Hues and Cues

Say 'avocado'. Watch four people point at four different greens.

Hues and Cues hands you a board of 480 colours and a devious one-word task: get your teammates to land on your exact shade using only a single clue word (or two, if you're feeling generous). Say "sky" and someone will confidently point at navy. Say "ripe banana" and the guesses scatter from custard to mustard. It's a masterclass in how differently we all actually see colour, and it turns into an argument almost instantly.

Each round, the clue-giver picks a hidden colour and gives a clue. Everyone else places a peg on the board where they think that colour lives, then the reveal happens — the closer your guess, the more points you score, and the clue-giver scores too if guesses land close by. Rotate the clue-giver and go again.

It plays fast, scales up to a full table of ten, and rewards nothing but a decent vocabulary and a willingness to argue about whether that's teal or turquoise.

The details
Players: 3–10
Playing time: 30+ minutes
Ages: 8+
Publisher: The Op Games
Designer: Scott Brady

Perfect for: Big groups, colour arguers, and couples who've debated whether the curtains are grey or green

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