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Pick-a-Dog

A real-time spotting game with dogs: scan a grid of cards for matching features and recruit your group before the others do.

Farmer Henry is enjoying red wine in his new colossal basement, and the pigs in the barn are throwing their own party. Pick-a-Dog is the dog version of Pick-a-Pig (first published as Formissimo), identical in play, with dog noses instead of piggy snouts. Thirty cards lie in a grid, each player gets one face down, and every card shows five features with two states each: large or small, light or dark, one or two arms, with or without sunglasses, with or without popcorn. It is a real-time pattern-spotting game, so recruit your team carefully but not too slowly. Quick, silly and loud, for kids and adults alike, and it combines with Pick-a-Pig for up to eight players.

Five features with two states eachCombines with Pick-a-Pig for up to eight playersReal-time play in about fifteen minutes

Who it's for

You want a quick spotting game for kids from eight and adults who do not mind a little chaos.

Not for you if…

You dislike real-time scramble or want to think slowly. Speed and tiny details decide everything.

Vibe's take

Fast, loud and a little frantic. Your eyes dart across the grid while someone else grabs the card you were about to claim.

#5,770 on BGG

of over 30,000 ranked board games

Published 2012 Β· 14 years ago

older than 72% of games

In 3,156 collections

collected more than 42% of games

1–5 players Β· ages 5+

Best with 3 or 4 Β· publisher: 8+

about 15 min

shorter than 93% of games Β· typical 30–90 min

Complexity: light

Explained in 5 minutes Β· 1.1 out of 5 Β· lighter than 92%

Opinions: usual spread

A normal range of ratings

Language: no text

Playable without the language

Play style: competitive Β· solo too