Quick Cups

Stack your five colored cups to match the card, then slam the bell before anyone else does.

Quick Cups, also sold as Speed Cups, comes from Haim Shafir, the designer of Halli Galli, and brings back the bell. Each player gets five plastic cups in five different colors. A card is flipped showing colored objects, trains, birds, cups and so on, stacked vertically or horizontally, and everyone races to rebuild that exact sequence with their own cups. The first to get it right slams the bell, enjoys the ding, and if correct, claims the card. Then the next card flips and everyone scrambles again. It is a fast, noisy dexterity game for two to four from age six, done in about a quarter of an hour, and it is much funnier than it sounds.

Five colored cups per playerCopy the stacked sequence on the cardSlam the bell to claim it

Who it's for

You want a fast, noisy dexterity game for kids and parents together, where the youngest player has a real chance.

Not for you if…

You want strategy, or you or your neighbors dislike noise. It is all about speed and steady hands.

Vibe's take

Loud, giddy and clumsy. Everyone is stacking and toppling cups at once, and the bell gives the winner a very satisfying finish.