VisualEyes

Another one of our favorite games! My mother-in-law bought this for us and it's a great game for critical thinking. Today's game is VisualEyes.

The Point:
Create as many random words and phrases as possible, and get 20 points first!

Gameplay:

To begin this game, pull out everything from the box, and then put all the dice back in. Make sure everyone has a writing pad and pencil.

Beginning with the youngest player (or whoever you decide), shake the dice in the box with the lid on. Place the box in the center of where you are playing and open the lid so that everyone can see the dice.

One die has fast play and slow play on it:

If the "slow play" is showing, flip the timer. Record as many word or phrase combinations as possible from pairs of dice. All dice remain in the box. Don't compare what you're writing.

When time runs out, each player, in turn, will read their answers. Other players are allowed to judge if the word or phrase should count as a point. Also, if any other players wrote down the same one, no points will be rewarded. Every answer that is counted as acceptable and not a duplicate is one point.

For "fast play", you don't use the writing pads or the timer. As soon as you find a word or phrase, grab the two dice. Unless someone disagrees that your phrase/word is acceptable, you remove that pair of dice and keep it. Play continues until all dice have been removed or all players agree that no more phrases or words can be found among the remaining dice.

Here are two examples when I just randomly rolled the dice:

I would play this as "house fly":

I would play this one as "gold digger":

How to Win:
The first player to reach 20 points wins!

Verdict:
This is such a fun game! I love that people think of such different words and phrases when playing. I have always been surprised at some of the creative things my kids come up with while playing this game, even while much younger!

Great for Learning:
Spelling, creative thinking, quick thinking, learning to explain reasoning processes