When The Present Finder got in touch offering us the chance to review their Who Finds It First? game I knew it was one for us.
Developed in Denmark, this delightfully simple family board game is Exclusive to the Present Finder. It is very easy to learn – using four picture tiles at time, just match up each picture tile with photos of the same object on the board. There are 500 different objects to choose from so it is not quite as easy as it sounds! The first player to spot and shout out the item, wins the tile……..however……the fun does not stop there. Some of the tiles have “Action Flags” on them so during each round you can:Steal picture tiles from your opponentsWin extra tiles from the big bag, to add to your pileIn addition, some tiles are worth extra points at the end of the game – so keep them safe
This is a loud game and requiring fast actions and reactions! Keep your wits about you and don’t take any prisoners. Brothers and sisters you have been warned!
Retails at £24.99
My first impressions of this game is that it is easy and fast to set up and play. There are 9 big jigsaw pieces that you can fit together in any order. We’ve played it as a square, though of course it could be played as a line, too. There is then a sack full to the brim with picture tiles, so pop them on the table and you’re ready to play.
The game play for young children is very straightforward. You take out four picture tiles from the bag, place them onto or around the huge square and everyone searches for them. The first player to spot an image shouts out and points to it, and they can then take that tile. Once all four picture tiles have been found, another four are taken from the bag and put into play, and so it goes on. The winner can be the first to gain a certain number of tiles or the person with the most tiles after a set amount of time. Or of course you can play for every picture tile, though be warned, there are 500!
For older players, there’s the extra dimension of ‘activity flags’ on the picture tiles. As you can see below, these can gain players extra tiles or the rights to steal tiles, adding a fun twist and keeping it interesting!
The Verdict?
I like the ease of set up, and for that matter, putting away! It’s one of those games that you can just grab on a rainy day and you’re playing within seconds, and it can last for as long or as short as time as suits you. The quality of the board and tiles is good, as the pieces are all bright and sturdy and with 500 picture tiles, there’s hours’ worth of game play here. It’s a great game for all ages and abilities as it’s so versatile. Boo and Little Man are 6 and 3 and can both play this together in it’s simplest form. It occupies them for some time, holding their attention well. Boo does have the edge at spotting the pictures and her concentration span is longer, so I’d say it’s more suited to her age than Little Man’s, but that said, it’s a good game to get for engaging all ages together as the concept is so appealing and simple. We like it!
Competition
I now have a copy of this game up for grabs. To be in with a chance of winning it, enter using the rafflecopter below. The competition is open to UK entrants only and closes at 12am 16th April 2016. Good luck!
What appeals to you about this game?
Disclosure: We received this game FOC for the purposes of this post
Great review and I like the sound of the game!
Anyone could win!
I like that it can last as long or as short as you like
I like that you control how long it lasts.
Love board games and puzzles! Perfect rainy day activities
Fun game for a variety of ages. Board games can be good for family interaction, learning etc.
I like that it would work for our whole family
Great for all the family to play
This looks like lots of fun for the kids and improves their observation skills xx
a game of wits looks fab
It would keep the kids quiet and they would really enjoy it.
its anyones game so anyone could win and it looks fun
I like that it sounds like a fresh concept
Sounds fun and my son is very good at spotting items in a picture so he would especially love finding first before his dad 🙂
IT covers all ages which I think is fab and makes the child concentrate
fun for all the family
To play as long as you want xxx
I like it would be fun for the whole family!
It looks like good learning fun
LOOKS LIKE FUN
It looks great fun and something all the family can play.
looks like a fab fun game
Looks alot of fun, for all the family to play
Any age can play
My daughter would be able to play this as it’s not complicated like some games.
It encourages children to use their brains!
it looks so much fun x
it looks fun!
It encourages close examination xx
Would love to win xx
A couple of things appeal to me the first is that it encourages concentration, teamwork and most importantly it would keep the kids quiet for ten mins while I have a cuppa!!!!
Everyone can play
Making the children concentrate and attention to detail to find it first.
