Skillmatics' Colour Crush (item SKILL1185CC), the box our link goes toPhoto: Skillmatics
What's in the box: 24 wooden pegs, a wooden die, a wooden board and the manualPhoto: Skillmatics
Roll, lift a peg, and keep it if it matchesPhoto: Skillmatics
For 2 to 6 playersPhoto: Skillmatics
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Family game

Colour Crush

Roll a colour, lift a hidden peg, and remember the rest

2–6players · best with 2-4
10–15 minplaying time
4+recommended age
Learning curve
Very easy1 / 5
EasyDemanding
Luck & skill
More luck than skill
LuckSkill
Interaction
Low
Set-up
About 2 min
Reading
None

The quick verdict

Full verdict ↓

Great for Children of about 4 to 7 playing with parents, grandparents or older brothers and sisters

Think twice if Your children are already 8 or older: it is a first game, and the die leaves little room for planning

How we rate it

Learning curve. Roll, lift a peg, keep it or put it back. A four-year-old learns it in a minute, so it sits with UNO and Connect 4 at 1 on our scale.

Luck & skill. The die decides which colour you need each turn, so luck matters a lot; a good memory for where colours were seen is the skill that tips the balance.

Interaction. You don't block or attack anyone, but every peg another player lifts is information for you, and a peg they keep is one fewer left on the board.

Set-up. Put all 24 pegs into the board face down; that is the whole set-up.

Reading. Play uses colours only. The instruction manual is the only text.

Learning curve: 1 = UNO or Connect 4; 3 = Catan; 5 = a heavy strategy game. These describe the experience, not an overall score.

Is Colour Crush right for you?

Great if

  • Children of about 4 to 7 playing with parents, grandparents or older brothers and sisters
  • Three generations at one table: no reading, and the die gives young children a real chance
  • A screen-free birthday, Rakhi or Diwali gift for a young child
  • Short games at home or on holiday, with chunky wooden pieces and no batteries

Skip it if

  • Your children are already 8 or older: it is a first game, and the die leaves little room for planning
  • You already own a wooden 'memory chess' set, which plays the same way

How Colour Crush plays

Set-up takes a couple of minutes. Put all 24 wooden pegs into the wooden board face down, so nobody can see their colours.

  • Time to teach: about 2 minutes.
  • Reading and language: Nothing to read while you play: the pegs and the die use colours only, so children who can't read yet can play, and grandparents can explain it in any language. Only the instruction manual has text.
Roll, lift a peg, and keep it if it matches · Photo: Skillmatics

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A turn, step by step

  1. 1
    Roll

    Roll the wooden die to see which colour you need this turn.

  2. 2
    Lift

    Lift one hidden peg. Keep it if it matches the die; if not, put it back face down in the same hole.

  3. 3
    Win

    When all the pegs have been collected, the player with the most pegs wins.

Read the official rulesColour Crush: how to play (Skillmatics India product page) · English
The full explanation: how a game of Colour Crush goes

On your turn, roll the wooden die to see which colour you need. Then choose one peg and lift it to look. If it is the colour on the die, you keep it. If it isn't, it goes back into the same hole, still face down, and everyone at the table tries to remember what it was.

Play goes round the table until all the pegs have been collected. The player holding the most pegs wins.

The trick is to watch every turn, not just your own: each peg someone lifts and puts back tells you where a colour is hiding. Because the die decides which colour you need, a sharp-eyed four-year-old can beat a grown-up, and several reviews on Skillmatics' own site describe exactly that.

For parents: the game needs no reading, only knowing your colours, so it suits children who are just learning them. With a very young child you could play with fewer pegs at first, as a house rule. The same hidden-peg idea is sold by many brands as a wooden 'memory chess' toy; Colour Crush is Skillmatics' own version, with a board, pegs and die all in wood.

What's in the box

What's in the box: 24 wooden pegs, a wooden die, a wooden board and the manual · Photo: Skillmatics
  • 24Wooden pegs
    coloured pegs that sit face down in the board
  • 1Wooden board
  • 1Wooden die
    shows the colour you need each turn
  • 1Instruction manual

Box: 26.8 × 26.5 × 4.7 cm, 0.54 kg. Handy to know for gifting and travel.

