A sleeper hit that's become a classic, Set is a must-play game. It's all-ages, ultra-portable, and can be enjoyed by 1 or 100 players at a time. More importantly, its novel pattern matching mechanic exercises parts of the brain left dormant by my most games. Despite its popularity in “gifted child” programs across the country (it’s won the Mensa award, and I first heard about it from my precocious kid sister, now a Mathematics PhD), it’s not an analytical game at all. Instead, it requires a way of seeing that gives most visual artists a natural edge.
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