PARKERSBURG — There are a few things nearly all little kids love: 
Colors, cards and snakes.
“Hisss” by Gamewright Games combines all three into a very fun and 
easily-accessible card game for younger players.
The game is designed for 2-5 players ages 4 and up and can be played 
in about 15 minutes. The small box contains 50 cards, which are made 
of a thicker, glossy cardboard and are quite durable.
Each card has a piece of a snake. There are six heads and six tails in 
five colors — red, blue, purple, green and yellow — with one tail and 
one head being “rainbow” pieces and able to act as any color. The 
remaining tiles make up the bodies of the snakes, and each body part 
has two colors.
The gameplay is simple: Each player takes a turn drawing and laying 
down a card, trying to be the first person to complete a snake. A 
completed snake has a head, a tail and at least one body part.
The snakes are built by matching colors, and the longer the snake the 
more points it is worth. Incomplete snakes can be joined by playing 
tiles which match the end and beginning colors, so you can score a lot 
of points by joining a half with a tail and a half with a head just by 
drawing the right body segment.
It is a fast, easy and fun game. The artwork, which shows the snakes 
slithering through a desert, is bright and cute. Even kids who don’t 
really like snakes will enjoy the art on these cards. I play this game 
all the time with my 4-year-old son, and it has helped him to better 
recognize colors, look for details, count and to mock me without pity 
when he wins.
The game retails for about $13. You can find more information on 
“Hisss” and other Gamewright products at www.gamewright.com.