Gamewright | Outfoxed! Game | Board Game | Ages 5+ | 2-4 Players | 20 Minutes Playing Time & | Rat-a-tat Cat Game | Card Game | Ages 6+ | 2-6 Players | 20 Minutes Playing Time

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Much like Clue and other whodunits, Outfoxed involves kids slowly gathering and considering evidence and using it to eliminate suspects before circling in on a criminal. Similar to Hasbro's Guess Who, I Never Forget a Face Memory Game includes 24 pairs of faces of children from around the world. This memory game not only teaches patience but also exposes children to faces from different countries. The game itself is made from high-quality recycled materials and is printed with vegetable-based inks as well. The decoder will reveal a green dot should the clue card match the suspect and a white dot should it not. In Outfoxed!, a 2-4 player co-operative whodunit game, players are searching for clues and revealing suspects in the mystery of who stole Mrs Plumpert’s prized pot pie. No less than 16 suspicious looking foxes were seen in the vicinity of the crime and it’s up to us to find the guilty party before he, or she, escapes down the foxhole.

Aside from looking pretty fun and offering a nod to the game’s deductive approach, the pieces are made of fairly hard, good quality plastic and feel pretty solid in-hand, so we feel they should stand up to regular use without chipping or damage. On your turn, take the three dice and, before rolling, say out loud whether you "Search (or Clues" or "Reveal Suspects'. II you choose Search for Clues, you wan to roll all three dice to show footprint symbols. If you chose Reveal Suspects, you want all three dice to show eye symbols.As players gather evidence, piece things together and eliminate suspects, they will be using their critical and deductive skills, which makes Outfoxed an interesting option for those looking to hone their children’s logical thinking. Young children who get bored by typical board games If you land in a space that contains a paw print, draw the top clue marker and place it in the Clue decoder. Then slide open the decoder and look whether the color ' showing through the hole on the marker is green or red. In this way, the game can help kids learn to think sequentially and to use deductive reasoning, which in turn can make it a fun and entertaining addition to a study of logic. For an activity that requires kids to get out of their seats, The Floor is Lava is hard to beat. Take the classic color spinning of Twister, expand the board to include the entire room, add in extra challenges, and you have this energetic game. A crafty fox has stolen Mrs Plumpert's prized pie and it’s up to you and three friends to catch the thief before they get away - will you succeed, or will you be Outfoxed!?

As a result, it can be a good way to teach kids skills such as sequential thinking, deductive reasoning and more. Good replay value As players gather clues they carefully sort through and eliminate potential suspects, eventually piecing together enough data to build a rough sketch of the thief as to make an educated guess. It's always an excellent service with brilliant products at a very competitive price - will use again! The scanner comes with an extendable arm that can be pulled out when a clue marker is inserted to reveal a green or white dot. Outfoxed! is a collaborative game that requires players to work together to reveal clues and narrow the suspects to figure out which thieving fox stole Mrs. Plumpert’s prized pot pie. It’s a non-competitive “whodunit” game of deductive reasoning, probability, and attention to detail.If you really wanted, it is possible to, if not break the game completely, then at least hasten the play time of, Outfoxed! The game board has multiple locations that need to be searched for clues. Movement between these locations is determined by the number of paws shown in the dice roll. So far, so good. While not an educational board game per se, Outfoxed does offer a variety of educational benefits for young children. Use the clue decoder to find out if the clues point to the guilty fox. Once you have found enough clues, it’s time to reveal who you think the thief is.

Unlike some other educational board games we’ve looked at, Outfoxed involves a good deal of teamwork and communication between players, helping them develop key social, as well as logical reasoning, skill. Whimsical, amusing story and design Shuffle the 16 Thief cards and without looking, insert into the top of the Clue decoder, The easiest way to do this is to hold the decoder with the window-side down and slider closed. At the same time, players lay out all 16 suspect cards around the board, and take a “thief” card and insert it (without looking at its face) into the plastic evidence scanner. Some board games are designed for a maximum number of players and can’t be played with large groups. Some board games are designed to be played by eight to 10 players, and others are open-ended, with no limit to how many people can play. For large groups of kids, look for board games with higher player designations, such as Apples to Apples or Telestrations, or board games that use teams, such as Pictionary Junior. More than that, the game does a good job at helping kids hone their sequential and logical thinking skills as they apply deductive reasoning to unmask the game’s thief and win.

At the same time, it is important to note that there really isn’t a hard upper limit to the game, in our opinion. Outfoxed comes with 32 cards, 16 of which are printed in white and represent potential suspects and 16 of which are printed in red and represent potential thieves.

This game can be played alone or with up to 4 players who take turns attempting to match face tiles. Since this game is geared toward younger audiences, we recommend supervising play time as the tiles are rather small and could be lost or swallowed. This game also received the Oppenheim Gold Best Toy Award for its innovation and design. On the whole, the game’s evidence scanner is kind of fun to use and adds a hands-on, spy gadget dynamic to the game, which can make things a bit more engaging for kids. Educational Benefits of The Outfoxed Board Game On a more serious note, depending on the age of your children, longevity may be an issue with Outfoxed! Being so squarely aimed at the younger age groups it will have a limited lifespan as the kids grow up. While some families will certainly appreciate the cooperation and teamwork that can emerge from Outfoxed, others may prefer a game with a bit more competition to spice things up between players. Price Once a player is ready to reveal a suspect and successfully rolls for it, they can flip up two suspect cards, eliminating those that don’t match whatever clues they’ve gathered so far.

Including 16 thief/suspect cards, 12 clue tokens, four detective hat pawns, a thief miniature, game board and a unique ‘clue decoder’ - Outfoxed! contains all you need to help find Mrs Plumpert's prized pie. If the name matches, Otherwise, the guilty fox dashes to the foxhole and escapes from your clutches. These clues are collected as players progress through the game and are used to slowly eliminate potential suspects and, eventually, to identify the thief. Suspect And Thief Cards