Concept — Repos Production

Party game · Repos Production · Ages 10+ Say nothing. Point at pictures. Watch the whole table work it out. The board is covered in about a hundred simple icons: animal, yellow, small, flying. Two players pick a secret word and place markers on the icons that describe it, and everyone else shouts guesses. Put the main marker on "animal" and cubes on yellow, black, small and flying, and someone will say "bee". There is no drawing and no acting, and nobody needs to be good at either. Award-winning 990 concepts 3 difficulty levels 4-12 players About 40 minutes Ages 10+ No time limit How to play 1 Pick a word. Two players sitting next to each other draw a card and choose one of its nine concepts, from easy to hard. 2 Clue it on the board. The green question-mark pawn marks the main idea, and cubes add detail. For longer answers, coloured exclamation-mark pawns give extra clues without mixing everything up. 3 Everyone else guesses. The clue-givers may only say "yes". Whoever gets it first takes 2 points, and the clue-giving pair score too. Why families keep coming back to it You do not have to be good at anything Pictionary needs drawing and charades needs acting. This only needs pointing, so the relative who never joins in finds they can. Clues are pictures, not English The cards are in English, but the clues are icons for colours, shapes, places and feelings. Grandparents, cousins and visitors can play together even if their English differs. You find out how people think Someone clues "tea" with icons nobody expected, and it works. Half the fun is seeing the odd routes people take to the same answer. It suits everyone at once Every card has an easy, medium and hard level, so a ten-year-old and an adult can take turns from the same card. In the box 1 game board covered in icons 110 cards with 9 concepts each, 990 in total 47 plastic pieces: 1 question-mark pawn, 4 exclamation-mark pawns and 42 cubes 39 victory point tokens 4 player aids, a storage bowl and the rulebook Details Publisher Repos Production Designers Alain Rivollet and Gaëtan Beaujannot Players 4 to 12, in pairs Play time About 40 minutes Recommended age 10 years and up Language Cards and rules in English; the board is icons only Awards As d'Or Jeu de l'Année, Cannes 2014, plus several other awards and nominations Good for Family evenings, big gatherings, mixed ages, gifting Questions about this game What if we do not know the word on the card? Pick another one. Each card has nine options, and some name Western films and celebrities. Many families let clue-givers choose their own word, which the rules allow. Is it hard to learn? The rules take a few minutes. Learning the icons takes a round or two, so start with the easy concepts and the player aids. Do we have to keep score? No. There are point tokens if you want a winner, but plenty of groups skip scoring and just play. Is there a timer? No. Each round lasts until someone guesses the word or the clue-givers give up, so nobody is rushed. Start on the easy concepts. By the third round someone will be trying to clue a film with three cubes and a building. Safety: contains small parts, including cubes and pawns. Choking hazard, not suitable for children under 3 years. Keep the pieces away from younger siblings during and after play.