Galt Toys, Find It, Classic Picture Lotto Game for Children, Ages 4 Years Plus

This is a well made, easy to play picture lotto game, which is playable by up to four players. There are four playing boards, which feature a main central image, which has blank spaces at either side of the picture. The idea is that then, using the smaller picture cards, each player has to try and be the first to draw a picture card which matches a picture on their image. The first player to fill all 10 spaces, with pictures from their image, is the winner.The game is made on sturdy card with printed pictures, which are bright and colourful and can be wiped clean if they get a bit grubby.At time of review the game is priced at just under £10, which I think is a little overpriced, as you can get similar games for a little less, so £8 may be a better value.

This game helps to develop observation and descriptive powers.On a first exposure, it is not easy, but it becomes easier as the pictures become more familiar. If the same person is frequently (or always) appointed dealer, their way of describing particular images will also become familiar. ‘A pink watering can’ is easy enough for all concerned, but what about ‘three Slavic peasant huts with three conifers/‘three Irish holiday cottages with three conical trees’/‘three bungalows with three trees’/’three toy houses with three toy trees’, or some other possible description of the same picture?There will definitely be a learning curve.There are four picture boards and 40 picture cards. The first person to fill all ten of their picture spaces is the winner. To make it fair, the cards need to be well shuffled before the game starts.At simplest, the game is for four players (one board each), plus a dealer. That’s a lot of people to recruit to play a single game. Boards may, however, be taken out of use, along with the cards that go with them, or one or more players could play more than one board at once.The picture cards and boards are colourful and of good quality. Treated with respect, they are likely to prove durable.I just reviewed Galt’s ‘Remember, Remember’ memory game – a very obvious candidate for five stars. This game has similarities, and is of the same Galt quality, but I hesitate over five stars because it isn’t an absolute classic, as the memory game is. However, this game may actually prove to be some people’s, especially younger children’s, favourite of the two. So I see no reason not to give it five stars.

The boards in this game are made of strong cardboard. They are covered with glossy, wipe clean graphics. The rules for the game are printed on the underside of the box lid, so that they cannot be lost. The game is for up to four player/teams. There is no skill to the game an no player interaction. It is purely a lottery.Each player chooses one of four boards. The 40 thick playing cards are arranged face down (using a bag would be easier). Each round the designated dealer, picks up a random card and describes what is on it. There is no writing on the cards and it is disappointingly difficult to identify what is on some of the cards. Players look to see if the card matches their individual board. If it does they take the card and use it to fill one of the 10 empty squares on their board. The next round is exactly the same. The game finishes when one player has filled up all ten squares on their board.I do not see anything recommendable about this game or any easy way to improve it. The graphics are unappealing for all ages and there is little educational value. It is a surprisingly long game and children soon become bored of the repetitive process. As there is no skill, there is no sense of achievement. I you want a lottery style game then something, like Beetle Drive might be a better choice. Orchard do a cardboard version that is suitable for infants.

This one is aimed at the younger person…..This consists of 4 large cards …there is a picture in the middle and 5 blank spaces down either side….Each picture is colourful and different….Then there is 8 little packs of 5 cards….so once you find the item on your little card and match it to the bigger one you put your little card at the side where space is….Good idea to keep little ones active and thinking and working their brains….Cards are easy to clean…..Have some little treats when a child finds an object….

When I got the product I thought would be very nice game to play with with your children with a family members but over time the object would get lost very easy very flimsy and does not fit what I wanted I would not recommend.

GALT quality shines through yet again here. The way it promotes memory and descriptive skills works really well. It's all a bit old school and reminds me of the games I played as a child. The cards and board are really well made.