Korner'd

Korner'd

Playing Korner'd will give you the opportunity to spatially rotate a block of 4 colors in your head to see where it will match the exact same color pattern on a game board. Come up with a strategy before you start playing because most cards will not come up on the board oriented in the same direction as you are holding them, and you will mentally have to rotate each card.

The game board is made up of colored squares (see image above). There are 36 pattern cards, each with four blocks of color. Each card will only fit in one location on the board. My board does not lay flat and pieces slide. If you have this problem, you might want to try placing something heavy on it over night to help flatten it.

Object:

Be the first player to place all your tiles on the board.

Set up:

Place the board in the middle of the players. Place all the cards face-down on the table. Each player chooses three and places them face-down in front of them.

 

Play:

Players all play at the same time. On go, all players turn their cards face up. Choose one and search the board until you find the exact location where all four color squares will match your card. Place your card on top of the exact match on the board and go to your second card. Work as fast as you can because the first player to play all of their cards is the winner.

 

Try this:

• Skip the game, just practice matching the cards to the board with no pressure of time or competition.
• Choose two colors that are side-by-side on your card. Scan the board looking for that color combination and only stop to check when you find those two colors together. Or choose only one color and stop to check as you scan the board for that color.
• Spin the card in-hand as you check different orientations.
• Look for one card but do not place the pieces on the board.
• Play against yourself. See how many you can place in three minutes. Then go again and try for one more.
• Place the cards one at a time on the table in the correct orientation to match the board. Ask the individual to scan the board, row by row, looking for the match.
• Stop when/if the game gets tedious or frustrating.
• Work on manual dexterity, spatial relations, visualization, visual discrimination, visual scanning, figure ground, socialization skills, executive functioning skills, process skills, play and leisure exploration and participation

In the box: Game board, 36 pattern cards  in 2 x 2 grid

Ages 8+, 2-6 players

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