Arnie & Barney: Hypno Vision^*

Arnie & Barney: Hypno Vision is a fast reaction game from HABA for children aged 7 and up: roll the dice, look closely and grab the right character cards.

What's it about?

Arnie, Barney, SzzKeat, Snoop and Mantis have landed in a chaotic mix-up. Hypnita's powers are to blame, and they leave everyone confused. Your job is to pick the characters out of the jumble and keep them from being fooled. That's harder than it sounds, because everybody plays at the same time.

How it plays

1. Roll the dice to see which characters you need.
2. Everyone grabs for the matching cards at once.
3. Too many or too few characters earn you penalty points.
4. After five rounds, the fewest penalty points wins.

Who is it for?

It plays two to five people aged 7 and up in about 15 minutes. Children who love a good search race will get the most out of it. A sharp eye beats pure speed here, since careless grabbing gets punished. The designer is Carlo Emanuele Lanzavecchia.

Conclusion

This is a short, noisy game that's easy to play several times in a row. Children who get stressed by time pressure, or who prefer to think things over, should pick something else.