FoxMind Games: Figure It, Code Cracking Logic Deduction Game for Family and Friends from Alex Randolph, Easy to Learn, Fast to Play, Portable Game Can Play Anywhere, for Ages 6 and Up

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I love board games, and the designer of this game (Alex Randolph) is known for his classic, simple-but-clever designs. This game is no exception - it's a VERY simple deduction game that is quite clever, making it a great family game overall. You'll just have to decide if it's right for you...Here's how it works:The game consists of tiles with numbers on them. There is one "1" tile, two "2" tiles, and so forth, all the way up to seven "7" tiles.All tiles are placed on the table facedown. Depending on player count, each player places a certain number of tiles in front of themself, standing up and facing the other players (so a player cannot see their own tiles!) Some of the remaining tiles are flipped up and are visible to all players, and some tiles remain facedown for the entire game.Each turn, the active player asks the player to their left, "Do I have a [number]?" E.g., "Do I have a 5?" If the active player does have a 5, the player to the left places the 5 tile faceup on the table for all to see. If the active player has multiple 5s, only one is revealed! If the active player has no 5, their turn ends. That's it! The first player to have all of their tiles revealed is the winner.You might be thinking... how is that a game? I randomly guess numbers until I win? Huh?But it's not random! Clever play is rewarded and there are some ways to trick your opponents. Basically, you will be using simple deduction: If I see that my opponents are showing five of six total 6 tiles, what do I do? Odds are, the 6 could be one of the remaining facedown tiles, so maybe I don't ask about it at first. But later on... after I've eliminated some other possible numbers, maybe I get a hunch that I DO have a 6. Or... think about what questions AREN'T being asked - if my opponents never ask if they have a 2, maybe that means I have two! This is the kind of thinking involved, and it's great to see my 8-year-old working through the possibilities and odds. But it's not limited to only deduction: If I see that my opponents have all two of the 2 tiles showing - and I therefore KNOW I don't have a 2 - maybe I still ask "Do I have a 2?" just to make them each think that they must have one!Don't get me wrong, this game is LIGHT. I mean, really, really light and simple, and over in 10 - 15 minutes. It's almost as light as a game could get, so it could fall flat for some groups. But there's enough thinking required to keep it entertaining and fun for us, especially with a younger crowd that is going to have a slightly harder time deducing the possibilities. My 8-year-old daughter wanted to play it multiple times in a row, and I was engaged enough to be happy to do so (unlike other stuff, like Uno...)Component-wise, it's a nice little package. The plastic tiles are study enough to last a long time, and you can literally play on any flat-ish surface without worrying about damaging the game (it can even get wet/dirty...) It also comes with a handy bag to hold the tiles and the little rule sheet, so you can throw away the box entirely.I will say, value-wise, I am not sure that you quite get your money's worth. The game is so light, and the components so simple, a price around $15 would feel better. But still, if you can get a portable game that your family will play a lot, the little extra cost isn't bad.Overall, I would highly recommend this game as a quick, light diversion for family game night, or something to throw in your suitcase on the family vacation. You may find yourself playing round after round after round...!

We play a lot of games here in our house so obviously when I saw this game; we had to check it. I won't go into the rules, the only thing I'll say about them is they're simple and the game play is fast. We sat down and finished in 5-6 minutes. We played 1 game 3 players for this review.First off the tiles are thin. So be careful. At various angles we noticed that you can actually see through the tile and "cheat". The carrying bad for the tiles is nice to have and makes it a fairly portable game. The numbers on the face are nice and big. Sitting around a 4 x 4 coffee table, no one had any difficulties seeing the numbers. I did notice that on various tiles, there were misprints. You could actually see the old misprinted number under the correct number. So weird.All in all, we liked the game. My 11 yr old was panicked at first but by the end really had fun "decoding" her tiles. Would I recommend, in short, yes..it's easy and fast. I'm not sure if there's a lot of replay or if it will get old fast, but I can see it going that way if played a lot. Either way.. I'd still recommend.

Our family of 6 was able to play this game together. It is a simple logic game that even young kids (age 6) can understand.Learning how to play is quick and easy. Everyone draws a group of number tiles depending on how many people are playing. You cannot look at your numbers but can see everyone else's numbers. The game tells you the number frequency of the tiles. The remaining tiles are left in the middle. The instructions will tell you how many to reveal and how many to leave down.The goal - guess what numbers you have in front you based on what you see your friends have.With age and maturity, the players will be able to use the questions their friends ask to help them deduce the tiles that they have.It's a fun way to bring together different age groups to play a game.

Reminded us of the “Go Fish” card game but played with domino like pieces instead of cards. Unlike Go Fish in which you ask your opponents if they have a particular number, you are instead asking if one of your pieces is a specific number. The logic thinking component of this game is keeping track of how many tiles there are of each number. For example, there is one #1 piece, two #2’s, three #3’s...all the way through to seven #7 pieces. So if the #1 tile or all five of the #5’s have been revealed, you don’t want to waste your turn continuing to ask if one of your tiles is that number. It’s an alright game but I don’t think it’s going to keep their attention very long.

The object of the game is to guess the number that are on the tiles in front of you by asking your opponent "Do I have ___?" It a similar style to goldfish. Our 6 and 3 year old played with us. They enjoyed the game. My 6 year old understood how to play. We can play a few games in a row before they were done playing. The games goes quick. I feel any age can play. It is easy to play. It would be great for travel as it comes in a small bag. With the bright lighting, if you look close enough you can see through the tiles to see what the numbers are. My kids are too young to figure that out, but once they do this game won't be fun anymore as they will try to see what the numbers are instead of using a strategy.

Our kids got many games for Christmas, but this is the family favorite! This game is so fun! It's a little challenging for your newly 6-year-old to play, but not enough to cause frustration and a temper tantrum, but enough for a comical game. For instance, during one game, the same number was constantly asked during each turn, but with each new game, came more understanding on how to play. I love that this game is so easy to take anywhere with its cloth bag that has the imaged instructions printed on the outside of the bag. It's even fun for adults with the memory aspect and trying to figure out the best strategy to win.