Let's learn how to play Concept!

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u-topiaWelcome to *CONCEPT*! In Concept, Your goal is to guess, and have people guess, the words through the association of icons.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

u-topiaI am sorry for suddenly, I have a question for you. *What comes to your mind if you combine these 3 symbols [red](Animal, Fly, Black)[/red]?* ...What did you imagine? The first thing that comes to mind for me is *Crow*.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

u-topiaThe symbol changed from black to white. *What about this [red](Animal, Fly, White)[/red]?* Swan? ...Gull? ...Crane?... Pigeon?... Or did you imagine something different?1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

u-topiaHere, you imagine something "Fly" (*the shape of a question mark*). Then you add the elements the "Mechanical" and "Spiral" (*the shape of a cube*). *[red]Fly[/red] + [blue](Mechanical and Spiral)[/blue] = ???* Helicopter? ...Propeller? ...Drone? ...could it be crash!? You can guess a lot of things.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

u-topiaA variety of symbols are available in the game. *[red]Sport[/red] + [blue](Leg, Sphere, White, Black)[/blue] = ???* "The ball is our friend!" This is *Football* (*Soccer*).1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

u-topiaConcept is not limited to simple words as it's also possible to guess famous personalities. *[red]Man[/red]...[blue]Reality, Science, Time and Sun...No, this may be the Light...[/blue]* Probably *Albert Einstein*.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

u-topiaSo far I have used a pawn (question mark) and cubes of only one color. *By adding pawns (exclamation mark) and cubes in different colors, I can add sub-concepts to clarify the main concept being sought*. *Here, imagine a [green]Female Building[/green] [blue]Located in a place or country associated with Blue, Red, Star and White[/blue]*. *The Statue of Liberty in New York City, USA*.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

u-topiaThe main-concept seems to be that of a Japanese profession. Let's add a sub-concept to narrow the possibilities.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

u-topiaDid you find the answer? Main - [red]*Japanese profession*?[/red] Sub1 - Paper + Spiral + Mouth = ...*Scroll*? Sub2 - Hand + Metal + Skinny + Star + Weapon = ...*Shuriken*? Sub3 - Foot + Fast = *be fast at running*? Sub4 - Clothing + Black = *Black Costume*? In total...One of the Japanese culture, *Ninja*! Nin. Nin.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

u-topiaNote that I've been designating the main concept with the green pawn [green]*(the large question mark)*[/green], then bringing one or more sub-concepts pawn [blue]*(the exclamation of blue, red, yellow, black)*[/blue] into play to clarify the main one. [tip] The tooltips will show you the typical meanings, but you are free to use the icons as you see fit.2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

u-topiaLet's think about what these symbols represent. *Food, Water, Black*...A black drink? Is this a cola?1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

u-topia[red]*If you want to say a guess, type it in the "Your guess" field[/red] (The speech bubble tail points to)*.2concept-guess

u-topiaI typed "cola" for you. The clue-giver can respond to a guess in three ways. - [red]*"X"* (No way!)[/red] - *"+-"* (Almost...) - [green]*"checkmark"* (Correct!)[/green] *The clue-giver cannot otherwise communicate directly with the other players*.2symbol-0

u-topia*Oops, let's look to the right side of the "cola" I typed*. The reply was [red]*"X"* (No way!)[/red]. "Cola" seems to be different.1symbol-0

u-topiaThe clue-giver added a symbol (*"Fire, Burn, Heat"*). The answer appears to be a warm drink. Did you find the answer? *The guessing players can try to guess the concept as often as they wish*. I'll try typing it in again.1concept-guess

u-topia*Coffee*! It seems our guess was correct.1symbol-0

u-topiaThe correct answer is announced and the next player becomes the clue-giver. Next, let's practice being the clue-giver and giving hints.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

u-topiaWhen you click on the correct answer announcement screen, one concept card appears on the clue-giver's screen. !!! If you have closed the concept card before selecting a word/phrase, click on "Show card" in the menu bar.2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

