Xactika is a strategy card game that can be played several ways (Play to Win, Play to Lose and Play to Bid), which makes it versatile for a broad age range and varying abilities. Each way to play will take practice and a build-up of strategies that make it good for exercising flexible thinking and abstract reasoning. Each card has a combination of symbols, balls, cubes, cones and stars and the total number of shapes is determined by the number of the card. In the most challenging option, Play to Bid, the player needs to bid the number of tricks he thinks he is going to take. The game provides some strategy tips and a "stats" card that tells how many of each type of card there is in the whole deck, so players can better understand the card distribution among the suits and decide which cards to play based on their prediction/estimation of what else is out there. Success with this game depends on experience, some luck, and ability to think about probabilities in one's head, so it is best to make sure all players are generally at the same level for a fun game for all. This game is best-suited for those who enjoy developing strategies based on probabilities and trying to "outwit" opponents.

• Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
• Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
• Presents educational concepts accurately
• Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
• Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
• Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
• Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

• Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
• Visually appealing to children in the target age range
• Adults would enjoy playing with a child
• For electronic games, gives positive or encouraging feedback
• Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
• Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

• Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
• Student should be able to use independently after first use
• Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
• Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
• Does not require excessive set-up time after first time use
• Can be fun as a single player game
• Multi-player game which fosters collaboration or cooperation
• Well-made for the cost
• For electronic games, can play without sound
• For electronic games, allows user to save work
• For electronic games, voice/sounds are appealing and pronounces words properly
• Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
• Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
• Overall - Easy to use

• Attention
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Visually distracting with too many pictures, problems or moving objects
• Numerical Fluency
• Requires remembering a series of numbers or completing mulitple steps using numbers
• Visual Discrimination
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
• Visually distracting with too many pictures, problems or moving objects
• Visual Memory
• Requires remembering a series of numbers or completing mulitple steps using numbers
• Working Memory
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Requires remembering a series of numbers or completing mulitple steps using numbers

Award-winning Xactika Game
With three ways to play, Xactika is a game for the entire family. Start easy and PLAY TO WIN, try to take the most tricks, high score wins. Increase the challenge and PLAY TO LOSE, try to take the fewest tricks, low score wins. And for the savvy card player PLAY TO BID, where you must be Xactika right by winning exactly the number of tricks you bid!

Fun strategy game
Enjoy having more control over the hand you are dealt! Xactika cards offer more control than you ever thought possible in a bidding game! Use the symbols on the cards strategically to either win the trick or lose the trick. The bidding cards help you to find out the statistics and probabilities of other cards being able to beat your chosen card and suit. In this game, it is not the luck of the deal, but the strategy of how you play that will decide who wins!

Game Facts
• Age: 12 to adult
• Players: 2-10
• Time: 45 minutes
• Contents: 81 cards and instructions

At a Glance
• Perfect after dinner game
• Strategic bidding game
• Adaptable to any playing level
• Unlimited replay value