pattern building

Selection #1 of The Games Collection by Pin International.

This game is similar to Quixo by Gigamic, but more fiddly during setting up as there are 6 symbols, and can accommodate up to 3 players. Players pick up their piece or a neutral piece from one end of any column or row of a 5x5 grid of cubes, and replace the piece to his/her own symbol at the other end by sliding the rest of the row. The first to form 5 in a row of his/her own pieces wins the game. Form 4 in a row for a three players game.

From the publisher:

The outrageous mix-and-match game of quick-changing characters, cards, and scores! Collect body parts with the highest value around the game board to match your character. Beware, the board will bump you back, push you forward and switch your body part cards on every roll. Busy Bodies is easy to learn, fun for the whole family and guaranteed to crack you up on every play. Game includes 1 game board, 21 character cards, 42 body parts (3 make up a character with values 4 or 6), score pad, dice, 6 pawns and instructions.

A long time ago at the Japanese Imperial court, the Chinese Emperor offered a giant panda bear as a symbol of peace to the Japanese Emperor. Since then, the Japanese Emperor has entrusted his court members (the players) with the difficult task of caring for the animal by tending to his bamboo garden.

In Takenoko, the players will cultivate land plots, irrigate them, and grow one of the three species of bamboo (Green, Yellow, and Pink) with the help of the Imperial gardener to maintain this bamboo garden. They will have to bear with the immoderate hunger of this sacred animal for the juicy and tender bamboo. The player who manages his land plots best, growing the most bamboo while feeding the delicate appetite of the panda, will win the game.

From the box: "Fast and Fun Number Crunch'n! Players add, or subtract, 1, 2, or 3 to the number the top card on the pile to determine if they have a card that can be played next. Sounds simple, but with everyone playing simultaneously, the options are constantly changing."

Part of Out of the Box's Fun to Go series, the tin contains 73 cards. Each has a large yellow number (1-10) and a small one in the corner indicating +/- 1, 2 or 3. A card is laid to start the central pile, then the rest of the cards are dealt out. Players race to add the next card to the center pile. As an example, a card with a large yellow 5 and a 2 in its corner could be covered by a 3 or a 7 card (which is 5, plus or minus 2). The first player to get rid of all their cards is the winner.