The Number – Smarter Than You Think, Easier Than You Expect 🔢🤫

This little Japanese game doesn't fit into any single category. The Number by Hisashi Hayashi, published by Repos Production, is a bluffing and risk-taking game for ages 8 and up that takes five minutes to learn.

The Number is an expert mix of mechanics: bluffing, risk-taking and guessing – anticipating your opponents' next moves and adapting your strategy accordingly. You don't realise how rich it is while you are playing, and you won't have it all figured out after the first game. A game is played over 2 rounds of 5 turns each, and everyone plays simultaneously. First, choose: each turn, everyone secretly writes a number from 000 to 999 on their board, and then all numbers are revealed at the same time. Next, check: line up the numbers from biggest to smallest and see whether yours is approved – it doesn't share any digit with the numbers below it – or eliminated, because it has at least one digit in common with a number below. Finally, resolve: if your number is approved, you gain as many points as its first digit. Then you must cross off the digits you used from your board, and you cannot use them again for the rest of the round. The box contains 5 player boards, 5 dry-erase markers, 5 number tiles and a rulebook.

🔢 000 to 999

Write a secret number.

👀 Reveal Together

Everyone plays at once.

✅ Approved or Not

No shared digits.

✏️ Cross Off Digits

Used once per round.

Why You'll Love It:

• ⏱️ Five Minutes to Learn: easy to teach.
• 🤫 Bluff and Guess: read your rivals.
• 🧠 Surprising Depth: more than it seems. More ideas among our family games.

Quick facts

• Type: bluffing and risk-taking game
• Age: 8+
• Designer: Hisashi Hayashi
• Publisher: Repos Production
• Language: English
• Rounds: 2 rounds of 5 turns
• Contents: 5 player boards, 5 dry-erase markers, 5 number tiles, 1 rulebook

When does my number score? When it shares no digit with any lower number – you score its first digit.
Is it a card game? No – everyone writes numbers on dry-erase player boards.

Pick your number and play The Number together. 🔢

⚠️ Warning: Choking hazard – small parts. Not for children under 3 years.