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Planning when to play your cards is important. Playing as many cards as possible could  score you more points, and will allow you to draw more cards faster.  However, this will leave your high value cards open to capture by opponents.

You can also strategically place your cards in the corners or edges of the grid so that they’re more difficult to capture. Setting up your card placement strategically is also a tactic that can be used to capture your own cards on future turns.

Saving your high value cards to the end of the game is another viable strategy, but if the game ends and you still have cards in your hand, those points will count against you!

In Captivate, the highest value card doesn’t always win. The power dots on each side of a card allow for an alternate way to flip cards.

There are 4 “elements” or “suits” which determine the placement of the power dots. Each element has a different pattern of dot placement, and using your cards most efficiently is a huge advantage.

When flipping cards by comparing card value, only a played card that is higher in value will flip adjacent cards.

When flipping cards by comparing power dots, a played card that has more power dots than the cards around it will flip those cards. Also, any adjacent cards that match the played card’s element  will be flipped if they have the same number of power dots. 

Even the lowest value card can flip the highest value card when played the right way.

You’ll need to remember which cards were flipped over to make sure you’re capturing cards with the highest point value. 

When cards are flipped over, they aren’t always captured. If you don’t have enough cards left in your hand to capture with, you’ll need to leave  any remaining flipped cards for future turns.

This also gives your opponents a chance to capture any remaining flipped cards, so choose carefully!

 Watching which cards your opponents play can also give you an idea of what cards may be left unplayed. There are 13 cards for each of the 4 elements, so by counting cards you can use your memory to your advantage.

Each edition of Captivate is themed, and showcases many favorite characters from the popular culture of each theme. This is a great way from people of different communities to connect over pop culture they love. Captivate can be a great conversation starter or ice breaker for parties or new gaming groups!

For example, Captivate: Crytpid Edition will feature the elusive Sasquatch. When Sasquatch appears and starts flipping over cards, how will you and your friends react?

Currently we have 3 themes planned for Captivate, but could add more themes in the future.

With a single deck of Captivate, you play a game with 2-4 players.  Game time ranges from 10-30 minutes based on player skill and group size.

If you have a larger gaming group, or want longer and more challenging games, just add in another deck of Captivate to support a group from 5-8 players.

If you want to make the game even more exciting, you can combine 2 different Captivate  editions and split into teams to see which theme will come out on top!

Here you can view cards as their FT versions are revealed for early collectors and supporters.