An Introduction to Dixit

Dixit is one of my favorite new board games that I have played recently. It is truly beautiful. If anyone reading this is interested in arts, games, and their intersection, then I highly recommend you pick up this game.

Dixit is a game designed by Jean-Louis Roubira in 2010. The games involves amazingly drawn cards and a scoring system that makes sure that everyone has a chance at any part of the game. In the game, every player has a hand of 6 cards with abstract pictures. The active player then chooses a card from their hand and says a clue about the card. The other players then choose a card from their hand that they think fits that clue. The clue that the active player says must be vague enough that not everyone will understand it, but clear enough that a few people could. Once all the cards are played, they are shuffled and revealed. Every player except the active player then uses a voting tile to try and choose which card is the active player’s card. If everyone gets the card right then they all move two spaces while the active player doesn’t move at all. The same is also true if no one gets the card right. If only some get it right, then those players and the active player move three spaces. It can be a bit difficult to understand when explained, but it is very easy to play in practice. Because of its beautiful cards and fun game play, it won the Spiel de Jahres, the top award for board game design, in 2010.

Let me just show some examples of the cards:

And my personal favorite card is:

These are just a few of the cards and there are many more that are just as beautiful. Because of these abstract drawings, the game becomes really fun as clues can mean anything and creativity abounds. If you want a wonderful game that inspires creativity, then this is definitely the game for you.