting people to vote for your answer), but the gameplay works much better. I won't go into detail, but a main part of my above complaints are addressed by having each person write his answer on a piece of paper and having one person read all of the answers -- and having that person *not* have the incentive to guess for the right answer.

I was very frustrated by Malarky but I strongly recommend Balderdash and Beyond Balderdash.

fun for the family (Rating: 0.00)
Review : I am 26 and I played this game with my husband and my grandparents while on vacation and we loved it. We rented a beachhouse and it was one of the games that was there so we have decided to purchase it for more family fun.

Fun and educational (Rating: 0.00)
Review : This game is awesome! I played it with some friends and now I've been looking for it everywhere....I found it here! It's so much fun to play. Not only do you learn that your friends actually KNOW weird stuff, you learn weird stuff too!!!!!

Great Game! (Rating: 0.00)
Review : I bought this game for some family members for our "Family Game Night." We try to all get together every couple of months and we are always looking for new & fun games. This game has become a must for each gathering. We can't stop laughing the whole time. Part of the fun is not taking this game too seriously. I highly recommend this game.

This is really fun. My kids love this game. (Rating: 5.00)
Review : We played this last night with the family, we all laughed at the answers our friends came up with. Most of all we had fun and learned some cool stuff at the same time. If you like bluffing games, like Balderdash, you will love Malarky. It is faster since you don't have to write down the answers, you speak through the answers. The material is much better than Balderdash. Rather than definitions you bluff answers to questions like, "why did pirates wear earrings", or "why are pistachios dyed red".

This is going to be around for a long time. I would recommend this to anyone.