Review: Drop It

A fun family shape shooting geometric thriller. This game is perfect for a party night with four players. We played the game with the most basic settings. After five play throughs of 2,3 or 4 players we had as many different winners as rounds. Don't have the same shapes touching or the same colors and you're sure to rack up the points. This is a simple party game that is as straightforward as you can get.

Squid (11): I thought this game was cool. I liked getting to drop the pieces.

What I didn't like was how sometimes there was just no chance of getting a point. That is kind of the point of the game because everyone has the same shapes and the edges of the holder has colors, but it was frustrating at times.

Spider: I felt that, too. Your turn depends upon what other people dropped and sometimes it just wasn't possible get points. So, here's an interesting point; you could strategize to block people out. I didn't take it too seriously, so I didn't really pay attention to who played which piece when. I do think it's possible to be competitive in the game, if you're interested, but I played it more just to have fun. And it was fun. I see this as a great party game.

Cat: This was a fun game for me. I love geometry and shapes and this was definitely up my alley. I was in charge of moving the blocks for points and I screwed up the flip disks for 25+ and 50+ points a couple of times. So, while I won one round and lost another, I switched up the colors. Could be sleep deprivation, could be lack of paying close attention because it was such a light hearted game. Who knows? Spider caught this game on a great deal so I do feel that influences my rating. I would say it's worth it to catch a deal and add to your lighthearted game night repertoire.

Dog (5): I liked that if you touched the same shape or the same color you didn't get points. If you paid attention you could make it so people didn't get points. I liked dropping the pieces.

Owl (7): I liked how you get to drop it in and try to angle it right. Sometimes you can make it look like magic because the pieces fit just right. My negative of the game was that sometimes you just can't do anything. Like, if it touches the color and it's impossible to not touch. That was definitely a negative.

Pros:

simplicity

speed of the turns

kids loved it

Cons:

too few people makes it boring because it's so hard to score points

Overall Ratings

Squid: 4 Squid

Spider: 2 Spiders

Cat: 3 Cats

Dog: 4 Dogs

Owl: 4 Owls

Rating Scale

1. Would not buy or play again

2. Would not buy but would play again

3. Would buy and play again, but only occasionally

4. Would buy and play again in normal rotation