The Funskool box sold in IndiaPhoto: Funskool
Spot the match firstPhoto: Zygomatic
What's in the boxPhoto: Funskool
Everyone plays at oncePhoto: Zygomatic
Works with a big groupPhoto: Funskool
A family gamePhoto: Zygomatic
55 round cardsPhoto: Funskool
Box backPhoto: Funskool
Video

Card game · Indian edition available

Dobble

Race to spot the one picture any two cards share

Speed and reflexes

  • 2–8best with 3-6
  • 15 minper game
  • Under a minuteto set up
  • 6+years
  • Very easy
  • Nonereading

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The game in a nutshell

Dobble is a speed-spotting card game for 2 to 8 players aged 6 and up: any two cards share exactly one picture, and you race to find it and call it out first. It suits families, mixed-age groups and children's parties, because it takes a minute to explain and a round is over in a few minutes. Funskool has made the genuine game in India since 2023, through a partnership with Asmodee.

Is Dobble right for you?

Great if

  • Mixed-age tables, because quick eyes matter more than age or experience
  • Birthday parties and cousins' get-togethers with up to 8 players
  • Filling ten spare minutes before dinner or while waiting at a station
  • Families with members who don't read English, since there are only pictures

Skip it if

  • Your group dislikes loud, shouting-out-answers games
  • You want a game with strategy or planning to it; Dobble is pure speed and observation
  • Your children are under 6, in which case Dobble Kids, with simpler animal cards, is the better pick

How Dobble plays

The deck has 55 round cards, and each card shows 8 pictures of everyday things, drawn in different sizes. The trick that makes the game work is that any two cards in the deck share exactly one picture, never more and never less.

  • Time to teach: about 2 minutes.
  • Reading and language: There is nothing to read on the cards, only pictures. You shout out the name of the matching picture, and nothing stops you naming it in Hindi, Tamil or English, so a grandparent calling out 'chabi' and a child calling out 'key' are both right. Only the rules leaflet needs reading, once.
Spot the match first · Photo: Zygomatic

Dobble Card Game - How To Play · asmodee UK · Official

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Your turn, step by step

  1. 1
    Flip

    There are no turns. Everyone turns a card face up at the same moment, and the race starts.

  2. 2
    Spot

    Find the one picture your card shares with the centre card (or another player's card, depending on the mini-game) and call out its name before anyone else.

  3. 3
    Move

    Take, drop or hand over the card as the mini-game says, then start looking at the next pair straight away.

  4. 4
    Win

    When the cards run out, the player with the most cards wins in The Tower and The Triplet; in The Well you win by getting rid of your pile first, and in The Hot Potato and The Poisoned Gift the fewest cards wins.

Read the official rules (PDF)Dobble - Game rules (DOBB01EN, February 2023) · English
The full explanation: how a game of Dobble goes

There are no turns. Everyone plays at the same time, looking for the match between two cards. The first person to spot it says the picture's name out loud, and then takes, places or gets rid of a card, depending on which mini-game you are playing.

The rules sheet has five mini-games. In The Tower you collect cards from a face-up pile in the middle, and whoever gathers the most wins. In The Well you start with a stack of cards and race to get rid of them all onto the middle card. In The Hot Potato and The Poisoned Gift you try to load your cards onto other players, and the person left with the fewest cards does best. In The Triplet, nine cards lie face up and you race to spot a picture shared by three of them; whoever collects the most cards wins.

Each mini-game lasts only a few minutes, so most groups play several in a row. Because the game rewards sharp eyes rather than knowledge, a quick seven-year-old can beat a parent, which is a big part of its appeal at family gatherings.

What's in the box

What's in the box · Photo: Funskool
  • 55Round picture cards
    8 pictures on each card, from a set of 57 different pictures; any two cards share exactly one
  • 1Metal tin
    round yellow-and-purple tin that holds the cards
  • 1Rules leaflet
    explains the five mini-games

Box: 13.2 × 13.2 × 5.2 cm, 0.2 kg. Handy to know for gifting and travel.

Funskool's own box image (side panel 'Contents') lists 55 cards, 1 rulebook and 1 tin, so the Indian cardboard box has the tin inside. Zygomatic lists the same contents for its current box. The 57-picture total is from Asmodee UK and Wikipedia. The imported Asmodee box sold in India is the older box design with the same tin and 55 cards.

