ALLPLAY Things in Rings Board Game - Thinky, Quick-Playing Party Game for Adults and Families - Logic + Deduction Game - 2 to 6+ Players - Big Fun in Small, Travel Game Box (5" x 5" x 2")

We've only played a few times so far, but we really like it. There are lots of options to make it easier or more challenging, so it will work for lots of different ages and preferences. Some of them really make you stop and think.

After playing this game in several two-player sessions (just the way game night has worked out recently), I question the replayability of this game because there are not that many context, word, ad attribute rules so you will end up repeating the rules. However, I think this is mitigated by having the person who has played the most be the judge so that you can’t easily guess the rules of the various rings. I like the great variety of thing cards, although the small size of the cards (ticket to ride-like size) is annoying to shuffle. The quality of the components is great, including the rings. The most important aspect, and the rules warns you of this, is, as the judge, imagine the most popular version of the thing and use that to apply your judgement. Often the other player was able to win without any idea of what the underlying rules were, which probably makes this more interesting with more players. I think this game will be much more interesting with more players because then you get to see a wider variety of things so someone can possible guess the rules for each ring. I also enjoy the small box nature of this game.

Nice simple game

The concept was interesting. The gameplay was not. A lot of it is very subjective and the game highly depends on the judgement of the "knower" It's not something I care to play again.

RulebookSimple ruleset and the rules are all on a small fold out sheet. Even though there is not a lot of rules, it feels kind of wordy and as though it could have been explained in simpler terms.ComponentsWhole lot of cards and a few cardboard punch outs that are decent quality. The rings are big and look like giant hair ties, but feel sort of like plastic.GameplayReally simple in that one person is the "knower" and can keeps track of what goes in each ring. All other players are the finders trying to get rid of all of their thing cards. You are essentially trying to deduce what should go in each ring. So, you play a card down into a ring, or rings if it overlaps, and the knower either leaves it there as correct or moves outside of all rings. If you keep getting your guesses right, then you can keep playing cards on your turn. Once you are wrong, you draw another card and your turn is over. First person to run out of thing cards is the winner. The game has adjustable difficulty both with the cards and the ring labels - cards have stars for difficulty and/or you just use less rings to make it easier.I like it a lot but you do need a knower that won't go crazy with rule enforcement and not be overly strict. For example, could a truck have wood? Yeah, it could be in the back or the interiors. Some luck will come into play as well. If all that sounds like a fit then I highly recommend it!

This is basically the old camp game "I'm going on a picnic and bringing _____" turned into a board game. I've always really loved that game and was excited to try this--- I enjoy figuring out patterns and seeing other people do the same.This game really does allow for some great "ah-ha" moments when the patterns click and people figure things out. When that happens, its really fun.However-- there were just too many instances where things unfortunately were too vague or frustrating for some players. Some rings would get filled with 15 cards while other rings would only have 1 or 2. On top of that, some things were a bit too subjective-- and there is no way to really convey that subjectiveness.It was an enjoyable experience overall for me, but not for all of the friends I played with. I think if you have a group that really like solving riddles/figuring out patterns, this is a great game for them. It feels like it should be a good casual gamers game, but actually might be better for more seasoned gamers--- but then might not be enough for the,.

This one was a hit with my family. We started with some "easy" clues and only two circles, and everyone wanted to keep going taking turns as the knower. Adding the third circle definitely ramps up the challenge, but still a very fun puzzle. Can be a little frustrating if you're struggling to figure out the clues, but games are generally only about 10 minutes. You can easily scale the difficulty with the level of clue cards and number of rings for whatever group you're playing with.Components are really nice and I appreciate that they pack a lot of game in a small box for great portability. Love the fun Seuss style art and bright colors.Some of the clues were tricky since they could be a bit subjective - is an apple flammable? Does a cloud have holes in it? Most are pretty obvious, but can make it tougher to solve the puzzle depending on how these are interpreted.Overall, all of us really liked this and I'm looking forward to bringing this out with more friends to try.