MindWare Qwirkle Board Game

My granddaughter just turned 7 and my son was telling me that it was a bit difficult for her to understand the concept. You may want to up the age a bit. I bought this game as an unknown and only purchased it since it said 6 and up for ages.

A friend came up to visit and do some fishing, but it was raining so my friend asked if I wanted to fish in the rain or learn a new game. Its so much fun that I ended up buying several sets for my family members and now we have tournaments whenever were together. Who knew? It turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks!

I ordered this game because it just sounded like it might be fun. Often I will buy a game and it will not live up to expectations. But, not in this case! This game is fun and simple to learn. You create lines (six tiles in a row) that are all of the same color with different symbols, or all the same symbol of different colors! Simple enough, but when you begin to play, you start to realize that you can create more than one line by placing a tile in the correct place. Of course you get points for each tile placed and if you complete a line, you get an additional 6 points (called a Qwirkle) for each line completed. You begin to see that by playing a fifth tile in a line you may set up your opponent to play the sixth tile and score a Qwirkle. There are three of each tile in the game and I found myself scanning the board to see what was played so that I could make decisions on how to play my pieces. The tiles are placed just like scrabble horizontal and verticle. I would recommend this game for anyone who plays dominoes, scrabble or any strategic tile game. Love it! The only addition I would make (this is by no means a complaint) would be to add a game version where the tiles are made of a more durable item, much like modern dominoes (ivory plastic type) or perhaps metal tiles. I would buy that version just for a collector value. I have several chess sets just because I love the boards and pieces, same thought here

Good entertainment for family game night.

Love this game. Easy to learn and lots of fun!

LIKED THE EASINESS TO CARY ANYWHERE

What a fun game! Our family (ages 40, 39, 11, 10, and 8) has enjoyed playing this game together. Our 8 year old sometimes needs a little help understanding the rules, but with practice she is really picking up on strategies for maximizing her score. A younger child could also play it as a matching game, even if they might not understand the nuances involved in scoring points. The pieces themselves seem sturdy. However, after playing it only 5 times, we can see the paint is already wearing off in spots which is very disappointing. I intend to contact the maker, Mindware, if it continues to worsen. However, we have not had problems with the wood chipping or other complaints mentioned. It comes with a very nice drawstring bag for the pieces. One minor complaint - the pieces are very slippery and tend to get bumped out of place very easily, leading to confusion about displaced pieces. A Scrabble-type board could alleviate this frustration, or maybe making the game pieces out of material that is less prone to sliding around. Another thought is to play the game on a sheet of fabric with rubber backing, rubber side up (this can be bought at crafts and fabric stores), or on a piece of non-slip rug pad. It can be folded up after the game and placed in the bag along with the pieces. Overall, a fun game for all!

This is a very easy game to play which makes it an especially good game for a family to play together. I bought it to play with my 8 year old grandson and he loves it. It is similar to scrabble but with colors and shapes instead of letters.

Five year old grandson loves playing the game!! My 85 year old Mom enjoys it too!

I love the newness of this game. I’ve tried every game up there on the market and felt like there wasn’t anything new in life but this was really fun to learn and fun to play.