Mindware | Q-bitz Extreme | Miniature Game | Ages 14+ | 2-4 Players | 20 Minutes Playing Time

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If at any point we think that we will take longer than this, we will inform you as soon as possible. It seems games with these three qualities might favor adults. But an amazing phenomenon happens when that pattern card is turned over. Everyone freaks out a bit and then settles down and uses their own individual abilities to problem solve. That’s the beauty of the game. It is simple to play, yet it challenges everyone in the same way simultaneously. It all comes down to how we problem solve. With over 80 patterns, the cards themselves are an integral aspect of the game. Some are symmetrical and some are not. Some are visually recognizable, (“Hey that looks like two birds!”) others look like a crazy poster from the 1970’s. So the game replay value is not only affected how much caffeine or sugar a player had before the game, or the age levels of the player but mostly in what round a pattern card pops up.

Players race to re-roll all remaining unusable cubes until they roll shapes that are needed to complete the pattern. The first player to complete the pattern shouts, "Q-bitz!" In Round 3, the pattern card is revealed to all players for 10 seconds. Players must memorize the pattern on the card in that time. Then the pattern card is turned face down and players must use their cubes to recreate that pattern on their own tray from memory. The first player who believes that have recreated the pattern accurately shouts: “Q-bitz!” and all players must stop. The player with the correct pattern wins the card. If no one reproduced the pattern exactly, then the player with the most cubes in the correct position on their tray wins the card.The perfect introduction to Q-bitz, with sets of four cubes and 60 pattern cards. Players race to recreate the pattern with their cubes – fastest player wins the card! Very easy. The game is listed for ages 8 and up and the game can be learned in a matter of minutes. Educational Value Q Bitz by Mindware is a game that helps children practise and develop visual perception, visual discrimination and visual memory skills. Players puzzle over how to recreate the patterns on the game cards using their set of 16 cubes. Round 1 – race to recreate the pattern shown on the card using your set of cubes, rotating the cubes in anyway. Be the first player to complete the pattern and you win the card! Round 2 – roll all the cubes on the table like dice and use as many cubes as possible to recreate the pattern shown on the card. Race to re-roll all remaining cubes to complete the pattern. Be the first player to complete the pattern and you win the card! Round 3 – players have 10 seconds to study the card. Then the race is on to see who can recreate the pattern from memory. If you have your cubes in the correct pattern, or the most cubes in the correct place, you win the card! 2 – 4 players. Ages 8 to adult (can be adapted for younger children to play, particularly as a single player).

Offers 3 ways to play and design cards vary in difficulty – making it an exciting fast paced game for all ages The majority of our items are delivered within 2 working days from the date of dispatch although this is not Same Round play: The rules suggest playing the same round over and over again for a simplified game. This is an excellent suggestion if younger players are not confident or enjoy playing one round type over another. Points play: Another way of mitigating age differences and a “pass/fail” experience is to play for points. The player to finish their pattern first gets a number of points equal to the number of players. (4 points in a four player game, etc.) The player who has the next most cubes filed in scores one less point and so on so all players score something in every round. This promotes inclusion and less of a “pass/fail” atmosphere. Vastly different game experiences are possible because of the skill involved in recreating the patterns on the cards. A lot of the recommendations below are based on the fact that adults may have an unfair advantage over younger players (ages 8-10) when it comes to manual dexterity (but don’t assume that for all children!) Here are some suggestions when bringing out Q-bitz on family game night and young players (ages 8-10) are included. Remember the goal is fun!Moderate! Finally, for games with several younger players, you as the adults may want to simply moderate a game between siblings or friends of similar age. Each round is played three times. At the end of the final round the player with the most cards wins the game of Q-bitz! Components