Zoch 601129800 "Geistesblitz Game

An addictive game to play with children due its simplicity, required skill and attraction. We found it coming very close to Double. But this requires a bit more hand-eye coordination. We as parents and our 10-year old daughter quite enjoyed this game as it can be played in a casual manner and it generally leads to quite some excitement. The set up takes 10 seconds and a game itself requires no more than 10 minutes of play time, but of course multiple rounds can be played. Our 6 year old initially had a little trouble to understand the mechanics. But after taking some time to explain and play it slowly with him he got the hang of it and is now a ‘Geistes’ superstar. I would say that the game has a tendency descent into chaos as players and children in particular will tend to hold hands near the pieces and will try to grab them in their enthusiasm. So some discipline and etiquette is required (in our family all players are required to place their hands flat on the table before a new card is drawn and revealed). I’m still a bit puzzled by the German title of the game, but instructions are included in several languages; there are English instructions as well. So its only the German name on top of the box that is confusing. To get any further you’ll have to relax and train your brain to recognise the pattern/combinations and make a move. It’s not easy, often annoying and some younger players will do surprisingly well. So its actually quite good game and perfect to take along for travel.

This is a great logic game but took us a little longer than most games to get our heads around the rules. If you played it too frequently, I think you could memorise the solutions for each card, but as an occasional quick fire game, it's great! My nearly 9 year old and I have really enjoyed playing it!

we love the game so knew exactly what to expect - but major disappointment when we opened the box (sealed when we received it) and found the mouse was missing!! The children would not have the game sent back so we made do with a substitute... bit of a shame really.

The game arrived in German language..haven't opened the box as its a Christmas present.

This game is really great - so simple, but quite tricky once you get going! Makes you use your brain too. You can play for as long as you like (5 minutes or hours!) Just put the little pieces (grey mouse, red chair, green bottle, white ghost, blue book) on the table and pick a card. The card will have pictures of the little pieces on it, but the colours will be different (on the card, the mouse might be red instead of grey for example). Every time you pick a card, something will be missing... but what? If you are looking at a card with a picture of blue chair and a white mouse on it, then you know that the bottle is missing (it's green and there is no picture of it there) so grab the ghost piece from the table before anyone else does and you win. Every time you win you keep the card; count the cards at the end to see who won the whole game. This item arrived quickly and was well-packaged - it was Christmas and it even came with a little festive chocolate inside the package :) Really recommend it for kids 8 up. Simple, fun, brain-teasing family game.

Makes your brain think a little bit, good for multiple age groups. Best of all, it gets everyone in a good lively mood very quickly, especially if there are competitive people playing.

I played this in a boardgame cafe and it's very addictive. A bit confusing to learn at first but well worth it. It can be a quick game or you could happily play for hours. Good quality too. 2 players is a good ballpark but I'm sure 3 or 4 could work well

Fun game that's quick to pick up, though the blue piece is of a different shade to the card causing some confusion

Ein tolles und schnelles Spiel für Zwischendurch. Trainiert das Kombinationsvermögen und fordert auch schnelle Reflexe. Keine komplexen Regeln und trotzdem nicht trivial. Mal ist das fehlende Element entscheident und vielleicht schon im nächsten Zug ist das existierende Element zu schnappen. Erwachsene haben keinen Vorteil. Ein Spiel auf Augenhöhe.

The product was delivered quickly and it was the hat we wanted

Can be played with small or large group! Involves everyone and results with loud laughter. It's totally worth the buy. Packed well and received as a really good quality product.

Requisito para jugarlo: "Cortarse las uñas". Muy divertido juego que te hace pensar y reaccionar rápido. Tiene dos niveles de juego. Muy buena calidad, seguro nos divertiremos por años. Fácil para jugar con chicos y grandes. Buenísimo para jugar en familia o con amigos.

Very cute with the well made wooden pieces. Simple game with simple rules to test your reflexes! Highly portable. Great for young and old. Just ensure that no one has claws or talons or there’ll be yelps of pain when everyone goes for the same piece!