I've played my fair share of board games, and I'm pretty up to speed with a majority of newer games. I have to say that the basic version of Apples to Apples is one of the best. You can play it with a group of adults or kids, and it's fun to play at any level.

If you're not familiar with the Apples to Apples, each player starts with seven cards, which contain a litany of nouns. They might be famous people (Abraham Lincoln), places (Paris) or completely random non-proper nouns (angry hornets). One player draws an adjective card (intelligent and noisy are two examples), and all of the other players give one of their nouns to the adjective-playing individual. That person then shuffles the played cards and decides which noun goes best with the adjective. While the person can pick something that makes sense (Abraham Lincoln could be intelligent), he can select whatever answer he prefers the best (angry hornets can be intelligent, too).

But this is the basic version of the game,