Secret Square Board Game

by University Games

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• ASIN: B00000IVTU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #195,927 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Much like playing 20 questions, this wonderful game sharpens thinking skills while providing lots of competitive fun. It begins when 25 picture pieces are laid out in a five-inch-by-five-inch square. One player hides a token while the others try to find it by asking questions about the picture it's under. If the player asks, "Can it fly?" and the other player says "No," all squares with flying things are removed. If a player asks, "Is it alive?" and the other player answers, "Yes," all squares depicting nonliving things are removed, and so. This process continues until players have narrowed down the square that hides the token. The game is deceptively simple, yet calls for carefully thought-out questioning to win quickly. It's fun for two to four players and requires no reading. --Lee Strucker

From Parents' Choice®

One player hides a chip under any of 25 picture squares. The other players try to identify the picture by asking questions. They soon discover that a specific question like "Is it the bell?" is not as helpful as a categorical one - "Does it have any red?" There are 96 picture squares in all, 25 of which are used in each game, so the challenge is different every time but always requires deductive reasoning. (Ruth B. Roufberg, Parent's Choice®, 1996)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

78 of 86 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great deductive reasoning skills, July 18, 1999

By A Customer

= 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: Secret Square Board Game (Toy)

My son received this game when he was 5 and he still likes playing it 2 years later. It is fun without the pressure of a win/lose scenerio. I'm ordering one for my nephew who just turned 5. I highly recommend this game.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Happy Playing, November 5, 2004

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Renee "mom to 5" (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secret Square Board Game (Toy)

Secret Square is one of several games we bought that we still play. Older kids can play according to the instructions, but it is easy to simplify the instructions for younger children: start with fewer squares so they can guess the secret square more quickly. It can be used to help kids learn to work together as a team to find the right answer, or it may be played competitively. The picture stickers do not come attached to the squares. You must attach them to the squares yourself. If you are giving this game as a gift, put all the stickers on the squares ahead of time so the kids can get right to playing.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great game., February 1, 2005

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Mom of three (Michigan) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Secret Square Board Game (Toy)

The best part of this game is that with a small change to the rules my 5 and 3 year old can play by themselves. In the rules
every player is given so many small red chips. Then these chips are given to the hider. Since we have a small baby crawling around, I didn't like the idea of all these chips so we just hide the one chip and still have tons of fun.