Ratna's Colour Trap, the box our link goes toPhoto: FirstCry
The pawns hide their coloursPhoto: FirstCry
What's in the box: a board, 24 pawns and a diePhoto: FirstCry
Six colours to findPhoto: Kidsinfy
Which one is hiding the colour?Photo: FirstCry
The rules on the box backPhoto: FirstCry

Two-player game

Colour Trap

Roll a colour, then find the hidden pawn that matches it

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

The quick verdict

Full verdict ↓

Great for Children of about 3 to 6 who are learning their colours and how to take turns

Think twice if Your child is 7 or older: once memory is good, it soon gets repetitive

How we rate it

Learning curve. Roll, choose a pawn, remember: a 3-year-old can follow it with a grown-up, so it sits with UNO and Connect 4 at 1 on our scale.

Luck & skill. The die picks the colour and the first few choices are guesses; after that, remembering where colours turned up wins more pawns.

Interaction. Nobody can spoil the other player's turn; the only interaction is watching each other's wrong guesses so you remember where each colour is.

Set-up. Push the 24 pawns into the board in any order, trying to remember where the colours go: about a minute.

Reading. Nothing to read during play; a grown-up reads the four lines of rules on the box once.

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

Is Colour Trap right for you?

Great if

  • Children of about 3 to 6 who are learning their colours and how to take turns
  • A quick game a grandparent or older sibling can play with a small child, with nothing to read
  • Practising memory and concentration in short bursts
  • A return gift for a young child's birthday

Skip it if

  • Your child is 7 or older: once memory is good, it soon gets repetitive
  • Babies or toddlers who still put things in their mouths are around: the 24 pawns and the die are small pieces
  • You want a game for a group: the listing says it is for two players

How Colour Trap plays

What's in the box: a round plastic board with holes, 24 plastic pawns in different colours and a colour die. Once a pawn sits in its hole its colour is hidden, so from above the pawns all look alike.

  • Time to teach: about 2 minutes.
  • Reading and language: Nothing to read during play: you only need to know the colours, so it works in Hindi, Gujarati or any language the family speaks. The short rules are printed on the box in English.
The pawns hide their colours · Photo: FirstCry

A turn, step by step

  1. 1
    Roll

    Throw the colour die: that is the colour you are hunting for.

  2. 2
    Choose

    Lift out the pawn you think is hiding that colour, and keep it if you guessed right.

  3. 3
    Return

    A wrong pawn goes back where it came from, and both players note its colour.

  4. 4
    Win

    Once the board is empty, whoever holds more pawns wins.

The full explanation: how a game of Colour Trap goes

Set-up: push the pawns into the holes in any order. Ratna's box suggests trying to remember the colour and position of each pawn as it goes in, so both players have something to remember from the very first turn.

A turn: the younger player starts by rolling the die. Then lift out the pawn you think is hiding that colour. If you are right, you keep it; if not, it goes back in the same hole, and both of you have now seen its colour. If a colour has run out, simply roll again. Carry on taking turns until the board is empty: the player who has collected more pawns wins.

How it differs from memory chess: if you know the wooden memory chess toys, Colour Trap is the same idea in a different form. Memory chess sets have a small wooden board and wooden pegs (often called match sticks) with the colour painted on the bottom, come from many brands and have rules that vary. Colour Trap is Ratna's own boxed version, with a plastic board about 21 cm across, plastic pawns and its rules printed on the box, and both players fill the board themselves while trying to remember the colours.

For parents: a 3-year-old can play with a grown-up helping to roll the die and name the colours; by 4 or 5 many children can take turns on their own. With a very young child, forget about who wins and simply cheer each colour found.

What's in the box

What's in the box: a board, 24 pawns and a die · Photo: FirstCry
  • 1Round plastic board
    with holes for the pawns; about 21 cm across, by one store's measure
  • 24Plastic pawns
    in six colours (red, yellow, green, purple, blue and black, shown on the box back); each hides its colour once it is in the board
  • 1Colour die

Box: 39 × 23 × 5 cm, 0.48 kg. Handy to know for gifting and travel.

From the back of Ratna's box, seen in a store photo: 24 plastic coloured pawns with a die, on a plastic base, and the four-line rules. Two Indian store listings give the same contents (1 plastic tray, 24 plastic pawns and 1 dice).

Where to buy

Check price on Amazon.in
How to make sure you get a genuine copyEditions and the details worth checking.

About the editions

Colour Trap is Ratna's own game, from an Indian toy maker, so there is no imported version to look for. Our Amazon.in link goes to Ratna's Colour Trap box with the round plastic board, 24 pawns and a colour die.

Before you choose

  • The box should carry the Ratna's logo and the name Colour Trap, with the line 'Let them think, Let them play'
  • Contents: a round plastic board, 24 plastic pawns and a colour die
  • Ratna's box gives the age as 3 and up and prints the short rules on the box
  • Every toy sold in India must carry the ISI mark under a BIS licence: look for it on the box
  • Wooden memory chess sets and other colour-memory toys work the same way but are other makers' products

What reviewers and players say

We found no independent reviews, parent blogs, videos or forum threads about Colour Trap, so this summary rests on Ratna's box and two Indian store listings. On paper it is a simple, screen-free colour and memory game for small children from an Indian toy maker, and it plays just like the wooden memory chess toys many families already know. Like them it is quick to learn, short to play and soon outgrown, so it suits children of about 3 to 6.

What people love

  • Nothing to read and almost nothing to explain
  • Practises colours, memory and taking turns
  • Short games that suit a small child's attention span
  • The rules are printed on the box, so they can't get lost

Common complaints

  • The die adds a lot of luck, so older children lose interest
  • Listed for two players only
  • Many small pieces to keep together and away from babies
4 research sources

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 Trap

How do you play Colour Trap?

Fill the round board with the 24 pawns so their colours are hidden. On your turn roll the colour die and lift out the pawn you think is that colour: keep it if you are right, put it back if you are wrong. When the board is empty, the player with more pawns wins.

How is Colour Trap different from memory chess?

They are the same kind of game: roll a colour, find a hidden piece of that colour and keep it if you are right. Memory chess sets usually have a wooden board and wooden pegs and come from many brands; Colour Trap is Ratna's boxed version with a plastic board, 24 plastic pawns and its rules printed on the box.

What age is Colour Trap for?

Ratna's box says 3 and up, and it suits children of about 3 to 6 best; some store listings say 5 and up. The pawns and the die are small, so keep them away from babies and toddlers.

How many players can play Colour Trap?

Ratna's listing says two players, and the rules on the box start with the younger player, so a grown-up and a child, or two brothers and sisters, is the natural set-up.

Is Colour Trap made in India?

Ratna's is an Indian toy maker and Indian store listings give India as the country of origin, but we couldn't read a made-in-India line on the box in the pictures we found, so we don't mark it made in India.

Game facts

Publisher
Ratna's (Prem Ratna Toys, Mumbai)
In India
Prem Ratna Toys, Mumbai (maker of Ratna's games)
Players
2
Barcode
8904114989560
Language
No reading – Nothing to read during play: you only need to know the colours, so it works in Hindi, Gujarati or any language the family speaks. The short rules are printed on the box in English.
Box size and weight
39 × 23 × 5 cm, 0.48 kg
Sources & photo creditsThe references behind this guide.

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