Quiddler
by SET Enterprises Inc.
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Toys and Games Reviews of Quiddler
Customer Review: A dissent from the positive reviews...
Summary: 1 Stars
Reading all the positive reviews, I'm wondering if we all played the same game. In a nutshell, this game is far too easy, far too short, and not very interesting. The winner is more determined by who goes first than anything else, and frankly, the letter distribution is such that it is near impossible not to make a word immediately. My wife and I played this game two or three times before we were utterly bored. This is contrast to "Word Thief", also a Scrabble like word card game. That game, however, is far more challenging, much more involved, and will last more than 5 minutes, and can be played with as little as two players. Buy "Word Thief", and forget "Quiddler".Customer Review: Challenging Fun!
Summary: 5 Stars
Quiddler is a great game---the original version works for a group of mixed ages (where being the oldest and wisest is not always a secret to success!)
Winning this game depends on the luck of the draw and the ability to see strategic plays (e.g., waiting to go out so you can compare the benefit of laying down "be" "at" and "gin" to get a bonus for most words or laying down "beating" to get a bonus for the longest word).
My family made up a variation that is more like rummy...and that's a lot of fun too. Once you have the cards, you can find many ways to use them.
The only downside--we play so much that the cards have to be replaced now and again. : )
Customer Review: Quiddler is Great for Adults as well as Children
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought SET for all of my adult children for Christmas, and purchased all three (SET, Quiddler and Five Crowns) for myself. My whole family enjoyed Quiddler more than SET and even my husband, who will never play cards, loves it! We went on a cruise and he insisted we take Quiddler with us. We played by ourselves and with some other folks we met there. It was a huge success (for those few down times we all need from time to time).
You will NOT be sorry you bought this. We varied the rules a bit - no dictionary lookup before your turn, only on a challenge. This makes it move along more quickly. You cannot predict which person will do well - it is not predictable!!
Customer Review: SET Games are excellant!
Summary: 5 Stars
My family of 6 loves to play games and usually dedicates one night a week for a game night. We range in age from 7 to 44, with a couple of teens, a tween, and a first grader. We have loved all of the SET games we have purchased, Quiddler, 5 Crowns, SET... For a family that enjoys games together these are all great. If you would like to add to your games collection others that are fun to play are:
Blink (for younger ones)
Fil-or-Bust
Skip-Bo (*****)
Wizard (*****)
UNO (especially UNO attack)(*****)
Pass the Pigs (great for adding and can be played anywhere)
Canasta (*****)
(my 14 yr old daughter added the star ratings for her favs).
Customer Review: Quiddler is hard to Quit
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a grandparent that loves card or board games. This game is so much fun and challenging at the same time. I play mostly with my 11 and 10 year old granddaughters; but know the three smaller ones will enjoy it when they get old enough. However the fun does not stop there; our oldest son came for a visit (40yrs old) and I brought out Quiddler. We had a really great time and now I need to buy him the game to enjoy with his friends. Directions were simple and great to understand within minutes your enjoying the game of trying to out-word your oppnent. I love the Solitare Version that can be played also. Can't imagine anyone being disappointed with this game.