Smiley Games (2016)

About this game

Smiley Games uses six different smiley cards (happy, angry, wink, sad, surprised, in love) in six different colors (orange, blue, yellow, green, violet, red) — along with special dice — for five different games that stimulate memory, reflexes and visual perception, while also requiring strategy, observation and concentration. GAME 1: Find it! Be the first player to reach the target number of cards by pointing the right card the fastest. GAME 2: That's mine! Win the highest number of cards by putting your hand first on a matching card. GAME 3: Shout! Win the highest number of cards by shouting the name of the player who has a card matching an element of your own card. GAME 4: Domino. Be the first player to run out of cards by playing a variant of the game Domino. GAME 5: The last one! Be the first player to run out of cards by discarding matching color or facial expression smileys. Play and smile!

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 10.
• Rules load. At 2.0/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 5 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.