(image courtesy cagriggs @ BGG)A few weeks back I did a quick write-up on a great little filler game called Tag 6! which is also known in other parts of the world as 6 Nimmt!, Ta 6! and a few others. When it finally hit US shores it was called Category 5 and had a hurricane theme slapped onto it. The theme really didn't make that much sense and the artwork was ugly. Needless to say I don't think that version sold well.
I was pleased to find out that the game has recently been republished in the US as Slide 5 which appears to either have a monkey theme or skiing theme depending on which retailer you are looking at. The good news is that it seems to be available in larger stores like Barnes & Noble. From what I can tell all of the boxes say "Wolfgang Kramer's '6 Nimmt'" on them so you'll know you are looking at the right thing. It's also nice that they give Kramer credit (typically mass-market games never mention the designer) although most will have no idea who he is. Unfortunately the box I see at Amazon with the monkey theme says "Even a monkey can play"; even it if may be true that type of phrase doesn't make the game look particularly good. Don't pass it up because of the artwork!
Nice to see a great little game like Tag 6! get more exposure. It's easily my favorite filler. You can teach it in just a minute or two and play a few rounds in not much more than that. The game is deceptively simple, though, as there certainly is more to it than pure luck. If you want something quick, light and fun you probably won't find much better than this. It also supports up to ten players which is something of a rarity in games.
If you don't have a friendly local game store to visit or if they don't carry the game, check out Barnes & Noble or Amazon.com and see if you can't snag yourself a copy of Slide 5.
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