Review: Dixit

One of the few games I remember my mom playing with us kids was Balderdash.  In that game, one player draws a card with a rarely used word and its definition, other players write down their own definitions of the word, all definitions are revealed and players vote one what they think is the real word.  Players score points if they can trick others into choosing their definition and if they vote for the actual definition.

Dixit is essentially the exact same game, but instead of words and their definitions, players have beautifully drawn cards and a story to tell.  One player is the Storyteller.  They select one of their six cards, they tell a very brief story (it can be a sentence, a word, or even a noise), and every other player picks one of their card that best matches that story.  All the selected cards are shuffled and revealed and all players except the Storyteller vote on which one they think is the Storyteller's card.  If at least one, but not all players select the Storyteller's card, the Storyteller scores some points.  Other players score points for choosing the Storyteller's card and having their card selected.

I'm not sure what exactly it is, but I just suck at this game.  I can't seem to figure out how to do well.  My stories are either too obvious or too vague and I can never seem to guess the correct card when I'm not the Storyteller.  So this isn't one of my favorite games, but everyone else I've played this with seems to love it.  For me personally, this is not a game I choose to play often, but that is in no part a fault of the game.