Official Spot It Rules
How To Play Spot It
2 - 8
Players
7+
Ages
10 MIN
Play Time
$12
Price
Spot It is a round card game that can play several mini games depending on the age groups or amount of people playing. Games vary from spotting the one object that is on both cards to more advanced games. Although the age limit is 7 and up, kids as young as 5 years old can play this game with ease. The fun part is that you can play it as an adult, and more often than you think, your opponent will spot it first.
Spot it is a quick-moving card game for 2-8 players. It consists of 55 round cards, each containing 8 different symbols. The goal of the game is to be the first player to spot and identify one matching symbol that appears on any two cards. Here are the basic rules behind how you can play Spot it.
Shuffle the deck of cards and deal 4 to each player. Place the remaining cards in a face-down draw pile. Determine a starting player, and gameplay goes clockwise. The active player draws the top card from the draw pile and places it face-up in the middle of the play area.
The active player then searches his hand for a card that contains one of the center card's symbols. If they find one, they immediately slap the card on top of the center card, making sure that the symbol they are matching is directly above the center card's matching symbol.
The next player would then be in turn and make a repetition by looking through one's hand to find a match of the center card's symbol. The game would go in this manner wherein players draw quickly and look to their matches while one of them has no more cards in one's hand.
The first one to clear up his hand would be the winner! If a player can't find his match in the hand, he has to draw a new card from the drawing pile. It is a very fun and fast game, as you can take it with you on your next party or vacation, since it is compact, easy to learn the rules of its playing, and it involves quite a few people, regardless of age. Try it, Spot It, and you'll be amazed how many different ways there are using this simple little game.
Are you interested in seeing more games themed like this one? Please check out our list of best fast paced card games to see more games that are similar to Spot It. You'll be sure to find more games that you can learn how to play at your next game night.
Spot it is a quick-moving card game for 2-8 players. It consists of 55 round cards, each containing 8 different symbols. The goal of the game is to be the first player to spot and identify one matching symbol that appears on any two cards. Here are the basic rules behind how you can play Spot it.
Shuffle the deck of cards and deal 4 to each player. Place the remaining cards in a face-down draw pile. Determine a starting player, and gameplay goes clockwise. The active player draws the top card from the draw pile and places it face-up in the middle of the play area.
The active player then searches his hand for a card that contains one of the center card's symbols. If they find one, they immediately slap the card on top of the center card, making sure that the symbol they are matching is directly above the center card's matching symbol.
The next player would then be in turn and make a repetition by looking through one's hand to find a match of the center card's symbol. The game would go in this manner wherein players draw quickly and look to their matches while one of them has no more cards in one's hand.
The first one to clear up his hand would be the winner! If a player can't find his match in the hand, he has to draw a new card from the drawing pile. It is a very fun and fast game, as you can take it with you on your next party or vacation, since it is compact, easy to learn the rules of its playing, and it involves quite a few people, regardless of age. Try it, Spot It, and you'll be amazed how many different ways there are using this simple little game.
Are you interested in seeing more games themed like this one? Please check out our list of best fast paced card games to see more games that are similar to Spot It. You'll be sure to find more games that you can learn how to play at your next game night.
- Spot It Only Comes With 55 Circular Cards
- The Storage Tin
- Official Spot It Game Rules And Instructions
If you are the first to spot the same object on two cards, no matter which version you are playing, then you will get a point. Points are added up and the player with the most wins.
Please keep in mind that the official Spot It PDF rules listed below could be different depending on the version you have. They should be an exact copy of what came in your original packaging. Download them to view now or print them for later use.
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chi chi says:
i love it, me and my kids play it all the time!
04-13-2020
i love it, me and my kids play it all the time!
Mitch says:
Why in the symbols example section of the instructions is there no hammer, I'm perplexed did anyone else notice this
12-25-2019
Why in the symbols example section of the instructions is there no hammer, I'm perplexed did anyone else notice this
Lisa says:
It does the impossible. Any two cards will have one item in common. Just like magic. My son is a wiz at this game and I don't know how he does it.
08-06-2018
It does the impossible. Any two cards will have one item in common. Just like magic. My son is a wiz at this game and I don't know how he does it.
Nick says:
Holly.. that makes no sense. None.
12-29-2017
Holly.. that makes no sense. None.
Jamie says:
Fun fast little game. Puts everyone on the same level of playing so most any age can play. I love how there are different rules for different versions of game play.
03-15-2017
Fun fast little game. Puts everyone on the same level of playing so most any age can play. I love how there are different rules for different versions of game play.
Holly says:
Love this cute little game. I have no clue how it works but there is always something the same between two different cards. Quick and easy to play.
02-28-2017
Love this cute little game. I have no clue how it works but there is always something the same between two different cards. Quick and easy to play.
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