Probe (1964)

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Publisher	Clipper Estrela Miro Company Nathan Parker Brothers Parker Spiele Show More »
Year Published	1964
# of Players	2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4 players Recommended with 3, 4, more than 4 players (5 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	8 and up
User Suggested Ages	10 and up (3 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Unplayable in another language (3 voters) [poll]
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Primary Name	Probe
Alternate Names	CaçaLetras Check Sisco Super Check
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Players try to guess each other's hidden words. An activity deck spices things up a bit by altering scores or revealing letters. No player is left out of the game because even if their word is revealed they continue to guess opponent's letters and score points.

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Probe

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Parker Brothers Edition 1982

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Year: 1982

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Parker German edition 1979

Publisher: Parker Spiele

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Year: 1979

Product Code: 611 1069

Size: 11.81 x 8.27 x 1.97 inches

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Year: 1979

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Probe

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Yellow box, no letter cards

Publisher: Parker Brothers

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Year: 1976

Product Code: No. 202

Size: 12.38 x 8.25 x 2.25 inches

1.50 pounds

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Parker German edition 1975

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Year: 1975

Product Code: 611 1069

Size: 11.02 x 7.48 x 1.97 inches

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2	Rules Need Rules!	2010-01-04	powwowdancer	3
20	Reviews Review of the Two Player Rules for the No-Fun Crowd	2008-10-14	Friendless	4
0	Rules Spelling a guessed word wrong?	2008-08-03	GoldFox7478	3
4	Sessions A 5-Player Game With My Young Kids. A Surefire Win for Dad?	2007-11-22	fehrmeister	3
19	Reviews Probe -- Play Hangman Instead?	2006-07-19	happyjosiah	6
0	Rules Rules for Probe?	2006-01-22	Bruce Linsey	5
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Board Game Rank:	4071
Num Ratings:	465
Average Rating:	5.78
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Dutch rules	http://spelarch.khbo.be/PDFspelregels/2852.pdf	2012-01-25
English Review on Spotlight on Games	http://spotlightongames.com/list/nights/p-q.html#p...	2010-06-13
1977 Version Rules - No Alphabet Cards version - Hasbro.com	http://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/Probe(1977)....	2006-03-15
Rules in PDF (Hasbro) (scans only, not text) (PDF seems damaged; has only the second page, in French)	http://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/probe.pdf	2003-11-26
The rules on Central Connector	http://www.centralconnector.com/GAMES/probe.html	2001-11-02