Most games out there have one way to play. That's not the case with OuiSi. The Guidebook has a dozen ways to play, and in fact many of our customers make up their own games and rules. This makes OuiSi harder to explain, but it also means you will find years of play and activities in just one box.
Our founders and teammates each have their own favorite way to play. In their own words:
Paul Brillinger (Founder, CEO): "My favorite way to play is OuiSinoes and it's the first game in the Guidebook. It's a creative and visual riff on dominoes, where players take turns making Visual Connections between Photo Cards. I like to play with my siblings. We don't always see eye to eye, but this version of OuiSi actually celebrates how we each literally see the world differently!"
Jacqueline (Community Support): "I actually enjoy OuiSi as a quiet way to start my day. In particular, I might play OuiSi Draw. This activity turns the spark of a Photo Card into a full-blown drawing. Does a curled up fern look like an elephant's trunk? I'll place the card on my page and draw the whole elephant, using the fern as that trunk! Starting my day with something mindful and creative just puts me in a great mood."
Michael Bradley (Founder, COO): "My kids and I enjoy the OuiSi Scavenger Activity. We often go out for walks in nature, and we bring a handful of OuiSi cards with us. On our walks we make Visual Connections between cards in our hands and things we see. Maybe a picture on a OuiSi card looks a bit like a pile of dried fallen leaves we've noticed. It's a simple way of keeping my kids noses out of their gadgets and noticing the small marvels in the world around us."
Kaz Brecher (Founder): "OuiSi Capture – in the OuiSi Original Guidebook only – sometimes gets forgotten because it's the last game in the Guidebook. But it's my favorite way to play because we are all collaborating against a common opponent represented by a penalty pile. Players take turns giving a one-word clue that visually describes five cards on a 5x5 board. For instance, I might say "checkerboard" and my teammates will need to figure out which 5 cards I'm referring to – and which ones I'm not! The team earns points for successfully guessing the clued Photo Cards, and are penalized twice over for incorrect choices. This can get tricky quick, because we all see things differently, and so you need to get inside the mind of someone else in order to win together."
