| User | Rating | Min. Age | Adults Too | Comment |
| maksum | 10 | | | The first thing that impresses me about Set is that it breaks the mold of turn-taking. It is played in real-time, all players racing to find the next "Set." Another thing that I like is the fact that any number of people can play it, as long as each player can see the cards layed out and be able to reach them to claim their prize each time they are the first to see the next Set.
Set takes about 3 or 4 games to catch on. I am not sure exactly what is happening scientifically speaking, but through those first few games you turn something on in your brain and you train yourself to think in such a way that you can see the matches. Once you get to that point, it is darn satisfying to be the first to find the matches and show your opponents what a whiz you are :)
The game is very well made, with a hard plastic case, just large enough to fit the game, so it is fairly compact. There are 81 cards, and instructions and that is it... pretty simple. The design is well done with the symbols and their attributes being very simple to enable players to spot matches as clearly as possible. I do question the color choices. Maybe a lot of thought was given to it, but it makes me wonder, as my father-in-law has a hard time distinguishing between the purple and green. He has minor color-blindness and I know that there are certain colors that can be seen better than others by those with such conditions.
Though not reasonably possible, it would be nice to always know that at least one "Set" exists in the cards that are layed out, but as it is, it is really no big deal for everyone agree to see more cards and have the dealer toss out 3 more.
This is one of my favorite games. I love these little games in which you don not have to commit to a large chunk of time (one round will not last more than about 5-10 minutes... probably closer to 5), yet you can keep going if you and your opponent(s) are in the "zone".
Finally, look up variants on the game to change things up a bit. I found some on wikipedia that were worth trying.
I give it a 10. Highly recommended. |
| cindy | 9 | 7 | Yes | A very good game in which children can compete fairly evenly with adults |
| gaharoni | 9 | | | Excellent. The element of speed adds excitement, and the satisfaction of finding a set is priceless. |
| Bigeeh | 8 | 6 | Yes | Great game of pattern recognition. There is added pressure iincluded due to the real time turn taking. You race against others to find the sets. We love playing this game in our family though rarely play more than one game at a time. Remindes me of Ricochet Robot. |
| boltongeordie | 8 | 6 | Yes | I actually want to give this two ratings:
10 if your child is mathematically minded.
3 if not
I have seen the joy at twigging this game and being able to spot sets and pull them out faster than dad. I have also seen the frustration when it just doesn't make sense. Recommended only to children who love maths. |
| fteplin | 8 | | | Teaches great pattern recognition and quick thinking. One of those rare games where kids can do as well as adults. |
| Gecko23 | 8 | | | Rounds alternate between fast and simple to many minutes of intense brain burning trying to find the sets that just must be there. The middle daughter is the big fan here. (10) |
| pikkusiili2000 | 8 | 6 | Yes | Can play this with kids as low as 3 if you reduce the number of cards (we use just the solid shapes). |
| qzhdad | 8 | | | |
| Shade_Jon | 8 | | | For those kids who get it it is fantastic. For the ones who cannot it is terrible. You will not know which your kid is until you try. |
| The Unbeliever | 8 | 8 | Some | Plays best when all players are equally skilled. |
| alkaiser | 7 | 6 | Yes | Neat pattern recognition game. |
| BaronsGM | 7 | | | A game where the kids will probably be much better than the parents. It takes a few rounds to learn what is a Set and what is not, but once that is done it is a fun and fast-moving game. |
| flowerkin | 7 | | | I put a variant with my younger ones, I will pull one or two cards from the 12 that are part of a set, and I let her find the rest. She really likes the game and asks to play it regularly. I figure in a few months she may graduate to finding them herself, but I like the game for good brain building. |
| Randy Cox | 7 | | | |
| csjoholm | 6 | | | Not good for the really young ones. My older boy can beat me at this one. And I like to think I am good at it... |
| moakm | 6 | | | My six year olds like to play but we have to let them take a turn and give them a couple of guesses. My 8 year old does a little better. My wife and I, late 30s, mid 40s, find it quite a challenge too. |
| Krishna | 5 | | | Kids like the element of speed play (all players take their turns at the same time), but younger kids may be quickly frustrated by the relatively complex concept of what constitutes a Set. Much better with older (9 or 10) kids, perhaps even a 7. |
| mcross | 5 | 9 | Some | Really hit and miss, some kids get it and enjoy it, others can't figure it out. |
| Styro | 5 | | | We brought this out to play and neither the kids or the adults really liked it. It has not been asked for again. If your kids like it, however, I can see that it would be a good thinking game, so I am rating it higher than I would normally. |
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