Set
by SET Enterprises Inc.
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Toys and Games Reviews of Set
Customer Review: Addictive, in a twisted mathematician's sort of way.
Summary: 5 Stars
It seems simple enough. You have a deck of 81 (3^4) cards. Each card has either one, two, or three shapes on it. The shapes are either solid, striped, or empty; red, green, or purple; diamonds, ovals, or squiggles. Find sets of three cards such that in each of these four dimensions, either all three cards are the same or all three are different. (Three red cards, or one red, one green, and one purple, but NOT two red and one purple.)You'd think that you would get tired of this game. But you don't. It's strangely addictive. What usually ends up happening - at least when I play - is that you find two cards, then start looking for the third card (there's always exactly one) that will complete the SET. Sometimes it's there - but most of the time, you can't find it. You start to get mad at the cards - if this one was only green instead of purple, or had two shapes instead of three - but there's nothing you can do.
Then someone finds a SET. It's always obvious once someone finds it - how could you not have seen it? That's why this game is so addictive - it seems so simple, but it's not.
There's one problem with this game, though. Once you get good at it, everyone else starts to resent you for it and not want to play any more. I've been there. Be careful.
Customer Review: WOW!
Summary: 5 Stars
As an adult, the first time I played this game, I was blown out of the water -- I just could not seem to get the "sets" quickly enough. Regardless, I was instantly hooked! I promptly purchased SET for my own family, though I wasn't patient enough to work with my daughter to learn this when she was 6. Now that she's 8, we've spent the summer reading and playing games, and this is one of her favorite since any number of people can play (including solitaire). She was really reluctant to play at first, since the cards looked so complicated when set out on the table, however she picked up the concept within half an hour.***** She's gotten so good at it that we've turned it into a travel game (without the cards!) Here's how: First person will describe two cards [3 green shaded squiggle & 1 purple solid squiggle], then the other person has to mentally figure out the missing card is [2 red outline squiggle]. Scoring optional: 1 point to the first person if second person doesn't get it, 1 point to second person if correct card is described*****
As an elementary school paraprofessional, I think that any game that has kids grouping and sorting 4 different qualities at a time like this is FANTASTIC. It's a fun challenge for kids AND adults!
Customer Review: Our favorite game for years
Summary: 5 Stars
Forget those expensive boxed party games... Set beats them hands down. Truthfully, this has been our favorite for years. Why? Here are my reasons:
* Any number of players can enjoy the game. How many great games are there on the market, but they are limited to 3-4 players? With Set, my wife and I can enjoy a quiet game at home, or we can take it to a party and invite all takers.
* It doesn't discriminate. Truthfully, I think any kid ten years or older would be at no disadvantage vs. adults. It's simple pattern recognition, and it's surprising sometimes which players are good at it and which players aren't so good.
* It's portable. Seriously, just keep a deck in your car, and take it anywhere.
* It's online! I play the Setgame daily puzzle every day, and it is a great way to keep in practice. Try it out for yourself at the company's website.
Set is a fantastic game. It's true that sometimes new players are frustrated for a while (they will typically see three of the four patterns, and make a lot of false calls), but if you're patient with them while they learn, they catch on fairly quickly. By your second time through the deck, they are doing fine. Get this game; you won't regret it.
Customer Review: Gone Downhill
Summary: 3 Stars
I loved this game as a kid and have played it with my family throughout the years since then. It entertained me plenty as a solitaire game as well.
Needless to say, the actual gameplay has not changed at all since I first got it about 20 years ago.
Unfortunately, as with everything else in the world, the quality of the packaging and the cards has gone down. There is no longer any nice plastic case for the cards & instruction booklet; the cards are just shipped in the package with a thin plastic insert. Despite this, the product description still says "Comes with a durable plastic case". THIS IS NOT SO! Hopefully they either fix the description or start shipping the case, otherwise hope this review helps anyone.
The cards themselves seem a bit flimsier and they can't even print to the edge of the card as with the original Set game, losing a bit of their unique purple "SET" design on the backs. The colors seem a bit more washed out than my older cards as well, and as mentioned, those are 20 years old!
It's still a great game that should be more popular, but it just isn't safe from the general decline in quality that's going on with all products nowadays. Kinda sad, really.
Customer Review: Follow the rules or make up your own
Summary: 5 Stars
Friends introduced us to this game several years ago and we've been hooked. Since then, we've had kids. Four things:
1. It is great as a competitive game with great suspense as everyone stares intently at the cards laid out.
2. We've also played cooperatively and we don't keep score.
3. Our toddler makes up matches of two and tells us what he's matching i.e. shape, color, number etc.
4. It helps sharpen those categorization/matching brain cells. Each picture can be broken into four variables, i. the number of shapes ii. the shape itself, iii. the color of the shape iv. and the fill type. Each variable can be one of three variations i.e. three colors, three shapes etc. A set is made when each variable in a set of three cards is either all the same or all different.
We have bought this game for numerous friends and family. Makes a great small birthday gift, stocking stuffer, thank you gift etc.
We're also hooked on Quiddler - a kind of a cross between Scrabble and Rumy.