Out of Sight Card and Dice Game

by Mattel

Product Features

• Great for family game night
• Fast paced dice game
• Race against a clock
• Collect as many cards as you can
• Fun for everyone

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 2.5 x 10.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001HN6EFY
• Item model number: N5839
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 - 15 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #231,642 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

Out of Site Game is a fast-paced dice game where you must race against a clock you can't even see in order to collect as many cards as you can. This is a game for the whole family. This is a fast paced game.

Product Description

In the game of Out of Sight if you lose track of time, you'll lose the game. Every second counts in this game of quick wits and fast action. Each turn, you have approximately 30 seconds to roll 3 dice as many times as you can while grabbing cards that match the numbers rolled. The catch is that the timer is hidden, so you'll have to count down every second in your head. If you don't call stop before your time runs out, you lose your cards. The player with the most cards at the end of a game wins!For 2 - 4 players, ages 8 and up

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Out of Sight is out of sight!, November 6, 2010

By 

Quiguen (Austin, TX USA) - 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: Out of Sight Card and Dice Game (Toy)

I picked this up at the bulls-eye store in an end-of-the-aisle clearance bin for $2. We love board games, and I figured it would have to be pretty awful not to get my money's worth out it. Having spent the evening playing it, I'd say it would have been a good deal at ten times the price. (Makes Amazon's current price a steal, too.)

The back of the box provides a satisfactory synopsis of the game:

"Each turn, you have approximately 30 seconds to roll 3 dice as many times as you can while grabbing cards that match the numbers rolled. The only catch-- the timer is hidden, so you'll have to count down every second in your head! If you don't call "stop!" before your time runs out, you lose your cards! The player with the most cards wins!"

Out of Sight is a fun and fast-paced card game designed for 8 and up, per the instructions. (Two to four players may play.) Because it involves rapid-fire addition and patterning, I would agree that kids much younger would than that would be unable to play the game as it is designed. That said, I plan to try both of the suggested adaptations so that my six-and-a-half-year-old twins, who are both academically gifted, can play more successfully: displaying the timer and/or allowing all cards collected before time expires to be kept. I do think that it will be a great way for them to practice making basic addition more reflexive, in the same spirit as the timed tests that were popular in elementary school when I was a child.

To be clear, the additive permutations on three dice are definitely limited, but effective game play requires the ability to glance at the three dice and instantaneously recognizing the different combinations. For example, if the dice showed 6/3/1, the following cards could be pulled: 6, 3, 1, 9, 7, 4, 10. The advanced version requires that additional consideration be given to the colors of each card. There are 9 colors, and taking too many different colors results in a penalty.

In short, I am extremely pleased with this game, and I look forward to breaking it out at the next game night.