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I Spy ABC Puzzle

Rhyme and Picture form a pair

By making use of the concept of two-part puzzles and of the I Spy concept you correlate rhymes and images in this game or combine rhymes.

A puzzle pair always comprises one text half with a verse and one image half; two corresponding text halves make up a pair of verses and are marked with an identical color bar. Using the 16 puzzle pairs and 8 verses you can play five different games, for some of the games adult assistance is necessary.

Discover Pairs of Puzzles - the text is read out and players look for the image pictured on the text half and featured in the text. Listen and Compare - The image halves are dealt evenly to all players; text halves are turned up one by one and read, players add corresponding picture parts. Find Verses - This needs basic reading capabilities; you use only the text halves of the puzzles and first sort out corresponding verses; then you deal one half of all verses to all players and read out the other halves one by one and players add the second, corresponding text. Read and Combine - you distribute the image halves to all players. In turn each player choses a text half; if it fits one of his image halves he sets down the pair; if not, the text card is put back into general stock on the table. Finally, Memo - you shuffle all puzzle parts face down on the table; then you play a standard memo game; in a turn you reveal two halves - if they correspond you keep the pair and can turn up another two halves. If you can collect most pairs, you win.

This collection of simple games offers good practice for listening and observing, easy fun and learning at the same time!

Players: 1-4

Age: 4-8

Time: 15+

Designer: not named

Artist: Scholastic Entertainment

Price: ca. 15 Euro

Publisher: Gamefactory 2013

Web: www.gamefactory.ch

Genre: Spotting and memo

Users: For children

Special: 1 player

Version: de

Rules: de

In-game text: yes

Comments:

Nice mix of mechanisms

Adult assistance necessary

Some games need reading abilities

Compares to:

Other games in the I Spy series

Other editions:

Currently none

Chance (pink): 1

Tactic (turquoise): 0

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 3

Communication (red): 2

Interaction (brown): 1

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0