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That being said, I don’t think Hues and Cues is a game that you’d breakout every week with the same gaming group. However, you could definitely introduce this to new people and get a great reaction. It’s an easy game that people will understand easily, and new players could honestly jump in mid-round if people want to come and go at, say, a family gathering. Fantastic. So presumably then, at some point, you looked at Hues and Cues and thought: this idea should see the light of day… This is good enough to show people. How did that happen? To whom did you pitch it? You might also consider allowing two-word clues right from the start, or even allowing a longer description. Again, it’s really up to you and what will make it the most fun for whoever is playing. It really is okay to adapt the rules when you need to… after all, it’s just a game! Some things to consider Once everyone has placed their first pawn, the first player then optionally gives a second clue, which now can be up to two words. Then everyone places their second pawn based on the second clue. Once everyone has placed their second pawn everyone scores points.
Once we came to a publishing agreement, the development was almost seamless. I’d originally named the game something else, so they came up with the brand Hues and Cues. The game relies heavily on the design of the board, so they were able to use what I provided as-is. On their end, all they needed to do was talk about components, discuss manufacturing issues and design the box and rulebook. There was very little additional development to the game itself. To start each round the current cue giver draws the top card from the draw pile. They will look at the card making sure none of the other players see it. Share with us your comments, funny stories, tips, advice, strategies, creative ways to play, questions about how to play, problems with the directions or anything you want about Hues And Cues. All submissions will be reviewed within 24 hours.If the cue giver is happy with the number of pieces placed in the scoring zone from their first cue, they can choose to skip their second cue. If they choose to skip the second cue, the other players do not get to make a second guess. Second Guesses Gamer Network Limited, Gateway House, 28 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DN, United Kingdom, registered under company number 03882481. The colors described in Hues and Cues provide a great example of “local color”. Local color, or natural color, is the color we identify something as, such as a “red” apple. When seen in daylight, ignoring any shadows, shaded areas, and reflections, we would say, “This apple is red.” But in taking a closer look, the highlighted and shaded areas may be anywhere from a light pink to a reddish brown in actual appearance. Classroom centers If you happen to be looking for a detailed colour based game that requires you to know Pantone colour codes and CMYK values, you aren’t going to find that here. Hues and Cues is a light party game featuring colours, which doesn’t go into any more depth than what colour red do you think of when I say “Macintosh”.
Once the cue is given, players take turns to guess the correct hues with their markers. Once all players have a guessed, another two-word hint is given and players get another opportunity to pinpoint the specific shade. For this second clue, we banned the use of words like light, dark and pale after someone followed the clue ‘poo’ with ‘darker poo’. While fun I do have to say the game isn’t nearly as easy to play as I was expecting it to be. The basic concept is simple enough to grasp but coming up with good cues is surprisingly difficult. While coming up with something that fits a colour isn’t hard, trying to think of something that is uniquely that colour can prove to be much harder than you would expect. The reason for the existence of colour-matching systems is because every single one of us sees colour differently, even when we don’t have a diagnosed deficiency! Of course, someone with the extremely rare condition of being able to only see in grayscale probably wouldn’t be able to compete. But this is typically the result of some type of traumatic brain injury or some other unfortunate incident.
After everyone has guessed, you can give an additional clue. This one up to two words, to allow people to refine their guesses. You’ll then place the included box on the board so that your target color is in the center. Everyone who is in, or near, the box will score points. The clue giver scores points based on the number of people who were in the scoring box as well. Players will get to make two guesses on what you are hinting at. Game Experience: After choosing the color that they will use for the round, the cue giver has to try and come up with a one-word cue to describe the color they chose. The cue giver for this round chose the color H 15. They decided to give the one word cue “pig”. The cards have that same glossy finish, making them top-notch as well. Honestly you’d rarely have to shuffle the cards because there are four colors on each, and there are so many of them that you’d never be able to tell if you actually had a duplicate. I also appreciate the savvy design choice to give coordinates to each color and notate those on the cards. It makes finding the colors a breeze.
They started placing their first cones and the questions immediately arose — the green of an avocado on the outside or on the inside once you cut it open?
Most of our game plays have been with 4 or 5 players. But the game has enough color cones for 10 players to join in. And once we get past this COVID era, we’ll give it a shot with 10. Plenty of color cards. Each player then scores the two pieces they placed on the gameboard. They will score points based on where their pieces are located in relation to the color for the round. Is zero a valid answer?! When something comes to mind, I write it down and review it later when I have a few moments to see if there’s any validity in the thought. Other than that, I don’t have any formal creative process – or even scheduled time set aside to work on them! When set out on a table, it’s hard not to stare at the Hues and Cues game board. The array of colors can be mesmerizing. And chances are, anyone who sees it out will be drawn to play. To award points, you’ll place the cardboard square centered over the color square you chose. If a player correctly guessed that square, they get three points, any players with pawns inside the cardboard square receives 2 points and pawns just outside the cardboard square earn 1 point. As the clue giver you also receive points if players were able to identify or get close to the square’s location.
Great stuff. We need to wrap this up now, Scott… Like the rest of the year, the time’s flown by! Just two more thoughts: first, if I wanted to get an interesting answer from you – one nobody else is likely to get – what question would I have to ask?Wow! Kudos. So given that this is your first game, and that you seem to have nailed it, what advice would you give to other full-time humans? And part-time game inventors? Test your color knowledge and guessing abilities with Hues and Cues – a vibrant group party game of colorful communication where players are challenged to make connections to colors with words
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