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Game Info
Year
2009
Players
2-8
Age
6+
Playtime
15 min
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Description
Spot it!, a.k.a. Dobble, is a simple pattern recognition game in which players try to find an image shown on two cards.
Each card in original Spot it! features eight different symbols, with the symbols varying in size from one card to the next. Any two cards have exactly one symbol in common. For the basic Spot it! game, reveal one card, then another. Whoever spots the symbol in common on both cards claims the first card, then another card is revealed for players to search, and so on. Whoever has collected the most cards when the 55-card deck runs out wins!
Rules for different games – each an observation game with a speed element – are included with Spot it!, with the first player to find a match either gaining or getting rid of a card. Multiple versions of Spot it! have been published, with images in each version ranging from Halloween to hockey to baseball to San Francisco.
The game is sold as Spot it! in the USA and Dobble in Europe, with slight differences between the two editions.
Note: some versions have fewer cards and fewer symbols per card. (E.g. 30 cards with 6 symbols each.): Spot it! 1,2,3
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Top List at 4:47 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Scales well with group size
- Great family game
- Great group game
- Good to play with kids and teenagers
- Quick to play
- Great investment for any family
Cons
- Themed versions (like Harry Potter) can be harder due to character naming.
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Pattern Recognition — Players search for matching symbols between cards.
- Set Collection — One way to play involves collecting cards by finding matches.
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Quotes (from this video)
- My whole mission statement as a gamer and as a content creator is to make families aware of games that would be compatible with what they might do.
- It is an abstract game in the pure sense, but it is so much fun when you play it.
- It's probably the most chaotic trick taking game I've played.
- I hate luck based games almost as much as I love them.
- This game has fallen quite a bit because we just don't get it played.
- The pass the buck element to flip tactoe is really what makes it so good.
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Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Review at 0:06 sentiment: positive
video_pk 105872 · mention_pk 305224
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Comes in a metal tin for portability and durability.
- Plays very quickly.
- Artwork is directly correlated to the IP (K-pop Demon Hunters).
- Causes discussion and laughter due to IP knowledge differences.
Cons
- Can be confusing if you don't know the IP.
- Host had no interest in the K-pop Demon Hunter IP.
Thematic elements
- Spotting differences between cards
Comparison games
- Spotted Original
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Set Collection — If you do, you get to take it and then uh you're on to the next one. At the end of the game, when the deck runs out, whoever has the most cards is declared the winner.
- Spotting differences — Every card in this deck has one exactly one thing that has in common with every other card in the deck. But you don't know what it is. It might be smaller. It might be bigger. It might be rotated and you've got to find it before anybody else.
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Quotes (from this video)
- And this is published by Asmo Day.
- Every card in this deck has one exactly one thing that has in common with every other card in the deck.
- They come in these metal tens. And so you can just like take the game and put it in your purse. And I love that.
- It does not overstay its welcome.
- it goes by lightning quick.
- I really liked how like afterwards it caused a lot of discussion and laughter.
- If you don't like this IP, but you like the idea, Spotted Original plays the gameplay is identical.
- this game was provided to us by a publisher for in exchange for a fair and honest review.
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Get into games Interview at 1:14:06 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- fast, accessible, great for groups
- great visual design and quick rounds
Cons
- can feel luck-driven in some rounds
Thematic elements
- pattern matching party game
Comparison games
- Dobble
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- pattern matching / speed reaction — players identify matching symbols between cards under time pressure.
- Speed Matching — players identify matching symbols between cards under time pressure.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Blood on the Clock Tower live is basically to boil it down to its beest Essentials so that an audience can understand it in as short a time as possible without sacrificing the essential quality of the game.
