Set
by SET Enterprises Inc.
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Toys and Games Reviews of Set
Customer Review: The BEST game for all ages!
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this game for my 5 year-old daughter at Christmas, and we are hooked! It's challenging for her, but she gets it; I am so addicted to it that I go to the SET website every day to solve the daily puzzle! (Which, I might add, is excellent for learning how to play the game and for practice.) At the SET Enterprises site, you can also buy a PC version of the game if you prefer this to using cards, as I do.I gave this three stars for durability only because this is played with cards--like any card game, they can get lost, bent, whatever. I keep this in MY room so the cards don't get lost (and so I can play after my daughter goes to bed)!
This might be too difficult for most young kids (it's perfectly suited to my daughter's learning/thinking style) so beware the frustration factor. However, you can play easier versions as well to start (by using only one color, for example) and progress to the full game for them. TEN stars for educational value--it's a great brain workout!
Anyone who likes puzzle-type games will love this!
Customer Review: absolutely addictive!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was at my brother's house for a family get-together when I spotted my 9 year old niece playing SET by herself. When my five year old son and I came over she quickly explained the "rules" for finding a set and she got right back to concentrating on her game again. I couldn't help trying to make sets as well as I sat by her, but it wasn't easy. About 5 minutes later my brother-in-law came over and he also couldn't help joining in. I was amazed that my niece was finding set after set and was timing herself to see how quickly she could find them! When everyone went to bed at night I took the cards and played set by myself. I was hooked!
The next day I purchased my own set. Now my 5-year old son and I play all the time. We have both gotten pretty good at finding sets quickly and it sometimes we haven't laid all the cards down yet before someone shouts "SET!"
I have purchased many games for friends and family.....as matter of fact I am purchasing some more right now!!
Customer Review: Great!
Summary: 5 Stars
Really just wanted to add a +1 for SET. It's a great game as others have pointed out. It's a card game so I wouldn't really count that as particularly durable; however, the cards are by no means low quality.
The only draw back to this game is that It's not much fun to play with a group of different skill levels. Very experienced players can CRUSH inexperienced players, In the process It's really not much fun at all for the inexperienced players watching the cards fly of the table. For the experienced players inexperienced players offer an almost no competition and that's no fun either.
On the plus side is that getting competent doesn't take long so it's easy to get a group going.
For context, my comments about experience reflect fours years of almost daily play in college with the same three people. At this point 'seeing' a set is really just reflex.
Bottom line: with the right people this is one of the most fun games I know.
Customer Review: Wow. What a work-out for the brain!
Summary: 5 Stars
This game is... both easy and difficult. There are four different categories for each card (shape, color, number, shading) and each category has three options. You have to identify sets that match in ALL four categories - either they have to be ALL the same in a category, or ALL different in a category.
So if they can be all green, all diamonds, but TOTALLY different in shading and number.
The person with the most sets at the end of the game wins, and they have suggestions for variations at their website.
Teaching yourself to recognize the categories is hard, but the rules are simple. I suspect that some people are just naturally going to find this game easier than others - it seems very much to be a "way your brain works" kind of game. That means it's certain to be a good levelling game because your kids might be better at it than you are - and all kids like to win because they WON and not because of chance or being allowed to win :)
Customer Review: Challenging
Summary: 3 Stars
I find it amazing children could play this. I find this game challenging at times, especially in the beginning. My friends and I were just stared at these cards for minute after minute. It requires a lot of patience, and after a while my brain shuts off. Now, that could be a good thing. Unlike most games it works your brain, eye perception and visualization. Playing it by myself in high school, I did attract attention, but most people gave up before finding a single set. Simple reason: often they are extremely hard to spot. You have to continually go through a metal process of elimination to find sets. You can't just blankly stare until they pop out. Instead, you have to really actively search -which after a long time gets tiring. I did enjoy this game but only when the occasion arises. Unfortunately there isn't much group interaction in the game... you just watch the cards and pick out sets. I think it works better as a solo game for when you're bored.