Game Info
Year
2026
Players
2-6
Age
10+
Playtime
18 min
Complexity
1.4/5
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Description
A cooperative deduction game where one player knows the rule and others guess to figure out the challenge code
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The Dice Tower Review at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Cooperative, discussion-driven puzzle that actively engages all players
- Level-based difficulty scales from easy tutorial to more challenging patterns
- Efficient with up to six players, ensuring broad participation and lively conversation
- Strong emphasis on logic and group problem solving, with a satisfying sense of near-miss learning
Cons
- Aesthetic presentation and component design can be perceived as bland or generic
- Sixes and nines lack dots, which can cause readability/readability confusion due to orientation
- Event cards introduce randomness that may feel incongruent with a pure logic puzzle
- Mastermind-style betting element can seem tacked-on or distracting for some players
Thematic elements
- logic, pattern recognition, and collaborative problem solving under guided constraints
- A cooperative, classroom-inspired puzzle space where players collaboratively attempt to decode a pattern-driven code using a shared pool of number cards.
- group-oriented deduction with an 'all-knowing' facilitator guiding discussion and validating moves
Comparison games
- Zeno
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- constraint-based play — Moves must satisfy dynamic constraints such as background color, numerical size categories, odd/even parity, or sum thresholds depending on the level.
- Cooperative Game — One player assumes the 'all-knowing' role and uses feedback to steer the group toward valid plays, while all players contribute ideas.
- cooperative play — One player assumes the 'all-knowing' role and uses feedback to steer the group toward valid plays, while all players contribute ideas.
- event cards and hints — Event cards modify play flow and may force card movements, while hints (usable after penalties) guide players toward the correct pattern.
- Events — Event cards modify play flow and may force card movements, while hints (usable after penalties) guide players toward the correct pattern.
- hand management — Each player holds a number card hand and must decide between playing a card or discarding to progress the shared objective.
- level-based difficulty — The game includes Level 0 (tutorial) through Level 3 (advanced) rules, with increasing complexity and examples to illustrate possible patterns.
- mastermind-style meta-play — There is a meta-element where players can discuss and speculate about whether the all-knowing will succeed, adding a social dynamic to the deduction.
- multi-player interaction — Across several players, decisions, debates, and near-misses drive the communal experience, with constant negotiation about which card to play next.
- pattern-based deduction — Players infer an underlying code by applying level-specific rules to the sequence of cards played, with the all-knowing validating correctness.
- penalties and draw mechanics — Mistakes trigger penalties that cause players to draw additional cards, increasing tension and prolonging the round.
- turn-based flow with discard option — On a player's turn, they may either place a card that satisfies the current code sequence or discard a card, influencing the evolving pattern.
- Tutorial — The game includes Level 0 (tutorial) through Level 3 (advanced) rules, with increasing complexity and examples to illustrate possible patterns.
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Quotes (from this video)
- If Then is a very basic looking game.
- I'm not really on board with the look of this game.
- Sixes and nines do not have dots on them.
- This is a game about logic.
- The base game itself with everyone working together goes to six players. Everybody is involved at every step.
- I would still give this an 8 out of 10.
- The event cards are just dumb.
- I would prefer to play this with no events at all.
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