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A white liquid that’s something you eat? Obviously this is

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We’re searching for an activity or a sport that uses a white ball.

Let’s add a sub-concept to narrow the possibilities:

Hmm, this activity or sport also uses a cylindrical wooden tool. Now add another sub-concept:

The country is the United States, so we’re talking about

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Here we’re searching for a metallic building located in a place or country associated with the colors blue,

white and red (and not a building that’s blue, white and red). Seems like we’re looking for the

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Now a red liquid instead of white?

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, perhaps, or

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Here we’re searching for an animal that’s associated with water. What ﬁrst comes to mind? A

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A man of the arts with a cut ear? Have you guessed? It’s

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, of course!

Concept contains more to discover than food and animals. If I indicate to you:

Concept is not limited to simple words as it’s also possible to guess famous personalities:

You may have noticed that so far we have used a pawn and cubes of only one color. By adding pawns and

cubes in

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colors, you can add sub-concepts to clarify the main concept being sought.

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In Concept, your goal is to guess words through the association of icons. A team of two players – neighbors at

the table – choose a word or phrase that the other players need to guess. Acting together, they place pieces

judiciously on the available icons on the game board. The ﬁrst player to discover the word or phrase receives

2 victory points, the team receives points as well, and the player who ends up with the most points wins.

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You can nd more examples at the end of these rules.

Summary of content (4 pages)

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!" "#$%&'()*$)+),*$-(& <+,&)#;&6;*&5 In Concept, your goal is to guess words through the association of icons. A team of two players – neighbors at the table – choose a word or phrase that the other players need to guess. Acting together, they place pieces judiciously on the available icons on the game board. The first player to discover the word or phrase receives 2 victory points, the team receives points as well, and the player who ends up with the most points wins. 2>+,'.
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"#,'#$&$(1? • 1 game board with universal icons • 5 sets of pawns and cubes: • 1 green set consisting of the main concept pawn (the large question mark) and 10 cubes • 4 sets (blue, red, yellow, black) that each consist of a sub-concept pawn (the exclamation mark) and 8 cubes • 110 Concept cards, each with 9 words/phrases in three categories of difficulty: Easy, Hard and Challenging.
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Q99*(*#$+.)&>+,'.&1? Concept is a game that can be tamed and customized. Use the material as you see fit! All ideas, even crazy ones, can work – as long as the other players can understand you. Here are more examples: This set of clues indicates a 1$+*., which everyone knows is a hermaphrodite. A conflict and a multitude of pieces on man? This is)5+6! is We’re searching for a man whose work involves fighting. A boxer? Someone in the military? Let’s add a sub-concept.
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Most likely an actor or director. What’s a yellow drink at parties that makes your head spin? "8+,'+=$&M "P2IO4R A ship is going down – it’s sinking, and there’s lots of death. Must be the Titanic, so it’s T&#$+69#)I*"+'6*#! Authors: Q.+*$)P*;#..&()X)<+Y(+$)Z&+-L+$$#( A comic book, no doubt. What’s next? A small male character who’s thoughtful or clever. A wide male character with blue and white clothing. Development: “The Belgians with Sombreros“ a.k.a.