Hisss

Reviewed by Laura Davis

Quick Notes

Age: 4 years and up
Time to play: 15 minutes
Players: 2-5
Price: $8.50 - $13.00
Available from: Amazon.com, Funagain Games
Published by: Gamewright

The Goals

Complete Snakes by matching colors.

To Play

Mix up all the snake tiles, then fan them out face down on a large table or on the floor.

The youngest player draws a tile, and places it face up.

The next player draws a tile. If there is a color match with the prior tile, the new tile is connected. If there is no match, the new tile is placed face up to start a new snake.

Scoring

The player who completes a snake (head, body, and tail) claims the snake and says, “Hisss!” as he gathers up the tiles. The player with the most tiles at the end of the game wins.

Comments

Sometimes our youngest family members might feel a bit left out of all the game playing fun. Hisss can be a great game for the littler ones, while being fun for the parents, too. Some families enjoy the game so much that they buy two copies, so that more and longer snakes can be built.

The quality of the game tiles and the artwork are great.

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Laura Davis is a writer based in the Fort Worth, TX area. If you are interested in submitting a game for review, please contact her at happypalms@gmail.com.