Match - Lock & Key - Star Shape

Customise pairs of attracting stars

How is the star-shaped customised concentration game plaid?

This set of concentration is special: The tiles are not recatangular but star-shaped. They don't come in pairs, but... wait. They are not identical pairs, but could it be they still match? Is the stripe on this tile just a section of the disk of Saturn? Because I think I have seen Saturn just before... Is the baby on this tile the same person as the chap on the other tile that smirked at us from under his graduation hat? The link that bonds two stars may be obvious, or subtle - it's up to you!

Otherwise, gameplay works just as you know it. Upon shuffling the deck and arranging the tiles, the starting play begins by turning two tile face up. If the tiles match, then the player bags the pair, and takes another turn. Otherwise, the tiles are turned face down again and the next player takes her turn. Whoever collects the most pairs wins the game.

The right mix of luck, strategy, and fun?

Luck: +++oo       Brains: +++oo       Fun: ++++o

It's impossible to state a level of complexity for the matching stars concentration. You define how much lateral thinking players will need, and how much prior knowledge they may ideally bring to the table. Are the links always between contemporary and baby photos of the same person? Or are photos of person matched to images of their namesake saint? Does one star show a person, and the matching star the house where they were born?

Of course you can always reduce the complexity by reducing the number of pairs in the game. Or increase it by challeging players to work out the bond linking the stars themselves: Only if someone claims a pair will it be confirmed whether they are right.

Some ideas for designing asymmetric pairs of stars

As you can see, the possibilities are nearly limitless, so we'll just share a few observations from our experience: Stars are often chosen for birthdays, Christmas, and for collectibles. A few classic bond types for the stars are:

• A present day photograph of a person is linked with another element or aspect of the same person, e.g. a baby picture, just the person's eyes, their room, initials, date of birth, pet, or whatever you choose to come up with
• The item (a car, for instance) is linked to a zoomed detail (such as the car's headlights)
• Husband and wife; parent and child
• A holiday picture and is linked with its location on a map, or the date when it was taken
• And so many more...

On the tiles' backs, we have found that many customers prefer text, sometimes alluding to the type of bond linking the stars. So we have created and added a dedicated template for your convenience.

In addition, you can place hints regarding the stars 'bond type' on the custom box; alongside any Christmas, birthday, or other messages for the recipient of your gift, of course.

Made in Germany and the EU

LUUDOO manufactures customised card and board games since 2012. All of our customised games are manufactured in the EU, the vast majority in Germany. We also take care to source our raw materials in European where at all possible and strive to only use sustainable materials, as long as this does not interfere with the quality or longevity of our games.

As you would expect our customised games meet or exceed the safety requirements for toys in any of the markets we sell to.

Please check the SPECIFICATIONS tab for material, print and sizing information for the customised game components for this particular game