I Spy In Common Game

by Briar Patch

Product Features

• Develop creative and logical thinking, language and presentation skills
• Includes four game boards, 32 double-sided picture tiles, score pad, pencils and a sand timer
• For 2 to 4 players
• For ages 5 and above
• 7+

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007DHTMM
• Item model number: BP06118
• Our recommended age: 5 - 10 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 5 - 7 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #248,094 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

A great family game that's fun for all ages. Let your imagination run wild...Animals with four legs. Things with wheels. Green things, blue things. Can you spot what's "In Common" on your game tiles? Find as many commonalities as you can. There's also a version so younger children can play like dominoes. I SPY In Common is a multiple award winner and Parenting Magazine's Toy of The Year in 2005. It is for 2 to 4 players, ages 5 and up.

Product Description

Memories are made of this! Thomas & Friends Station Stop Matching Game provides trainloads of fun for preschoolers. Every player is a winner with three fun and challenging ways to play.
Four lotto-style game boards with matching tiles feature 36 of every child's favorite friends from the island of Sodor.

• Preschoolers delight in matching identical pictures, while advanced players test their skill playing Memory and What's Missing.
• Promotes visual, memory and reading skills.
• No Reading Required
• Ages 2-5
• 1-4 players
• Contents: game board, 4 playing boards, 36 matching cards.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From the Board Games Editor at BellaOnline.com, February 11, 2006

By 

Megan Romer (Lafayette, LA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: I Spy In Common Game (Toy)

I Spy In Common is two games in one for ages 5 and up. It is published by BriarPatch Games and based on Scholastic Book's popular "I Spy" series. The game includes four game boards and 32 tiles which are two-sided. Each side of each tile is split up in frames like a domino and there are four small pictures on each side.

The first game is for two to four players. Each player takes a game board. All of the tiles are placed in a pile and each player selects eight. The tiles are then fit into the space allotted on the playing board, where each row, column and full diagonal is labeled. The players then have three minutes (there is a timer included) to try to come up with commonalities between any given object in each of the four frames in every column, row and full diagonal. For example, if within the frames in one column, you find a donut, a ball, a coin and a kiwi fruit slice, you can say "things that are round". Players receive a point for each commonality they can find in a column. The total points they receive after two games is their final score. Naturally, high score wins!

The second, simpler version of the game (which is recommended for players ages 5-7 but is a good warm-up for players of any ages) is called In Commonoes. Each player is given four tiles and the rest are placed in the box top. One tile is taken from the box top and placed in the center of the table and players take turns placing another tile next to it, dominoes-style, and stating what the two (or four) frames have in common. If a player can't find anything in common, they must choose another tile from the box. The first player to get rid of all of their tiles wins. For a cooperative-gaming twist, all players can work together to put all of the tiles on the table, and everybody wins.

This game is an excellent game for a Family Game Night. Its simplicity is deceptive, adults may find it as challenging as children do. Remember your reading glasses, though, some of the pictures are awfully tiny.