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Facecards

People have faces. Animals have faces. And sometimes – at least in our imaginations – even everyday objects have faces. The phenomenon of recognising faces in things and patterns is called pareidolia. A quirk from which “Facecards” has made a fun combination game. Each player picks two picture cards from their hand, which should resemble one another in some way. One card is played face up in front of the player, the other into the middle of the table, alongside the cards from the other players and some random red herrings. In each guessing round, players take turns to recognise the pairs of their fellow players. There are extra points on offer for category-spanning combinations, such as banker and housefly.