P for Pizza

In the partygame P for Pizza, you have to think fast.
Associate as quickly as possible and collect pizzaslices.
Whoever manages to form a complete pizza with his pizzaslices first, wins.
What do we think of P for Pizza? Read it in this review.

Normally I am not at all into party games and am the last one to lift my finger when one needs to be provided with a review.
This time was different; P for Pizza seemed like the perfect game for Mikolaj.
A kind of Pim Pam Pet 'from the old days', but with a theme; pizza. The thing Mikolaj loves to eat, preferably every day.

Unfortunately, when I opened P for Pizza, my enthusiasm was immediately dampened.
The “pizzaslices” are not pizzaslices at all, but triangles.
Such a pizza point, meaning the shape, is called a circle sector. I had to look that up as well. Another lesson learned!

A circular sector is a part of the circular surface enclosed by an arc and both rays to the endpoints of that arc.
Source: pandd.nl

So the triangles, which I absolutely cannot call pizzaslices (but will do so in the rest of the review, to keep it readable.), actually do not remotely resemble pizzaslices (apart from the shape, that is). There is no tomato sauce to be discovered, where is the crust? AND what are those worms doing on my pizza?

So much for disappointment, maybe the game plays incredibly fun?

How is P for Pizza played?

The basis of P for Pizza is simple. In the center is a stack of triangular cards. The sides with the categories are face up. On all 3 sides of the triangle lies one card with the letter-side up.
Now it is up to all participants to call out something from one of the category/letter combinations as quickly as possible.
The one who does that first gets the pizza point. The top pizza point of the pile is now flipped over to lie on the empty spot, creating a new letter and 3 new categories.

So far the game is simple and very similar to, say, Pim Pam Pet or Tick Tack Boom.
I think the creators of P for Pizza thought the same thing and thus felt that something extra should be added.
So they made the game rules more complex; First you have to make the 3 bottom parts of your pizza with 3 pizzaslices that you score in the green/easy category. Then you have to collect 2 pizzaslices in the yellow/average category. And the last piece must be collected in the red/spicy category.

What do we think of the game?

Normally I try to remain neutral in my first impression and game explanation, so that there is really room for my opinion in the last paragraph of my review. But here that didn't work out and so you can already guess a little bit which way it goes.

P for Pizza is not innovative in its game idea. There are many games with the same idea. The Pizza theme is under-executed for my taste. I find the game rule about which category you “should” choose at what time dubious. I get the idea, the thought behind it (which is fine). But in my opinion, party games generally work best without complex rules. So I find it hard to comment on this. Yes, it adds something, but at the same time it also takes away some of the action and spontaneity that is so important in a party game.
The box talks about 2-4 players; not much for a party game. This is not the case at all; the game contains enough cards to play with more players and I would recommend playing with at least 4 people.

Another thing to note about P for Pizza is that the categories are printed on the three sides of the triangle. To play well, players must be able to read upside down and sideways.

So unfortunately, I myself am rather disappointed with P for Pizza. I won't take it with me to the game club and Mikolaj is unfortunately not enthusiastic either.
In contrast, Leonore (4.5) who is now busy learning letters and the basics of reading, does find this a very fun game. Of course, we still read the categories aloud then. For her, this is a fun variation on pim pam pet.

Conclusion;
I have learned that pizzaslices are called circle sectors AND that party games, regardless of form, are just really not my thing.
As for the game; P for Pizza can undoubtedly provide fun moments with the right company, but don't expect too much from it.