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SET Card Game

Three of a kind...for the analytical mind

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Much as we love card games like poker and blackjack, there's still much to be said for ones involving a bit of raucous rivalry. The problem is, unless you're a pre-pubescent internet entrepreneur, you'd look foolish playing Crazy 8s or Uno in the break room.

And that's why SET is all...er, set to take the games-world by storm. Because although this ingenious little card game is just as nerve-jangling and addictive as the random no-brainers of this world, it requires some serious mental agility.

SET card game SET is like a Mensa test mixed with a fast-paced kid’s card game, and once you get the hang of it you'll be totally hooked. The object is to quickly identify 'sets' of three from the cards dealt out on the table. Allow us to explain. Every card contains one of three symbols (squiggles, diamonds, ovals) in varying numbers, colors and degrees of shading. The dealer arranges 12 cards, face up, and all the players frantically scrutinize the images for logical sets in which each feature is either the same on each card OR different on each card. For example, a trio of paired ovals with increasing levels of shading between cards, or three unrelated symbols in different colors which increase in number on each card. Points are awarded and deducted for correct/incorrect guesses.

SET card game Yes, we know it sounds confusing, but once you know what you're looking for the race to mentally match up shapes and colors and yell 'Set!' before opponents is unbearably tense. It's quite easy to get stuck and see no matches at all, but then everything will suddenly click and you'll see sets everywhere. And because everyone plays at once, it's always your turn!

Trust us, despite the cerebral nature of the game, you don't need Stephen Hawking-style brainpower to enjoy SET - fast reactions and keen observational skills will suffice. Indeed, using your brain has never been such a hoot! So use it now and get ordering! Ready, SET, buy!

Examples:
SET Card Game Symbols - All the same. Colors - All the same.
Number  - All different. Shading - All the same.
Symbols - All the same. Colors - All the same.
Number  - All different. Shading - Mismatched.
Symbols - All different. Colors - All different.
Number  - All different. Shading - All different.
Symbols - All different. Colors - All different.
Number  - Mismatched. Shading - All different.
Symbols - All the same. Colors - All different.
Number  - All the same. Shading - All the same.
Symbols - All the same. Colors - All different.
Number  - All the same. Shading - Mismatched.
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Please Note:
  • Ages 6 and up.
  • 1 or more players.
Alternative Games:
  • SET cards are very versatile! Find many exciting alternative game rules for use with SET cards here.
Contents:
  • 81 x cards.
  • 1 x durable plastic carrying case.
  • 1 x instruction booklet (English, French and Spanish).

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Press Reviews...

press review "I'd watched the game played once before at a nerdy event, and the fiendish intensity of the players was a gigantic warning-sign -- this was a game with an event-horizon, something that would suck me in and never let me out again. It's true: Set is amazingly addictive, a nerdy game of great fascination, one that makes your brain reel and reconfigure itself, so the whole world starts to appear Set-like after a few hours' play." more...
Boing Boing - Dec '05

Visitor Reviews...

visitor avatar Got this for my boyfriend three weeks ago and I still haven't won a game! It's absolutely addictive! Worse than caffeine... And you get more of a buzz when you get a set than from an espresso !
Jess, Melton Mowbray - Mar '06
visitor avatar This is one of the best card games I've ever played. The action is incredibly intense - it’ll leave your nerves shredded and your heart pounding. If ‘Snap’ was human it’d be a kindly grandfather warming himself by the fireplace in a rocking chair. ‘Set’ on the other hand is a gun slinging, Gibsonian Cyberpunk, jacked up on cheap whisky and illegal amphetamines. Do not go anywhere near this game is you’re looking for something relaxing to play after a hard day at work.
Set Fanatic, UK - Dec '05
 
 
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In this video, I take the "Sets" card game, open the case, take out the two decks of cards, and ruffle through them.
Aaron Zemach, Deerfield, IL - 19th Feb 2007
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