Drop It Review

Dropping tiles into a game unit sounds easy enough, until you remember that you have to pay attention to the color and shape of tiles already inside the game unit because if your tile touches a tile of the same shape or color, you don’t score any points. That’s the gameplay of Drop It, a game that can be played solo or with two to four players. There’s some assembly of the see-through game unit before you start, and then each player gets a score token and tiles. The instructions show how to divide up the tiles depending on how many players you have. 

For a two- to four-player game, players take turns dropping one of their tiles into the drop zone of the game unit. Once the tile lands, make sure it doesn’t break any landing rules. For instance, a tile cannot touch any tiles that are the same shape or color, and a tile is not allowed to touch the edge of the drop zone that has the same color. Your tile also cannot be sticking out above the top of the drop zone. If your tile does not violate landing rules, it scores points. Determine the highest level in which your tile has landed, and move your scoring token that number ahead on the scoring track. You score bonus points if your tile overlaps with one of the bonus circles on the game unit. Each circle is worth a different point value. Once all the tiles have been played, the game is over, and the player with the most points wins.

The instructions also offer different ways to play. You can play competitively in teams or cooperatively. You can also play without the edge pieces for a beginner-friendly game. Or you can add in Joker tokens that allow you to cancel a landing rule violation – or score a bonus of three points for not using it at game’s end.