Alexa Skill Review: Gibbs NCIS Rules

This Alexa Skill is for fans of NCIS. If you can recite some of Gibbs's Rules, you're a true fan.

If you don't remember them, no problem. Alexa to the rescue with this fun skill.

Disclaimer: This skill is unofficial, non authorized and not sponsored or endorsed by CBS Interactive.

Gibbs's NCIS Rules

This skill is free to enable and a lot of fun. With 79 reviews averaging 4.1 out of 5 stars, it's pretty popular. A disclaimer from me here. Sometimes this skill is glitchy. When it works, it's fun. When it's not, it's annoying.

Yep. I'm a fan and have been since episode 1.

I admit I've fallen away once Ziva David, a Mossad agent played by Cote de Pablo left the series. However, I still love The Rules as created by Mark Harmon's character, NCIS Agent Jethro Gibbs.

Gibbs's Rules are an extensive series of guidelines that NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs lives by and teaches to the people he works closely with.

This skill contains dynamic content.

The Invocation Name: marine rules.

Simply say, "Alexa, ask Marine Rules for rule number 1." Or, "Alexa, ask Marine Rules for rule number 40." Or, "Alexa, ask Marine Rules for the rule of the day."

Supported Languages are: English (AU), English (CA), English (GB), English (IN), English (US), German (DE).

The only annoying aspect of this skill is that it has to state the disclaimer before giving you the rule. I guess that was a requirement since it's not authorized by CBS. However, the rules are correct as spoken on the show, and the skill worked as expected.

Takeaway Truth

Even with the disclaimer, I found Gibbs NCIS Rules a fun way to get a chuckle each day.

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