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| Brand: Dropship Solutions
Category: Toy
List Price: $34.99
Buy New: $27.99
You Save: $7.00 (20%)
New (12) from $27.99
Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 5087
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Age: 8 - 100 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 12 x 2.5 x 12
MPN: FFGKN13
Model: 4098828
UPC: 699788109120
EAN: 0699788109120
ASIN: B000809PE4
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
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Ingenious is ingenious May 15, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This game is very fun. It takes some thinking in strategy, but you can still play it and chat at the same time. The average game probably takes about half an hour depending on the people. It is very easy to figure out, and even done well for color blind people, because it distinguishes with shapes as well as color. This is a game that kids can play as well as adults and both would enjoy it. It is definitely a good game to have on the shelf.
Great game for "gamers" and non-"gamers" alike March 31, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The rules are about two sentences long and off you go. Terrific gateway game for people who have played Othello but maybe never played a "euro game". Rules are along the lines of dominoes and the components are quite nice. Lots of room for improvement the more you play, but early plays are equally rewarding. GREAT GREAT game.
Played this at a "game night" March 7, 2007
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I went to a well-attended game night (20+ people) where the majority of people were playing the mainstream games that I love: Scrabble, Taboo, Cranium. However, one one of the attendees, a math professor, brought the game Ingenuous with her. Although the game didn't look that fun, a few of us decided we would give it a try because she really wanted to play. Well, it turns out that it is a fantastic game with a lot of strategy. The endgame, it turns out, is VERY important; strategizing how one will approach the endgame becomes very important about half-way through the game, as one sees how the board is starting to take shape.
I liken it to Pente and Go: the rules are simple, but strategy is key to winning.
The game became a hit at the party with people that loved strategy, and was played in 3- and 4-person format all night long.
easy to learn, fun to play January 18, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought it for my 11 yr old nephew and we opened it and read the directions and was playing within 10 minutes. We really liked it. We played three games in a 1/2 hr and he beat me all three times. We wanted to keep playing but had no more time. It is easy to play and the more you understand it the more fun it becomes.
A Blast to Play July 30, 2005
48 out of 49 found this review helpful
After playing and enjoying Lost Cities by game designer Reiner Knizia, I decided to stop by our local game store and check out Ingenious. Last night my wife and I played it for the first time, and as with Lost Cities, we loved it.
Immediately after playing we wanted to play again. There is no doubt in my mind that we will not tire of the game. The common quality that Lost Cities and Ingenious share are the "addiction" factor; both games will have you saying "let's play again" over and over again at the expense of sleep. I don't believe a greater compliment can be said about a game than this.
Ingenious is incredibly easy to learn, and takes less than 1 minute after setting the game up for you to begin playing. Game play consists of playing hexagonal chips of 6 different colors on a board in turn-based play. The chips are like hexagonal dominoes, have 2 hexes connected, and each hex containing a different color. Once no chips can be placed upon the board, the game is over. The player who has the lowest amount of points for any of the 6 colors loses. Game strategy requires that you score points for each color, and this requires concentration and strategy.
Understand that Ingenious is not a strategy game that will leave you frustrated, overwhelmed and weary. No, ingenious is not like that. Ingenious has just enough strategy to have you scampering to win, and just enough random luck to make it unpredictable. And my favorite part of Ingenious? All players know that when the board is full, the game is over. There is an end in sight, and just like Lost Cities, you play against yourself just as much as you play against your opponent. Your strategies can kill you, or leave you the victor. Spend too much time acquiring points for one color, and you might sacrifice your victory.
Try it, you won't regret it. I paid over $35 at my local gaming store, and it was worth every dollar. The game is of sturdy components, as to assure you will be playing it in 10 years. For 1 to 4 players. Yes! You can even play this addictively fun game solo!
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