Steve Rebiger
United States
Edgerton
Wisconsin
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Noticed that there were no reviews for this little game, so thought I would write up a quick review. We recently picked up a copy of Qwitch, which appears to be another name for the game Switch, and have played a few games.
Components
The name and the tin were the things that caught my wife’s eye at the thrift store where we picked up our copy. Someone in marketing was doing their job properly. You could fit about 2 regular decks of playing cards in the tin if you were not using it to store the game.
The cards are made like any standard playing cards. They should stand up to some play, but will start to wear out and get bent if you play this on a regular basis. The only other thing that comes with this is the rules.
Game Play
This game moves quickly. There are beginner and advanced rules. The beginner rules seem to be for younger kids since you take turns. In the advanced rules, it is a game of speed to lay down a playable card.
This is a card game where you try to play all the cards you are dealt before anyone else. Each card has a letter A through H and a number 1 through 8 on it. There is another deck that has math symbols, =, +, or – on them. You deal 1 card to start a discard pile, and then an even number to each person. Any extras are set to the side. You take 5 cards into your hand from your own draw pile. Then you turn over a symbol card and the game begins.
You can place a card on the discard it matches what the math symbol does to the top face up card. For =, the letter or the number must match. For + or – the letter or the number must be 1 higher or lower, depending on the symbol. The round ends when no one can play a card, or someone uses all 5 cards in their hand. Then you draw up to the hand limit of 5 and turn over a new symbol card for the next round. The game ends when someone is out of cards.
Conclusion
We have played this game on 3 separate occasions, with adults every time, and have had a blast. The letter/number combinations lead to many puns, and the speed concept is enjoyed by our group. Since we are taught our alphabet starting with A and only going up, quickly thinking of the letter lower can be a challenge. The play is very quick, so you can complete a number of games in a short time. With the 2 versions of the rules, this can be an enjoyable game for a wide age group. It is a filler you should seriously consider adding to that small open spot on your game shelf.
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JB Van Leishout
United States
Olympia
Washington
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great review
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Steve Rebiger
United States
Edgerton
Wisconsin
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Thanks. Have not written too many reviews, may try a few others.
We still pull this game out from time to time as a fun little filler. We even found a copy at Good Will and gave it to a buddy as a Christmas gift.
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