It’s perfect for the twins who are super competitive.
it doesnt have lots of little bits to keep together
I think the boys would enjoy seeing who could win first
That the whole family can play
It sounds like great fun to play.
I’m totally addicted to hidden object games and it seems to be passing down to my kids too, so this would be ideal!! 😀
It sounds really versatile and suitable for a wide range of ages. Great that it can change to challenge your kids as they get older.
I like that it looks strong and sturdy. My youngest can be quite rough and things get broken quickly just now.
I like that you can vary the length 🙂 Just like a child’s attention span!
great for all members of the family
This game appeals as all ages could play some sort of variation of the game 🙂
I love that all the family can get involved even the little ones. Sometimes they can get left out if it involves questions.
i like how its for all the family, however young or old you are.
A game anyone shoild be able to enjoy.
The attention you have to pay, my son is a nightmare for concentrating on this so hopefully this will help!
This looks like lots of fun! which makes this very appealing to me 🙂 Also good for keeping the mind active, I don’t think the kids would ever be bored playing this 🙂
It looks like fun 🙂
The simplicity of it, everyone can join in.
this looks like a great game for tea! My husband and I play rock paper scissors for lots a favours, most ly to decide who will make tea, this looks like a fun alternative. Good also for after dinner party game. Who says games are for kids!
It looks so easy to play with any age. 🙂
It keeps your mind focused.
I could play it for hours with my young niece.
My family would love this game and I’m always up for trying new things!
I like that it’s suitable for all ages.
It looks like so much for all the family and good for building skills of the young ones
I like the way it can be used for both older and younger children.
I love the fact that it can be played by all ages, and will encourage both vocabulary and observation skills. There will no doubt be a lot of hilarity, a fun educational game to play.
I used to love the hidden object games on the DS so this sounds like fun
looks like so much fun, I love that it lasts as long/short s required
What a great looking game, reminds me a bit like Pitureka but more suitable for younger children, my young twins would love this.x
my daughter would love to play this x
I like that I can play this game with my 3 year old and husband. It would be a great way to build her attention span and observation skills.
Wow, the best thing about this is the size, its huge. Will make my Grandaughters head ‘explode’ trying to get there 1st.
I like the fact that the children would have to concentrate as they must be able to do that before they start school. The fact that the game is sturdy is also a big plus in our house.
Works well in families with big age gaps
Its good for all age groups
It looks like it can entertain for ages
It looks a game that we can all play together
I like that it’s a simple concept of finding items yet can be used for hours and appeals to different age groups really bringing the family together and different ages also can help with learning at different levels whether it’s what the items are or colours or shape of items shown to quick thinking reflexes
Its a game for all ages 🙂
That its fun and something the whole family can play x
looks a good fun game for all the family
The game looks very addictive, can imagine it would keep my kids entertained for hours!
I love the fact the whole family are on an even playing field and that all can enjoy. Obviously my kids will always win until there 18 and then im kicking ass!
Not complicated – just fun
I like that it’s quick to set up which makes life so much easier when you have impatient children!
You can play it with one child or 10, I love the fact that naturally everyone wants to be the first to find it, even the adults!
Great that we can play as a family as well as a learning game 🙂
I love that the kids could play this on their own together, it’s easy to understand and suitable for different ages.
It’ the kind of game I can see my 2 kids loving
The control over how long it lasts and it looks very interesting
We love board games and puzzles, and this one looks great fun.
it looks like the sort of thing my daughter would like xx
i like that it can be played by all ages
Different game from others in the shops 🙂
I like its simplicity and adaptability to that of the child.
There is so much to look at!
its a game the whole family can join in with and enjoy
That we can play as a family, and its not noisy!
This game sounds brilliant to pass the time, being stuck in hospital at the moment it would be fantastic to have something more constructive than just playing solitaire to do. I love the idea of how you can vary the game play and difficulty, more variety=more games.
Love the colours! It looks really appealing…thank u!
That it’s one any age can play!
I like that it’s suitable for a good age range that and it’s like Where’s Wally for little ones.
The simplicity and versatility, that can be enjoyed by all ages 🙂
It involves a lot of concentration for young minds!!