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.
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 ifβ¦
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.
older than 72% of games
collected more than 42% of games
Best with 3 or 4 Β· publisher: 8+
shorter than 93% of games Β· typical 30β90 min
Explained in 5 minutes Β· 1.1 out of 5 Β· lighter than 92%
A normal range of ratings
Playable without the language