Cover art for Shake 'n Take

Shake 'n Take

2011 · BGG
Avg rating
5.88
Bayes rating
5.51
Weight
1.00 (Light)
Players
2-10
Playtime
20 min
Ratings count
80

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Description

Shake 'n Take is a fast-playing game from Keith Meyers in which players try to capture aliens, but the alien-fighting resources are scarce, so they must compete for them constantly. Those resources, by the way, are an erasable pen and a die; on a player's turn, she rolls the die, then circles any aliens that match the image on the die, which might show a triangle or other such figure. She keeps rolling and circling until the next player in turn order rolls a certain symbol on the die that he has; when he rolls this symbol, he snatches the pen and die from the current player, while the next player grabs the "turn order" die. With six or more players, two pens are used, so they both circle the table; if a player ends up with two pens, she can circle twice as quickly (while rolling the die with her toes) until they are snatched away!

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Dice rolling Set collection & pattern building Roll / flip & write

Game type

Party game Family / kids game Board game

What it’s about

Science fiction & space

Publishers

Out of the Box Publishing

Designers

Keith Meyers