Qwirkle Board Game
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Toys and Games Reviews of Qwirkle Board Game
Customer Review: Dominos on steroids
Summary: 5 Stars
Qwirkle is a great game of many levels. The youngest can play simply or advanced game players can play with strategy and the two can be playing at the same time. This multi award winning games uses colors and shapes instead of letters or numbers so even non-readers can play. Essentially Qwirkle is scrabble meets dominos on steroids. I don't know how else to put it. We received the game as a gift and in turn have given the game as a gift numerous times over. Just over Easter weekend we had friends and family in for the whole weekend and a friend asks "can we play Qwirkle?". My daughter who is in second grade asks often when her dad and brother leave for BB practice "mom, do you want to play Qwirkle with me?". It encourages strategy and matching skills along with quick thinking. It also develops math, color and shape recognition, reasoning, and social skills. The competition can be played as to who scores the most points is the winner or as a self improvement moment: did I score better this game than last? Lastly it is cognitively challenging like checkers and chess....which require and help develop: planning, strategy, persistence, and critical thinking skills. Each time this game is played it is different because the outcomes rely on the luck of the draw which in turn changes how the game is built.
Customer Review: So happy to find this game
Summary: 5 Stars
I was trying to find a game to play with a client who has dementia and ran across this in an article. After I bought it I tested it out with my kids (25, 24, 19 and 11) and myself (47). We had so much fun!! It is one of those games that can be played at different levels. We started getting quite inventive on where and when to play to maximize our points and block our opponents.
I then played with my client. She and I did not keep score. We just made the chains with either shapes or colors and added wherever she first recognized a play. No trying to strategize where to build for future etc. We also played with both of our tiles up so we could talk about the best places to play. She likes this game and actually remembers having played before and wants to play again. The 'rules' have to be re-learned but the fun remains.
For one more note, we had a group of my daughters friends over and four of us played Quirkle. They were all 19 - 22. That got pretty cutthroat <lol> They all want to play again.
I HIGHLY recommend this game. I think I'm going to buy a 2nd one so more than 4 can play together (We played with 5 first night and it does work too).
Customer Review: Good Game but What Were They Thinking on Colors?
Summary: 3 Stars
Everyone in my family had the same initial reaction, "Looks lame." After all, it's just making rows of shapes or colors. After the first game we all figured out there's more to it. As my daughter said, "Well, checkers looks easy too; it's just moving pieces diagonally to the other side of the board."
On the downside, as another review mentioned, the pieces are cheaply made- low quality wood and paint, non-uniform size. But the most egregious design flaw is the selection of colors. For me, the red and orange are so close that even in good light I find myself holding them up at different angles just to make sure I don't confuse them.
I must compliment the author of the instructions. As you would expect on a game that appears simple on the surface but ultimately has many nuances, communicating those to the game player is essential. The directions walk through a hypothetical series of moves that pretty much cover any scoring or strategy intricacy that you might run into.
Bottom line: As long as you have decent color vision and are not a stickler for perfection in construction then put this game in your cart and check out right now. Your family will thank you.
Customer Review: Best Family Game Ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
We love this game! Received it for Christmas and have played it EVERY DAY since. I'm surprised about the number of players (2-4) that the manufacturer has on the box. My whole family (family of 9, ranging from age 4 to 45) have gathered around the table to play at one time. Definitely more than 4 people can play this game. My youngest can play with a little assistance from an older child sitting next to her. Just make sure it's the person who just played their turn, and not the person that is about to play after her. That's just to ensure that there's no temptation to cheat :) If you like board games, you should get this one. Grown-ups like it just as much as kids, and many people can play, or just two. How often can you say that about a game? The game combines thinking and luck. The 4 yr old has won a few times.
Qwirkle Cube is fun also, but I like this one better. The cubes rolling around, falling off the table, etc.. got on my nerves a bit. It's still a fun game, but if you're looking to buy only one, get Qwirkle original. Hope this helps.
Customer Review: Excellent gameplay, but the tiles are cheaply made
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a fun game for two to four people and can be played by kids and adults. We often get together with family groups and like to play games in the evening. This is a game that the kids can get in on. Also, once the kids have gone to sleep, some of the adults can become a little <ahem> the worse for wear, and this is a game they can still manage!
Though I like the gameplay for these reasons, I'm not at all impressed by the workmanship. The tiles are made from very cheap, light wood. When I unpacked the game for the first time, a tile fell on the floor and my dog picked it up and bit it in half with no effort at all. Also, the red and orange colored tiles look too much alike. If the table isn't very brightly lit, it's tough to tell those two colors apart. These issues made me think about how you could easily make your own Qwirkle tiles, and better than the original. I wish they'd come out with a version made from resin, like Mexican train domino sets. That would make for much sturdier tiles and could solve the color problem.