Mindware | Q-bitz Extreme | Miniature Game | Ages 14+ | 2-4 Players | 20 Minutes Playing Time

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Keep things calm: Since the game rounds end when a player completes a pattern first, tension can rise and excitement can make things very frantic. Remind younger players that if they slow down they will make less mistakes and have more control. If at any point we think that we will take longer than this, we will inform you as soon as possible. Yes it’s a brain game, but not in a way that a traditional board gamer might think. There is no strategy, no tactics, no long term planning or memory required. No inter-player wrangling or mean spirited tactics. The game tests players’ spatial recognition, immediate memory, and manual dexterity. This is an area of the brain that develops very early on and only declines when you start using a walker. In fact, studies show that by age 11 children have reached an “adult level of performance in visuospatial memory.” For the most part, this “visuospatial sketchpad” of the brain is just as developed in adults as it is in children ages 8-10. This actually provides an even playing field when it comes to the brain work in this game. Very easy. The game is listed for ages 8 and up and the game can be learned in a matter of minutes. Educational Value Any player turns over the top Q-bitz card. Players race to recreate the pattern shown on the card using their set of cubes, rotating the cubes in anyway.

The perfect introduction to Q-bitz, with sets of four cubes and 60 pattern cards. Players race to recreate the pattern with their cubes – fastest player wins the card! The following items are send direct from the manufacturer/supplier and delivery information is as follows. Q Bitz by Mindware is a great game that can easily be adapted to suit a childs needs and ability. For example by playing as a single player rather than competing or by concentrating on one of the suggested rounds. This game would help children and teens develop visual skills and would help those with dyslexia. It seems games with these three qualities might favor adults. But an amazing phenomenon happens when that pattern card is turned over. Everyone freaks out a bit and then settles down and uses their own individual abilities to problem solve. That’s the beauty of the game. It is simple to play, yet it challenges everyone in the same way simultaneously. It all comes down to how we problem solve. Scared? Don’t be. Q-bitz is a game that absolutely needs to be on everyone’s family game shelf. Here’s why:Q Bitz by Mindware is a game that helps children practise and develop visual perception, visual discrimination and visual memory skills. Players puzzle over how to recreate the patterns on the game cards using their set of 16 cubes. Round 1 – race to recreate the pattern shown on the card using your set of cubes, rotating the cubes in anyway. Be the first player to complete the pattern and you win the card! Round 2 – roll all the cubes on the table like dice and use as many cubes as possible to recreate the pattern shown on the card. Race to re-roll all remaining cubes to complete the pattern. Be the first player to complete the pattern and you win the card! Round 3 – players have 10 seconds to study the card. Then the race is on to see who can recreate the pattern from memory. If you have your cubes in the correct pattern, or the most cubes in the correct place, you win the card! 2 – 4 players. Ages 8 to adult (can be adapted for younger children to play, particularly as a single player). Offers 3 ways to play and design cards vary in difficulty – making it an exciting fast paced game for all ages In Round 3, the pattern card is revealed to all players for 10 seconds. Players must memorize the pattern on the card in that time. Then the pattern card is turned face down and players must use their cubes to recreate that pattern on their own tray from memory. The first player who believes that have recreated the pattern accurately shouts: “Q-bitz!” and all players must stop. The player with the correct pattern wins the card. If no one reproduced the pattern exactly, then the player with the most cubes in the correct position on their tray wins the card. Turn over a pattern card and race to recreate the pattern with your set of cubes. If you’re the first to complete the card, shout ‘Q-bitz!’ and collect the card.

Reveal the top card. Players roll all of their cubes on the table like dice and use the cubes as rolled to recreate the pattern. If you’re the first to complete the card, shout ‘Q-bitz!’ and collect the card. There are lots of ways you can play Q-bitz Junior at home. This example has you playing each round three times, the player with the most card wins!The player who thinks he or she has recreated the pattern or has the most cubes in the correct places shouts, "Q-bitz!" The player with a correct pattern, or the most cubes in the correct places, wins the card. Any player turns over the top Q-bitz card. Players have io seconds to memorize the card. The card is then turned facedown and players must try to arrange the cubes in their tray to match the card from memory. Vastly different game experiences are possible because of the skill involved in recreating the patterns on the cards. A lot of the recommendations below are based on the fact that adults may have an unfair advantage over younger players (ages 8-10) when it comes to manual dexterity (but don’t assume that for all children!) Here are some suggestions when bringing out Q-bitz on family game night and young players (ages 8-10) are included. Remember the goal is fun! Deliveries are by Royal Mail 48 (Standard Delivery), Royal Mail 24 (Expedited Delivery) or, for heavier items, by Any player turns over the top Q-bitz card. Players roll all of their cubes on the table like dice. Using the cubes as rolled (face up), players place as many cubes as possible in their tray to recreate the pattern shown on the card.