Customer Reviews

Think Blot Game [Board Game]

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I recently got to try this game out in prototype form and I got to meet the inventors of Thinkblot in New York at the International Toy Fair. I am a game player. I loathe reading instructions. Like a lot of my favorite games, Thinkblot is easy to learn and fun to play. People certainly interpret blots differently, but that is what makes the game so much fun as you find yourself passionately describing what you see and fighting for it with other players so that you can gain points. The interactivity in this game is amazing and you really want to play again and again. I do think this is a game that will be around for a very long time. And by the way, my other favorite games are Taboo, Balderdash,Guesstures and Scattergories. I would rate Thinkblot as good as all of these games, but each have qualities all their own for why they make great games. Balderdash, Scattergories and Taboo are for those who are creative with words. Guesstures is for those who are quick and creative with actions. And Thinkblot is for those who are creative with pictures and interpretation. I love them all, but I can't wait to get my hands on a Thinkblot game, my friends will love it!

This game is great. Totally different from most board games itmakes players think and socially interact with each other. Just like Pictionary (the same guys who invented it) you dont have to have any real skills. Its fun and fast to "see" as many things as you can in the time and then even more fun convincing the other players what it was you saw. Kids see things we adults do not!

I bought this game based on the rave reviews and played it at a recent family (all adults) party. Usually we like games and our favorites are Taboo, Balderdash, Scattergories, etc. so I expected to like this one too. We were sorely disappointed.

For one thing, we ended the game after two rounds. Perhaps we're just an overly creative family (I think not) but everybody was able to get a lot of unique answers and earn points so quickly that after two rounds, 3 out of 6 people had "won."

The rules are ambiguous which can lead to fighting. For example, it doesn't say if you have to use the whole inkblot in your answer or if you can make an answer with part of the inkblot.

Also, there are tons of obvious answers that fit for every single picture--such as: baseball (or any kind of ball), ping pong paddle, cup, ballet dancer (any vaguely human shaped figure). flag pole (line with ball at top), etc. But you still get points for these boring common answers. So then we tried to make a rule that it couldn't be one of those answers--and then we were fighting about which answers were TOO obvious and which weren't.

The concept is not a bad one, but this game ended too quickly and just did not hold our attention. We played the game once and haven't opened it since. We may invent new rules and use the inkblot pictures, but haven't yet. This game would be a lot better if each picture had only 1 or 2 inkblots and you had to interpret them different ways.

Save your money.

We were visiting some friends, and while we were there they went to the store to buy this game for us to play. The game was very interesting, and we all put our creativity to the test. We even had trouble keeping our five-year olds out of the game (I was surprised at how good they actually were at this game). So, I would say it's for all ages, and all personality types! We had a few funny moments when only one person saw an image that none of the others could see. The only thing I don't like about games like this is once you've gone through all the pictures, it's practically over!

This is the most fun me and my family have had in years. We loved it. It was easy to learn and we all got into it and learned some interesting things about how we see things. Some things may be a bit risque for parents.

We are hooked.

My friend bought this game back from Seattle. It says its for adults but we played it with our kids and had the best time. My friend and I are amazed at what they see and they really seem to get it.My 9 old took it to school the next day.

This game was an enjoyable "night out" for my husband and I. The game is very subjective and a point system is given to the images you see in the blotches on the page. Your answers are judged by your opponent(s) and a lot of convincing is needed sometimes to let the other person "see" what you do. The object is to be the first move a peg down the board and back by the amount of objects named and accepted. Creativity is a must. We feared that the game would only be good as long as there was a new page to play, but we found that rolling the dice for categories (creatures,people,food,wearables) caused one to see "new" images on even the pages we had already used. This game would be entertaining at a get-together and with families, but it is highly enjoyable for two also! A great buy for the price!

This game was tons of fun to play. By the time we were finished, even those people who weren't planning to play were jumping in. We couldn't stop them! The fun part is trying to get people to see the image in the Blot that you see. It's amazing the things that people find! I've never seen anything similar to this. I think it will be a hit.

I am an art teacher and my ten year old daughter does not always think as creatively as I might like. This game showed me that she really does see things creatively. Its funny what you don't see until its pointed out to you. I thought I would see everything...yet I missed stuff or saw it differently. We played six games at one sitting and laughed and made faces, and were amazed. It was great! I really recommend this game. Its alot of fun and its a challenge on more of a personal level; more just plain fun than competitive.

Ever lay on your back gazing at the clouds, smile as you point up and announce; "look at that towering puff of white connected to those long shooting wisps of gray, hey, doesn't that look just like a fire breathing dragon?" Well, if you appreciate the fine art of cloud searching you should love ThinkBlot.

This is a fun, fun game. We as a family and as groups of friends had a blast unleashing our creative beasts through all the blots with the regular rules. We now make up theme games (according to our age group of course).

In ThinkBlot you use imagery as well as persuasion skills. If someone does not agree with what you see on the provided blots, (how dare they) you attempt to talk them into it to get those points! In our adult versions, this can become quite hilarious. Caution: if sipping chilled white whine, this game can really cut loose.

ThinkBlot certainly does stir imagination juices and provides hours of fun for almost everyone. Even younger players can be astounding. Paraphrasing Art Linkletter, "Kids see the darndest things!" Like watching for shapes in clouds, the more you allow yourself to open up, the more you begin to see. A great gift for brainiacs and creative types alike.