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Catch the Number

Race for the target number!

Who will win the race for the target number of the round! In two versions, you try to be first to make up the target number as a total of other numbers.

In the easier version, you use a standard D6 die and use all number pieces provided, from 1 to 6. The starting player rolls the big die - it shows the numbers 7-8-9-10-11-12, accompanied by one or two dots - to determine the target number of the round.

Then he and all other players in turn roll the standard D6 die and take the corresponding number piece from stock. As soon as you are able to lay out the target number as a sum of other numbers you collected, you win the points depicted on the die next to the target number and advance the marker on your scoring board accordingly. When there are numbers left over after you made up the target number correctly, you can keep them for the next round. The next active player then rolls the big die for a new target number, before he rolls the D6 for his number to take for the round.

In the version with the Joker die you do not use the One pieces and replace the D6 with the Joker die, with a * instead of the 1. You roll as usual for your number piece; if, however, you roll a star, you can steal a number from another player. If you are first to reach the #7 on your scoring board, you win!

If you assume that five-year old children can already add up to the value of 12, then you have an excellent practice opportunity with Catch the Number for this number range; if children are not able to do this yet, you can introduce them to this range with this game. All in all, a nice game with a strong educational effect.

Players: 2-4

Age:5+

Time:15+

Designer: Klaus Fleischmann

Artist: Maria Zippel, Kreativbunker

Price: ca. 25 Euro

Publisher: Beleduc 2018

Web: www.beleduc.de

Genre: Form numbers with numbers

Users: For children

Version: multi

Rules: cn de en es fr it nl

In-game text: no

Comments:

Simple mechanism

Number range 1-12

Two levels of difficulty

Compares to:

All game using summarizing of numbers

Other editions:

Currently none

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