- Nemesis is my main because it’s so meaty
- Ticket to Ride I oh yeah it's it's an old it's an oldie but a goodie
- Coup because I just love busting out coup with friends it's so easy to learn
- Dots the little dog game with the dice... Spots is Spots I can't get the name right
- Patchwork which I hadn't played before
- Smart 10 that's probably one of yours actually
- Blood on the Clock Tower live is similar to a classic stage performance but adapted for an audience
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Grant Lyon Discussion at 0:38 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- one of the best games for kids
Cons
none
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Quotes (from this video)
- My sister has been getting more into games recently, and she wants to get her 5-year-old into them, too.
- So, this year for Christmas, one of the things I gave her and my 5-year-old nephew is a box of games provided by Asthma.
- It's Asthma's 30th anniversary, so in celebration, they provided some of their board game staples like Katana, Ticket to Ride, and Azul.
- They also provided Spot It, which is one of the best games for kids, and I knew my nephew would be into it.
- If you want to get in on the 30th anniversary fun, you can go to my asthma day where you can play an interactive experience, compete for the leaderboard, discover game puns, win prizes, and celebrate the BOARD GAME COMMUNITY.
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The Dice Tower News at 9:07 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fun little game.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Matching symbols
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Pattern Recognition — Each card has exactly one symbol that matches every other card.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is the new way they're doing campaigns.
- The core box comes with a three-chapter campaign, and when you buy a campaign, it's just three chapters.
- So, it's a much more like, I guess, approachable, you know, campaign.
- Questline, which is a card drafting game set in their definitely not D&D universe.
- It sounds a little bit like Fantasy Realms.
- This is a new standalone board game set in the same world as Isle of Cats
- Your expedition to the frozen lands in the north has suddenly become a rescue mission and you must rescue as many penguins as possible before the ice melts.
- So, it's an open drafting and penguin placement board game.
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UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 9:42 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- It is fun.
Cons
- Could never get anyone to play it.
Thematic elements
- Pro Wrestling Promoter
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none
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Mechanics unknown.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Can we have the 90s back, please? Can we like start can like rewind back to like 89 90? Like just start there and like I'll take 10 years of the 90s again.
- The songs that remind us of the best times. The songs that remind us of the bad times.
- I drink a whiskey drink. I drink a vodka. I drink a drink. I drink a drink.
- I want to get out of here.
- They're still going around.
- What a [ __ ] horrible song.
- It's so really terrible. Like, but it was so great. Like, at the time it was like everybody listened to it was like that's the song. So catchy though. So catchy. So good.
- Doesn't have to be good. It just has to sell.
- You're an idiot then.
- I mean, no, he's uh the John Spencer Blues Explosion uh album Orange uh was R was rated by I think it was I think it was Playboy rated it the number one album to have sex to.
- Everybody should listen to the Reverend Horton Heat.
- That's fair.
- And I am whenever nobody's like I've never even heard of the replacements. I was like, are they on someone's roof?
- Well, you [ __ ] suck.
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Board to Death TV - Board Game Reviews Review at 0:15 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fast-paced party game
- Portable and easy to learn
- Good gift idea
- Appeals to hockey fans via theme
- Offers multiple gameplay variants
Cons
- Theme centers on branding/logos which may not appeal to everyone
- The hockey theme is more about symbols than actual hockey play
Thematic elements
- Branding, logos, advertising culture
- A fast-paced party game themed around hockey logos and corporate branding.
- abstract competition through symbol matching
Comparison games
- Beep
- Circles
- Jungle Speed
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- multi_rule_variants — Five different play modes are described in the rule book, enabling varied play styles.
- portable/quick_setup — Small, portable box and simple setup for quick game sessions.
- set_collection/stacking — Correctly spotted matches allow players to collect cards and build a pile; the winner has the most cards.
- Simultaneous Actions — All players act at once rather than taking turns.
- simultaneous_action — All players act at once rather than taking turns.
- Speed Matching — Players attempt to match symbols between their own card and the central card and claim the top card when a match is spotted.
- symbol_matching — Players attempt to match symbols between their own card and the central card and claim the top card when a match is spotted.
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's not really a hockey game it's more about hockey symbols
- it's portable and easy to play
- it's a great gift idea as well
- for anyone who loves hockey and games
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