Got Five! Review - Logic, Deduction & Bright Candy Pieces!

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Got Five!

Published in 2026

7.6
2 - 4 players
15 min
1.4/5 complexity
Rank: 2116

About Got Five! — from BoardGameGeek:

Got Five! is a game of logic and deduction in which players try to uncover the five hidden numbers placed on their stand. Each player can see everyone else's tiles, but never their own, and must rely on shared information, clever questioning, and careful note-taking to narrow down the possibilities. All tiles revealed during the game are public, creating a constantly evolving puzzle that rewards attention and reasoning. On your turn, you reveal a new tile from the supply, adding more shared information to the table, then use one of the available face-up tiles to ask a neighboring player for a clue. You may ask them to categorize a tile by placing it in the correct relative position among your hidden numbers, or compare it to one of your tiles to learn whether they share the same number of dots. These clues, combined with the visible order of tiles and their colors and dot counts, allow players to eliminate possibilities and gradually deduce their own sequence. Players may announce their solution at any time by declaring “Got Five!” and listing their five numbers in ascending order. If the guess is correct, that player wins immediately. A single mistake, however, eliminates the player from contention, so timing and confidence are key. With simple rules, shared information, and a race to solve your own puzzle first, Got Five! delivers a fast, tense deduction challenge for groups who enjoy logical reasoning and mind games. -description from the publisher

Designers:

Yoann Levet

Artists:

Mathieu Clauss, Simon Douchy

Categories:

Deduction

Mechanics:

DeductionPaper-and-PencilPlayer EliminationSudden Death Ending
Got Five!

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