Today's review is of the 2013 release, Concept. For 4-12 players, it takes 40 minutes.
Overview
Concept is a party game where you get players to guess a word or phrase by putting markers on a board of images (or concepts). On your turn, you draw a card and pick one of the nine choices on it (see below example). Then, you place markers on the board (see second image below) to get the others to guess your word. For example, I drew Aladdin. Thinking I could get people to guess by focusing on the genie, I put markers on fictional character, movie, happy, music (think Disney's version), blue, hot sun, rug [for flying carpet], face, hands, torso (but not legs). They guessed it.
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I enjoyed the Concept experience, but more as a puzzle than a game. It required more thinking, in my opinion, than most party games- it can be impressively difficult to deduce something from a collection of objects, and if the players get on a wrong mental track, it's hard to get them off of it. It was fun, but the concentration and brainpower required may turn some away.
Rating: B
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