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How frustrating it is when you think you’ve found a swish and someone beats you to it and takes the cards that you need away! I’m an adult and I found myself struggling with this - so I can only imagine how challenging it is for a kid! Instead of seeing this as a negative feature of the game, I appreciated that it provided an opportunity for us to have these conversations and bring in a few teachable moments.I decided to email support at with: I’ve had to stop a few times while playing this game to talk about playing fair and being patient - more so than other games we typically play. Respecting and being patient with opponents Some social and sportsmanship skills that were really evident in this game: The educational skills were what drew me to this game, but as I’ve played it a few times with my child, I’ve been more impressed by the way it allowed me to teach, model, and practice good sportsmanship. There are lots of developmental skills to be practiced in this game:ĭistinguishing object locations in relation to each other You might also use the cards as educational manipulatives which gives you extra value for your buck. It’s amazing how quickly a child’s spatial abilities develop. If your child isn’t yet ready for this game, put it away and try again in a few months time.
I’ve already mentioned some other positives - a decent replay value and appeal to different age groups. You can pretty much play this game anywhere as long as you have a couple square feet of flat surface.
Swish card game portable#
Value for Moneyīesides their interesting look, the plastic cards are flexible and waterproof! In addition to being durable, the game is also extremely portable - everything fits in the drawstring pouch that’s included. This can be frustrating for young kids playing with opponents at a higher skill level who don’t attempt to equalize the playing field. Because of this speed element, players who are slower to find any swishes might find themselves not having had a single turn in an entire round. The process repeats until the whole deck is used. If that player makes a successful swish, the cards in the set get taken by that player and the spaces get replenished with new cards from the deck. Players call out “Swish!” when they think they’re able to make a set and immediately take their turn. This game can also get quite competitive if you’re playing the standard way. You also need to consider whether your child is developmentally ready to mentally rotate and flip images, or if you will make allowances for players to physically move the cards before taking their turn. The use of transparent plastic cards is a cool concept, but the abstract nature of this game might appeal more to kids who are older. You could even play this game solo - maybe challenge yourself to make sets using the whole deck as quickly as you can, or make swishes using only high card-counts. For example, when I first played this game with my son, I allowed him to make two-card swishes while I made swishes using only three cards or more. This makes it possible to set handicaps when players of different skill levels are playing together.
Making two-card swishes is easy, but making swishes using additional cards is harder. The game also offers a simple way to change up the difficulty level. It’s easy to pick up and play, but offers enough of a challenge so that different ages can enjoy it and won’t mind playing it more than once.
Swish is quick to learn, quick to explain, and takes hardly any time to set up and take down. To make a set, or a “swish”, you can rotate or flip any of the cards, but you must picture all the rotations or flips in your head before making your move. Using a set of transparent cards containing different coloured circles and dots, find sets of cards so that all the same coloured dots and circles align when the cards are laid on top of one another. Recommended for ages: 8+ (per the manufacturer) 6+ (per The Brainy Mommy)
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