u-topiaEach Concept cards with 9 words/phrases in three categories of difficulty: Easy, Hard and Challenging. From this list, select the word/phrase that will be the answer. No matter which difficulty level you choose, the score you get is the same. [tip] For your first few games, I recommend that you choose a more easy word.3archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

u-topiaThis time... Let's choose "Garage". *Action*: Click [red]*"Garage"*[/red] (or you can also continue by clicking on the "Next comment" button).4archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

u-topiaGood. Let's think of the symbols related to "Garage". !!! The speech bubbles jump from place to place on the screen to explain things to you. If you can't find it, scroll the screen.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

u-topiaFirst, let's place the main concept pawn to represent the word to be guessed. (If nothing is placed, only the main concept pawn can be placed.) Since the word this time is "Garage", the main concept pawn should be placed in the [green]*"House, Interior, Domestic"*[/green] symbol. *Action*: [red]*Click on the symbol pointed to by the speech bubble tail*[/red].2symbol-27

u-topia[tip] There is an ON/OFF button with an eye icon at the end of speech bubble tail. When you turn this on, you will see a list of selected icons. [red]*I would recommend turning ON the button*[/red].1overview-switch

u-topiaYou have placed the main concept pawn [green]*(Green question mark)*[/green]. Let's place [green]*cubes of the same color (Green)*[/green] to clarify this main concept. I think the "Inside, Internal" symbol is fit. *Action*: [red]*Click on the symbol pointed to by the speech bubble tail*[/red], then [green]*"Green cube"*[/green].2symbol-74

u-topiaNice. Let's add another cube. Home... Inside... Next, how about a symbol for "Land vehicle, Car, Ride"? *Action*: [red]*Click on the symbol pointed to by the speech bubble tail*[/red], then [green]*"Green cube"*[/green].1symbol-22

u-topiaWell done. Home... Inside... Car... For now, let's show these three symbols to the guesser and see what happens. [tip] There are no limits or penalties for the number of pieces used.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

u-topiaOnly one main/sub concept pawn of each color can be placed. If you try to place a second one of the same color, the newly placed one will take precedence. You can use as many pawns and cubes as you want to aid others in guessing the word, but they should be careful not to confuse the other players with too much information. 2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

u-topiaIf you wish to delete a pawn/cube, you can do so by clicking on the [red]*red trash can*[/red] to the right of each symbol. (Right of the speech bubble tail) The order in which you place cubes on the game board can be important. Don't hesitate to remove the cubes and place them again to emphasize the order in which they appear.3hints-49

u-topiaIt seems that guesser has typed the answer. The guesser wants to know if he is guessing in the wrong direction. Try to reply as soon as possible. Let's see..."parking" That's pretty close! Don't you think so? Let's reply with *"+-"*. *Action*: Click [red]*"parking"*[/red], then *"+-"*.1symbol-0

u-topiaOK. By displaying *"+-"* on the right side of "parking", you have told the guesser that guess is "Almost". Let's hope the guesser arrives at the answer. [tip] If needed or desired, develop sub-concepts by placing additional pawns and their correspondingly colored cubes. If the guessers are unanswerable, you can choose to wipe the board clean of pawns and cubes, then restart their clue-giving along a different path.1symbol-0

u-topiaIn some cases, no one can guess correctly. In such cases, the clue-giver or all guessers click "give up" (*In the actual game, the [blue]"give up" button[/blue] appears to the right of "You can add hints on the board by clicking on symbols"*). The players abandon the word and no one scores any points this round.2pagemaintitletext

u-topiaYou did it. The guesser answered "garage". You "check mark" (correct!) reply, the round ends. Let's reply and end the round! *Action*: Click [red]*"garage"*[/red], then *"check mark"*.1symbol-0

u-topiaExcellent. The clue-giver and guesser worked together to get the correct answer.1archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

u-topiaThe first player to discover the word or phrase receives victory point, the clue-giver receives point as well. The game will end when you have played the default number of times. The player or players who have scored the most victory points win the game.2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

u-topiaThat's all the explanation I have for you. Let's have fun guessing and being guessed at. Thank you for reading to the end.3archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment

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