USAopoly | Hues and Cues | Guessing Board Game | Ages 8+ | 3-10 Players | 30 Minutes Playing Time

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Each player chooses a color of playing pieces. You will take the three pieces of the color you chose. We really like that the scoring frame has numbers printed on the edges so you can easily remember how many points you get for being inside vs adjacent outside the walls.

Hues and Cues is a very chill game. This is a good choice for players who often opt to not play or get intimidated by louder group/party games that involve a high level of improve or social deduction. The best part about Hues and Cues is that it can accommodate a large number of players — up to ten in fact. I appreciate that every player is able to play on their own rather than teams. I think, generally, Hues and Cues will appeal to people who love Dixit and Codenames both. Even if the description may not obviously be a mashup of the two, I think it lands firmly in the middle of the experiences those games evoke. And a clue/guessing party game that can appeal to both the analysts and artists alike is pretty unique.When we first opened the game, read the rules, and sat down to play, we thought it sounded super simple. Now I know some other people (my podcast co-host for one) think this difficulty in coming up with good cues is a feature of the game and not at all an issue. So it seems this difficulty in coming up with cues is going to be group dependent, with some people being faster at it than others. Even I don’t really think it’s a problem with the game, just something to think about when deciding to play as it can make the game significantly longer than the time on the box. If you happen to be looking for a detailed colour based game that requires you to know Pantone colour codes and CMYK values, you aren’t going to find that here. Hues and Cues is a light party game featuring colours, which doesn’t go into any more depth than what colour red do you think of when I say “Macintosh”. Share with us your comments, funny stories, tips, advice, strategies, creative ways to play, questions about how to play, problems with the directions or anything you want about Hues And Cues. All submissions will be reviewed within 24 hours.

I think it’s natural for someone to assume a person who experiences some type of colour blindness can’t play a game about colour. Hues and Cues is most likely the only colour-based game which can be played by those with a colour deficiency without additional symbology or other assistance. The reason for the existence of colour-matching systems is because every single one of us sees colour differently, even when we don’t have a diagnosed deficiency! Of course, someone with the extremely rare condition of being able to only see in grayscale probably wouldn’t be able to compete. But this is typically the result of some type of traumatic brain injury or some other unfortunate incident.

I’m reminded of that optical illusion with the dress: some saw it as white others saw it as blue. Okay! Let me ask you this: in your experience, what helps creativity? What lets people have interesting ideas? Or solve problems? After everyone has guessed, you can give an additional clue. This one up to two words, to allow people to refine their guesses. You’ll then place the included box on the board so that your target color is in the center. Everyone who is in, or near, the box will score points. The clue giver scores points based on the number of people who were in the scoring box as well. Players will get to make two guesses on what you are hinting at. Game Experience: After the cue giver gives their second cue, the other players get to place their remaining piece on the gameboard. For their two word cue, the cue giver decided to say “cotton candy”. The rest of the players then made their second guesses. That being said, I don’t think Hues and Cues is a game that you’d breakout every week with the same gaming group. However, you could definitely introduce this to new people and get a great reaction. It’s an easy game that people will understand easily, and new players could honestly jump in mid-round if people want to come and go at, say, a family gathering.