Perplext Pack O Game - Shh

I play light to meadium-heavy Euro games mostly, with some word and party games in between. SHH is a great word game that will appeal to gamers and non-gamers alike, because it has interesting mechanics, it is smart, and it is challenging, but it has simple rules and takes a short amount of time to play. The main challenge of SHH comes from the fact that players cannot communicate about the word that they are trying to build. In a two-player game, this is not such a big problem, as you know exactly the consonants that the other person has in their hand (vowels are shared, but consonants are divided up to go in each player's hand), but it is very difficult to know who has what in a game with more than two players. It is difficult to imagine building a word NOT with the letters in your own hand, but just including, say, A SINGLE letter from your hand and NONE other... SHH is also a great game to play with children. Our 11-year-old cousin loved this game, even though it proved to be challenging and we did horribly in one game and did pretty well in another run. The images on the cards, the round corners, the tiny "lip stick size" container are all great design features that make this game a good gift, good "filler game" in gamer talk, good stocking stuffer, etc.Highly recommended for those who like cooperative games and word games and games that fit in your pocket or purse.

Easy to play, fun and so clever

My ten year old son and I brought this along on our family vacation. It's a cooperative word building game, the challenge being you cannot talk to other players. The object is for everyone to use all of their cards (or as many as possible) by taking turns to form words together. You cannot communicate what letters you have, and only two passes total (for all players, not each) are allowed in the game. Once all players have used all of their cards, or both passes have been used and someone cannot play another letter, the game ends and you score your points. It goes without saying the game is highly portable due to it's size. It's also easy to learn and the games are fast. One drawback (at least with a two player game) is there is a fairly good chance one player will end up with a lion's share of difficult consonants - JKVXZ, etc. At least that happened often in our games. Also, having only one card of each letter made word building more challenging. Unfortunately, the inability to communicate in a coop game means you can't really use much strategy, either. I understand there is only one of each card because they are keeping the game the size of a pack of gum. Still, I think the game play itself might be more fun with more copies of more common letters.Having said that, my son and I did enjoy the game as a light, filler game that is extremely portable. It will not replace a 'regular' game, but I don't think it was intended to. It's certainly much more fun than I expected for such a small sized game and I'm impressed they were able to pack this much entertainment into something so small. It's definitely worth the price if you like word games.

Eh, once you get the hang of it you get a "perfect" score every time. We played it a few times but haven't picked it up again. Not enough of a challenge/reward.

Super fun word game that will surprise you! It's simple, quick, but requires some tricky thought. One of the more fun word games I've played!

My girlfriend really likes wee Fun Pack O Games. I got this one for her.

The biggest challenge in this game is actually keeping quiet!And that's a good thing. Because all you want to do is say something, make noises, gesture like crazy, anything to get your fellow players to play letters you can build on, and the word you have in mind.Really fun, works with any number of players, and makes for a great little party game. Either as a nice warm up, or a short breather between heavier titles.

Shh is a fun cooperative word game for spellers. There's a bit of a trick to it since players can't communicate with each other and there's a certain amount of luck of the draw involved. I wouldn't want to play this all the time, but for times when a quick and quiet game is good, this portable pack delivers. The instructions were easy to follow, too, which made it easy to pick up.