The folks at The Op Games could not have said it more perfectly. Are you bored with charades? Terrible at drawing? Then this game is for you! Choose a word or phrase from your card, create a glyph using any of the 40 shapes you need, and be the fastest guesser to win a point! Packed with a variety of game pieces and a vast array of prompts, every game night becomes a uniquely engaging tabletop adventure that’s never the same twice.
Age Group: 8+ | Players: 3+ | Cards: 150 Game Pieces: 40 | 1 Rulebook | Time: 20+ Minutes
Getting The Feel of the Game
"Getting the feel of the game" is a phrase that is unquestionably synonymous with Glyphics. From the game box to the game pieces, the tactile feel of both is connected to a player's creative imagination. This helps distinguish Glyphics from other games, as we observed during our hands-on, in-game evaluation.
"Glyphics clearly contributed to the development of creative thinking during our group evaluation. With each new word or phrase introduced, it was striking how the line figures created with the game pieces made the game's imagery much more vivid. The laughter and sarcastic humor never seemed to end!"
Game Basics
Glyphics is simple: The appointed clue-giver in each game will tell the players if the word on their card is a noun, word, or phrase, then create "glyphs" from the game pieces/shapes to represent it. The objective of the clue-giver is to score points by having others correctly guess their words.
The How To
Each player takes a game card. Every card contains four nouns, one verb, and one phrase. The clue giver will choose one of the words or phrase on their card that has not yet been guessed.
At this point, the clue-giver tells the other players whether it is a noun, verb, or phrase; if it is a noun, the clue-giver also indicates whether it is a person, place, or thing. The clue-giver will start a 60-second timer, (The game does NOT come with a timer.), and use as many game pieces as needed to help the other players guess their word.
Do's and Don'ts
The clue-giver can move pieces to help indicate specific actions or suggest to a player in some manner, such as a simple nod, that they are close or on the right track. The clue-giver can even switch mid-turn to a different word while the timer ticks down, yet cannot use the pieces to spell out any words or give any verbal hints.
If another player guesses the word, both he/she and the clue-giver earn one point if it was a noun or verb, or two points if it was a phrase. If no one guesses the word or phrase, they can either try again with that word in a future round or leave it. In every game, there will always be at least one word on your card that you did not use on a turn as a clue-giver. After five rounds, the player with the most points wins.
Science | Technology | Engineering | Math
S.T.E.M. Value
The importance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) in a product lies in developing critical life skills such as problem-solving, creativity, and logical thinking; preparing individuals for a tech-driven world; closing vital workforce skill gaps; and driving innovation to address global challenges.
In our study and evaluation of the game Glyphics, there was no doubt that it ranked highly in its contribution to STEM value. Communication, interactive response, narrative progression, and the overall influence of critical skill development on players were absolute.
As we close this review, it is important we make mention of how "Glyphics" rose to the challenge of passing our strict evaluation and met the criteria to become a recipient of The Toy Man® Seal of Approval.
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