CATCH – Observation Game

Ages: 4–99
Players: 2–6

Skills developed

Attention, concentration, hand–eye coordination, contextual thinking, strategy, reasoning, and social and emotional development.

Contents

1 bell, 60 easy cards with colours and shapes, 60 difficult cards with shapes, colours and numbers, 4 Stop cards and 4 Broom cards.

Setup and play

Shuffle the cards and deal equally. Put the bell within everyone’s reach. All players simultaneously turn over their top card in front of them. Look for a shared colour, shape or number between any two visible cards. The player who spots a match rings the bell and collects all cards on the table. Continue until the players’ piles are empty.

Rules and scoring

• Do not look through, show or reorder your cards.
• Place each revealed card over your previous cards; covered cards do not count for matching.
• Collected cards stay out of play. Players cannot exchange cards.
• A match needs only one shared colour, shape or number between two visible cards.
• A player revealing a Stop card cannot ring the bell during that round.
• A player revealing a Broom card takes all accumulated table cards.
• Easy mode uses the 60 easy cards plus the Stop and Broom cards. Difficult mode uses all cards.
• Easy cards match by colour or shape; difficult play also allows number matches.
• Each collected card scores 1 point, except difficult cards marked 3X or 5X, which score 3 or 5 points. The highest total wins.

Manufacturer’s product information

The manufacturer describes its products as made in Türkiye, with patented designs and CE certification. It states that paints meet EN-71-3, are odourless and use ingredients harmless to children; certified original paints and raw materials are used for plastic products. It also states that surfaces are smooth, hand-sanded and free of burrs and sharp edges, that products are naturally produced and antibacterial, and that psychologists and education specialists review the content for cultural suitability. Product boxes are described as printed with 100% organic ink.