Contents are from Skillmatics India's Colour Crush page (SKU SKILL1185CC, barcode 8904279508941), and an Indian store listing gives the same list. Skillmatics doesn't say how many colours the pegs come in or what is on each face of the die.

Where to buy

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About the editions

Colour Crush is an Indian game: Skillmatics sells it on its own Indian store with India as the country of origin and its Mumbai company, Grasper Global, as maker, and the back of the box is printed 'Made in India'. We found no international version. There is only one box, so there is nothing to choose between. Our Amazon.in link goes to Skillmatics' own Colour Crush listing.

Before you choose

  • The box should carry the Skillmatics name and 'Colour Crush', and the label should name Grasper Global Private Limited, Mumbai, as maker
  • Check the contents: 24 wooden pegs, a wooden board, a wooden die and an instruction manual
  • The barcode on Skillmatics' box is 8904279508941
  • A wooden peg memory set without Skillmatics' name is another maker's version of the same idea, often sold as 'memory chess'
  • Check for the ISI mark; toys sold in India must carry it

What reviewers and players say

Colour Crush came out in 2025, and we found no independent reviews or forum threads about it yet. The only reviews we could read are the 69 on Skillmatics' own Indian store, all four or five stars and undated, so they can't be checked and lean positive. They praise the chunky, brightly coloured wooden pegs and sturdy board, a set-up of about two minutes and rounds of 10 to 15 minutes, and many say the die lets young children beat adults. Several describe grandparents, parents and children playing together. It plays like the wooden 'memory chess' toys sold by many brands, in Skillmatics' own box.

What people love

  • Chunky, brightly coloured wooden pegs that sit firmly in a heavy board
  • About two minutes to set up, and rounds short enough for young children
  • The die gives a four-year-old a real chance against adults
  • Grandparents, parents and children can all play together, with no reading or screens

Common complaints

  • Little independent opinion so far: the only reviews are on the maker's own store, all four or five stars
  • Luck plays a big part: the die decides which colour you need, so a perfect memory doesn't guarantee a win
Based on 4 reviews and discussions

Summarised in our own words from the sources above. We don't use Amazon reviews or ratings.

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Questions people ask about Colour Crush

How do you play Colour Crush?

All 24 wooden pegs go into the board face down. On your turn you roll the colour die and lift one peg: if it matches the colour rolled you keep it, and if not you put it back and everyone tries to remember where it was. When all the pegs are taken, the player with the most wins.

What age is Colour Crush for?

Skillmatics rates it for ages 4 and up, and says adults can play too. Children only need to know their colours, so it works as a first game, and the luck of the die lets a young child compete with older players.

How many players can play Colour Crush?

Two to six. With two, each of you gets lots of turns; with six, there is more to watch and remember between your own turns.

Is Colour Crush the same as memory chess?

It is the same idea: coloured wooden pegs hidden in a board, and a colour die that tells you which one to find. Many brands sell 'memory chess' sets; Colour Crush is Skillmatics' own version, with 24 pegs, a wooden board and a wooden die.

Is Colour Crush made in India?

Yes. Skillmatics' own Indian store gives India as the country of origin, and the back of the box, in Skillmatics' own photo, is printed 'Made in India', with Grasper Global Private Limited, Mumbai, as maker.

Game facts

Publisher
Skillmatics (Grasper Global Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, India)
In India
Skillmatics, an Indian company (Grasper Global Private Limited, Mumbai), which makes and sells the game in India
First published
2025
Players
2–6
Barcode
8904279508941
Language
No reading – Nothing to read while you play: the pegs and the die use colours only, so children who can't read yet can play, and grandparents can explain it in any language. Only the instruction manual has text.
Box size and weight
26.8 × 26.5 × 4.7 cm, 0.54 kg
Sources & photo creditsThe references behind this guide.

Facts on this page come from the publisher, the Indian maker or distributor, and the sources below. Photos are credited under each one.