Tippi Toppi: Hoch Hinaus!^*

Tippi Toppi: Hoch Hinaus! is the tile-laying take on Schmidt Spiele's cooperative card game Tippi Toppi (known in English as Cahoots): instead of cards you place domino tiles and can even stack them on top of each other. Up to four players aged 8 and up work together for about 30 minutes to complete a series of goals – designed by Lars Ehresmann for anyone who enjoys Tippi Toppi and wants a spatial twist.

What's it about?

You don't play against each other but as a team. On the table lies a 4 × 3 grid, and together you must fulfil a series of goals by placing tiles from your own hands into it.

How it plays

1. Reveal the current goals the team has to meet.
2. In turn, place one domino tile from your hand into the 4 × 3 grid – on an empty space or stacked on top of a tile already there.
3. Once a goal is met, the next one comes up.
4. You only win if all goals are completed before anyone runs out of tiles.

As in the original, communication is limited, so you have to read each other's plays instead of planning everything out loud.

What makes it special?

Switching from cards to dominoes adds a new layer: since tiles can be stacked, you can cover spaces and reshape the grid again and again, turning each placement into a small puzzle.

Who is it for?

Families and groups aged 8 and up who like cooperative games, quiet coordination and spatial puzzling. If you already know Tippi Toppi, you'll be at home right away.