Where to buy

Amazon.inIndian edition

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Buy the Funskool edition unless you specifically want the imported tin. Funskool makes Dobble in India (Funskool India Ltd., Chennai), and our Amazon.in link goes to that edition: the listing names Funskool as the maker and India as the country of origin, and Funskool's own website links to it. The imported Asmodee tin costs much more for the same game; its barcode starts with 3558380, while Funskool's is 8901383940902.

How to make sure you get a genuine copyA little care before you click.
  • Check the name is spelled exactly 'Dobble'. Listings called 'Dobblee', 'DOB-ble', 'Dobbles' or 'Harry Dobbles', or anything sold as 'Spott It', are not the official game.
  • Check the price. Be wary of a set that costs a fraction of the usual price; unbranded 'Dobble' listings that are far cheaper are look-alikes.
  • Look for Funskool's name with the Dobble and Asmodee branding, Funskool's Chennai address, 'Country of origin: India' and barcode 8901383940902. If it's the imported tin, the barcode starts with 3558380.
  • Look for the BIS standard mark on the pack. Funskool says it makes Dobble in BIS-certified factories, and toys sold in India are required to carry the mark.
  • Count the cards (there should be 55, each with 8 pictures) and test a few random pairs. In the real deck, every pair shares exactly one picture.

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What reviewers and players say

Reviewers and parents treat Dobble as one of the easiest games to bring out with a mixed group: it takes a minute to explain, everyone plays at once, and a sharp-eyed child can beat the adults. The small tin and sturdy cards make it a favourite for trips. The usual complaints are noise, and that the five mini-games are really the same matching idea dressed differently, so long sessions can feel repetitive. Families often add a handicap, such as adults counting to three before answering, to keep games close.

What people love

  • Everyone plays at the same time, so nobody waits for a turn, even with eight players
  • Children can genuinely beat adults, and simple handicaps keep mixed-age games fair
  • The small tin and tough cards travel well, to restaurants, trains and relatives' homes
  • The 'exactly one match' design is clever, and pictures in different sizes make spotting harder than it looks

Common complaints

  • It gets loud, so it suits a lively room rather than a quiet one
  • The mini-games feel like variations on one idea, and it can get repetitive after many rounds
  • Some modes, such as The Poisoned Gift, are meaner than others, which can upset small children
Based on 7 reviews and discussions

Summarised in our own words from the sources above. We don't use Amazon reviews or ratings.

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Questions people ask about Dobble

Are Dobble and Spot It! the same game?

Yes. It is sold as Dobble in Europe and India and as Spot It! in North America. In India the Funskool-made Dobble is the cheapest genuine copy; Spot It! packs are imports.

Is Funskool Dobble original?

Yes. In October 2023 Funskool announced a partnership with Asmodee, which owns Dobble's publisher Zygomatic, to make and sell Dobble in India. Funskool's own product page lists the game (product code 9409000) with India as the country of origin.

What age is Dobble suitable for?

The publisher says 6 and up, and adults enjoy it just as much. For children of around 4 to 6, Funskool also makes Dobble Kids, a simpler version with animal pictures.

Are unbranded 'Dobble' decks the real game?

Not as far as we can tell. Some listings sell 'Dobble' at a fraction of the usual price without naming Funskool or Asmodee as the brand, and we could not confirm who makes those decks. Check the brand, the barcode and the spelling before you buy.

Game facts

Designed by
Denis Blanchot, Jacques Cottereau
Publisher
Zygomatic (Asmodee); first released in France in 2009
In India
Funskool India (makes and sells Dobble in India under an Asmodee partnership announced in October 2023)
First published
2009
Players
2–8
Barcode
8901383940902
Language
No reading – There is nothing to read on the cards, only pictures. You shout out the name of the matching picture, and nothing stops you naming it in Hindi, Tamil or English, so a grandparent calling out 'chabi' and a child calling out 'key' are both right. Only the rules leaflet needs reading, once.
Box size and weight
13.2 × 13.2 × 5.2 cm, 0.2 kg
Sources & photo creditsThe references behind this guide.

Facts on this page come from the publisher, the Indian maker or distributor, and the sources below. Photos are credited under each one.