Set Cubed

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Set Cubed is a board game created by Set Enterprises in

2008. Set Cubed is based on the Mensa award-winning card
game Set, and challenges a player’s ability to find "sets" by
combining the dice in their hand with those already on the
board. Set Cubed adds an element of strategy to the visual
perception game of Set. It requires players to take turns and
speed is eliminated.

Contents
1 Game mechanics
2 Educational value
3 Awards
4 References
5 External links

Game mechanics
A set is 3 dice that are either all the same or all different in
each of their three features when looked at individually. The
dice have 3 features: symbols, color, and the number of
symbols. To start, place all the dice into the cloth bag and
shake it. Each player reaches into the bag and blindly grabs
5 dice. All players then roll their dice simultaneously, the first
person to see a set in his or her own dice calls "set" and
places the set on the logo in the middle of the board. The
person to the left of that player then attempts to build as
many sets as possible with up to three of their dice and the
dice that are already on the board. That player’s score is
based on all new sets made using their. With each turn the
number of dice on the board grows and so do the potential
set combinations. Each Bonus Square on the board boosts a
player’s score the first time a die is played on it. Wild dice
increase the players’ chances to make more sets.

Educational value
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Just like Set, Set Cubed builds visual perception skills

because it has a rule of logic (three dice that are all the same
or all different in each individual attribute), that students
must apply to a spatial array of patterns. They must use both
the left and right brain encouraging high-level thinking skills.
Furthermore, students must use visualization to identify sets
and determine where to place them on the board, which
improves the students’ spatial relationship skills.

As students look at the dice in their hand and those already

on the board, they use deductive and inductive reasoning
skills. To win the game, students must obtain the maximum
number of points by identifying the optimum placement for
each die.

Social skills develop naturally as students play in groups with

turns and rules. Personal skills are enhanced and self-
esteem grows when students build sets on the board.
Students will develop the above important math skills while
they play Set Cubed.

Awards
Set Cubed has won the following Best Game Awards:

2009 Parents’ Choice Gold Award

2009 Games Magazine ‘Traditional Games 100’ Award
2008 ASTRA’s Top-20 Toy Fair Picks
2008 ASTRA’s Best Toys for Kids
2008 Bernie’s Major Fun Award
2008 Creative Child’s Seal of Excellence Award
2008 The National Parenting Center Seal of Approval
2008 Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products
2008 Dr. Toy’s 10 Best Games
 2008 NAPPA Gold Award

References
http://www.setgame.com/set_cubed/index.htm

External links
Set Enterprises website: [1]