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Spot It.
MFG: Blue Orange
#of Players: 3 - 8
Age Range: 6+
Overall Construction: Spot It comes in it's own round metal tins. The cards are of a decent quality and thick enough that small children won't bend them easily. The fact that they are round does not make them difficult to shuffle at all. The Rule book is also round and has an accordion style fold.
Gameplay: In the rule book for Spot it there are 5 different rule sets. My favorite is played roughly like war. You divide all but 1 card amongst the players. The one left over card is placed in the middle of the play area. At the count of 3 all players flip over their top card and try to match one of the symbols on the card in the center to a symbol on their card. We find it's best to call out your match so people can see you're not just laying down cards. First one to empty their hand wins.
I'll let you explore the other rule types on your own.
Yes/No Recommend: Spot it is a fun quick game that you can play anywhere. We have taken this game to Hospice to keep the children busy when my grandmother was there. We have played this in bars, restaurants, & game/comic book shops. It's a good way to pass the time. There is even a version of this called "Spot It: On the Road" that you can play while driving in the car. Spot It also comes in various types from MLB, NHL, & Junior Animals versions. There are even special edition ones that help teach basic skills.
Where To Get It: I have seen the Jr. version of this game in some of the Big Box Stores & at your local game stores. Worse case is if they don't have it they will be able to have them special order it for you. For more information on Spot It and other Blue Orange Games products visit their website. http://blueorangegames.com/buy.php
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2009·Denis Blanchot, Jacques Cottereau, Guillaume Gille-Naves, Igor Polouchine
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Mostly how-to-play and reviews. Spot it! is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 20 reviews, 24 how-to-play guides, 7 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 8 other videos.
2 - 8 players
15 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
About Spot it!, from BoardGameGeek:
Spot it!, a.k.a. Dobble, is a simple pattern recognition game in which players try to find an image shown on two cards.
Each card in original Spot it! features eight different symbols, with the symbols varying in size from one card to the next. Any two cards have exactly one symbol in common. For the basic Spot it! game, reveal one card, then another. Whoever spots the symbol in common on both cards claims the first card, then another card is revealed for players to search, and so on. Whoever has collected the most cards when the 55-card deck runs out wins!
Rules for different games – each an observation game with a speed element – are included with Spot it!, with the first player to find a match either gaining or getting rid of a card. Multiple versions of Spot it! have been published, with images in each version ranging from Halloween to hockey to baseball to San Francisco.
The game is sold as Spot it! in the USA and Dobble in Europe, with slight differences between the two editions.
Note: some versions have fewer cards and fewer symbols per card. (E.g. 30 cards with 6 symbols each.): Spot it! 1,2,3
Designers
Denis Blanchot, Jacques Cottereau, Guillaume Gille-Naves, Igor Polouchine
Artists
René Goscinny, Laura Mena, Mikmak Studio, Ingrid Vang Nyman, Peyo, Albert Uderzo