Thames & Kosmos Ingenious | Ultimate Family Strategy Game | 1 – 4 Players | Spiel Des Jahres-Nominated | Fun Abstract Tile Laying | Winner Golden Geek Award, Red, Standard (696116)

Fun game! Easy to learn. We bought this to play at Christmas and loved it! Good strategy game that's easy to learn.

Great game, buying it for family members who have enjoyed playing mine. It’s not always easy to find a game that can be just as fun with 2, 3, or 4 players. Have not tried the solo version. Has stood the test of time in my family.

Ingenious is a fun tile laying game that can be replayed for a different experience every time. It requires strategy and board management skills to choose the best tile for each turn. Even with the strategy component, it’s easy to learn and gameplay moves relatively quickly with new players. Highly recommend for a new addition to your game night.

The game is part dominos and part Scrabble. The rules are easy to understand. The tiles are sturdy, for plastic, and the storage pouch is very nice. The game can be played on a few levels, although it’s not in the same league as chess. My 7-year old granddaughter figured out the strategy quickly. I was continually distracted by the desire to work a puzzle. A pleasant family pastime; even the 3-year old could play puzzle style.

This game is very good BUT the scoreboard components are practically unusable. The pegs are EXTREMELY difficult to push into the holes and even harder to get out. I rarely write a bad review but I’d definitely stay away from this game. Returning it tomorrow.

The designer of this game has created many great games. It's odd to see a game that has no real thematic element is his portfolio. This game looks like a scrabble-type of game. How tough can that be? Well, looks can be deceiving. You can explain this game in a matter of minutes but once you start playing and seeing how your opponents' pieces change the ever-growing board landscape, things get a little "sticky". The scoring element is interesting - you need to monitor ALL of your scores, not just a few. Your final score is actually the lowest of the six different scores that you will keep track of throughout the game. Clever opponents will see what color you need to improve and might start to cut that color off by blocking it from the board. So, there are several things that you have to watch out for as you place tiles "scrabble style" and draw new ones each turn. This is not a filler game. It can take upwards of 45 minutes with 4 players. But it's fun when you play a strategy game with a short rule set and no theme to distract you from what is ultimately going on. It's a great change of pace from many games out there today. I highly recommend it!

Each of our family members enjoys different types of games, but Ingenious is one we all love to play. Easy to set up and explain, we pull this out when we want to get straight to playing. It is surprising to see who ends up winning, which has been our 7 year old on more than one occasion! This edition features plastic tiles and a peg board for keeping track. While I miss the wooden cubes, this new system prevents the inevitable loss of where one is at on their scoreboard when you would bump the cubes from their places. Personally, I would love to see a tray in which the wooden cubes are set in and held in place. But this peg system definitely works better than the original. Ingenious may not have fancy artwork or amazing mechs, but the simple (and yet strategic) gameplay has you forget about that. It is great fun for experienced and new gamers alike. 5 stars!

This game is easy to learn and fun. Game is sturdy and well made. I taught my grandkids to play it 6 and 8 years old, we were laughing in no time. We had several good evenings of fun with them. It doesn't stop there, adults can have fun and play a tougher game with thought and serious strategy. So you don't want to debate about politics but need something to do together? Here you go have fun outsmarting other players and drinking if you like. Have fun playing, we do. =)

Excelente juego de destreza mental

The game pieces are plastic so really hold up. Excellent game with hours of fun and strategy that moves quickly.

Buena calidad. Las fichas son de plástico, los marcadores de puntuación independientes. Me agrada

been playing it for over 10 years, still very excited every time I take the box out! less intellectually demanding than chess, but still requires a decent amount of strategizing and thinking about different options.

An excellent game and fun for the entire family. My 7-year-old picked it up quickly as well. Only downside is the pieces used to mark a player's progress on their scoreboard are really small and difficult to push into the board without fear of having it fly off and potentially losing one (which, unfortunately, has happened in our case). Otherwise a fantastic game I would recommend to anyone.