Apples to Apples Apples to Apples Apples to Apples is a party game originally published by Hasbro, and now published by Mattel. The object of the game is to win the most rounds by playing a "red apple" card (which generally features a noun) from one's hand to best "match" that round's communal "green apple" card (which contains an adjective) as chosen by that round's judging player. The game is designed for four to ten players and played for 30–75 minutes. "Apples to Apples" was chosen by Mensa International in 1999 as a "Mensa Select" prizewinner, an award given to five games each
Apples to Apples year. It was also named "Party Game of the Year" in the December 1999 issue of "Games" magazine and received the National Parenting Center's seal of approval in May 1999. The popularity of the game led to an increased interest in similar card-matching/answer-judging party games. On September 8, 2007, Out of the Box Publishing sold the rights for "Apples to Apples" to Mattel. The original boxed set contained: Four expansion sets were available adding 72 extra green apple cards and 216 extra red apple cards each. In 2002, "Expansion Set 3" won the Origins Award for "Best Card Game Expansion