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Spot and secure shapes

45 very curious and varied shapes in varying colors, clear or patterned within, are randomly displayed on the table, the corresponding frames for the shapes are used in variants of the game- 45 task cards show two or three shapes, color on black on one side and black on gray on the other side; the cards are stacked gray side up.

The top task card is turned over, all players have their hands beneath the table and search the display for the shapes depicted on the current card. If you spot one of the wanted shapes, you put an index finger on it to secure the shape for yourself; nobody else can put a finger on this shape anymore; the fastest finger on the shape secures it! You can secure two shapes with one index finger per shape and also secure a shape in front of another player! However, a finger placed remains in place, even you realize that you made a mistake. When all index fingers are placed, or all shapes found, you take a shape that you secured correctly and set it down. A new round begins with a new card. If you have eight or more shapes laid out, you win the game.  

In variants, you use the black side of the shapes or display the shape frames and must find the correct frames for the shapes depicted on the task cards. Again, you can select the colored or the black side of the frames.

The core shape spotting mechanism isn’t really new, but the bizarre shapes and cleverly chosen color schemes provide an entirely new spotting feeling, and the securing with your index finger is a cute detail. All in all, lots of fun with simple rules and a good training for pattern and color recognition.

Players: 3-6

Age: 8+

Time: 20+

Designer: Michael Schacht

Artist: Franz Vohwinkel, Martin Hoffmann

Price: ca. 21 Euro

Publisher: Queen Games 2017

Web: www.queen-games.com

Genre: Shape spotting, reaction

Users: For families

Version: multi

Rules: de en

In-game text: no

Comments:

Very individual shapes and color schemes

Compares to:

All shape-spotting games

Other editions:

Currently none

Chance (pink): 1

Tactic (turquoise): 0

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 3

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 2

Dexterity (green): 2

Action (dark green): 1