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2003 Ranked #20,895

Dingbats

This timed rebus puzzle game has players solve adjacent cards, collect their piles, and score the most points. A wrong answer ends a turn immediately, while replacement cards can turn a correct solution into a larger capture.

Puzzle

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

5.61

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

In Dingbats, each player has a time limit to try to win as many Dingbats cards as possible by solving the puzzle on each one. The first card chosen must be in a corner, and subsequent cards must be adjacent to the previous one, if possible.

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In Dingbats, each player has a time limit to try to win as many Dingbats cards as possible by solving the puzzle on each one. The first card chosen must be in a corner, and subsequent cards must be adjacent to the previous one, if possible. If an incorrect answer is given for a particular card, the turn ends immediately and a new card is placed on top. If a player gives the correct answer for a replacement card, they take all cards in that pile. There are three categories of cards: Thingbats - 5 points - part picture and part word Dingbats - 10 points - words and numbers only Kingbats - 15 points - harder Dingbats There are optional wild cards which include actions such as forcing another player to miss a turn, or gaining extra time.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Age
10+
Complexity
1.0/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Paul Sellers

Publishers

1
Ravensburger

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