Eye See: Things that Go
Which vehicles need fuel? Spot the right tokens and snatch them first
- Set-up
- Under a minute
- Reading
- Little
The quick verdict
Full verdict ↓Great for Little ones who can't get enough of cars, tractors, boats and planes
Think twice if Your child is under 3: the box carries a small-parts warning
How we rate it
Learning curve. One idea: find the vehicles that fit the card. A three-year-old picks it up within a round or two with a grown-up nearby, which puts it with UNO and Connect 4 at 1 on our scale.
Luck & skill. The order of the cards is luck; knowing what vehicles do and reaching for them quickly decides who wins each card. There is no planning, so the 4 means mostly skill in the sense of knowledge and speed.
Interaction. All players reach into one shared spread of tokens at once, so every round is a scramble for the same vehicles.
Set-up. Spread the 32 tokens picture side up across the table and place the shuffled card pile next to them.
Reading. No reading on the tokens. Each card names a group of vehicles, and a grown-up can read it out for children who can't read yet.
Learning curve: 1 = UNO or Connect 4; 3 = Catan; 5 = a heavy strategy game. These describe the experience, not an overall score.
Is Eye See: Things that Go right for you?
Great if
- Little ones who can't get enough of cars, tractors, boats and planes
- Learning to group vehicles by what they do: which ones rescue people, which ones need fuel
- A parent with two or three small children at home, or a small playschool or homeschool group
- A birthday return gift from an Indian maker that is light and fits in a party bag
Skip it if
- Your child is under 3: the box carries a small-parts warning
- Your child cares more about animals than vehicles: Eye See: The Animal World plays the same way
- You want a quiet game with turns; here every player snatches tokens at once
How Eye See: Things that Go plays
The box holds 32 tokens and 18 characteristic cards. Thirty tokens show vehicles, from cars and tractors to boats and planes, and two are bonus tokens. Spread every token face up on the table, then shuffle the cards and stack them face down. Each card names one group of vehicles to look for, such as rescue vehicles or vehicles that need fuel.
- Time to teach: about 2 minutes.
- Reading and language: Every vehicle token is a picture, so a child can call a tractor a tractor in English, Hindi, Marathi or any mix the family speaks. The 18 cards each name one kind of vehicle to hunt for; a grown-up reads the card out, in any language, until the child can read it. The rules are in English.
A turn, step by step
- 1Reveal
Flip the top card to see which group of vehicles to hunt for, such as rescue vehicles.
- 2Race
All players snatch up the matching vehicle tokens at the same time. Know a matching vehicle that isn't on the table? Say it and take a bonus token.
- 3Score
Flip your tokens to check them: 1 point for each correct vehicle and 2 for a bonus token. The highest score takes the card.
- 4Win
Return the tokens and play the next card. As the box back says, the first player with 5 cards wins.
The full explanation: how a game of Eye See: Things that Go goes
Flip a card and the race begins. Nobody takes turns: every player picks up as many matching vehicles as they can, as fast as they can. A child who thinks of a vehicle that fits the card but isn't among the tokens can call out its name and take a bonus token instead.
Once the snatching is over, players flip their tokens to see if they got them right; the maker made the tokens so children can check themselves. Each correct vehicle is worth 1 point and a bonus token 2. The highest score wins the card, the tokens go back on the table and the next card is turned. The box back and the maker's page agree: the first player to win 5 cards wins.
For parents: read the card aloud, decide when the round is over, and help settle any argument about whether a vehicle really fits. The box warns of small parts and says it is not for children under 3. Grown-ups who join in can slow their hands down so the youngest gets a fair go.
This is the vehicle half of the Eye See pair. Eye See: The Animal World uses the same rules and the same size of box, but its 30 tokens are animals and it has 20 cards about animal features, such as laying eggs, where this box has 18 cards about transport.
What's in the box
- 30Vehicle tokens
picture tokens of cars, boats, planes, tractors and more; flip one over to check your pick - 2Bonus tokens
for naming a matching vehicle that isn't on the table; worth 2 points - 18Characteristic cards
each names one group of vehicles, such as rescue vehicles or vehicles that need fuel - 1Instruction manual
Box: 19 × 15 × 3.8 cm, 0.21 kg. Handy to know for gifting and travel.
Contents are from Chalk and Chuckles' product page and its photo of the box back ('TOKENS (32), CARDS (18), INSTRUCTIONS'), which match the Amazon.in listing facts for item CCPPL101. The maker's 'What's Inside?' picture labels 30 vehicle tokens; the other 2 of the 32 are the bonus tokens the rules describe. Eye See: The Animal World has the same 32 tokens but 20 cards.
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What reviewers and players say
There are no independent reviews, parent blogs, videos or forum threads about Eye See: Things that Go that we could find, so this summary comes from Chalk and Chuckles' own page and its photos of the box. On paper it is a short, lively race for vehicle-loving preschoolers, and it asks a little more than spotting: a child has to know which vehicles rescue people or need fuel. The maker's self-checking tokens and the bonus token for naming a vehicle that isn't on the table are nice touches. Unlike its animal sibling, its box back and web page agree on the winning rule.
What people love
- Built around the cars, boats, planes and tractors that small children already love
- Teaches children to sort vehicles by what they do, not just by how they look
- No waiting for turns: everybody plays every round
- Flip-to-check tokens let children see for themselves whether a pick was right
Common complaints
- The rules don't say when a round should stop, so a grown-up has to call it
- With 18 cards, children who know their vehicles well may soon run through the surprises
- No independent reviews or videos yet, so it is hard to judge how long it keeps children interested
5 research sources
- Reference Eye See- Things that Go (Chalk and Chuckles product page, March 2023) · Chalk and Chuckles
- Reference Photo of the Eye See: Things that Go box back (Chalk and Chuckles) · Chalk and Chuckles
- Reference Eye See- The Animal World, the sibling box (Chalk and Chuckles product page, April 2023) · Chalk and Chuckles
- Reference Contact: registered office and factory address (Chalk and Chuckles) · Chalk and Chuckles
- Reference FAQs: safety standards and age range (Chalk and Chuckles) · Chalk and Chuckles
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 Eye See: Things that Go
What age is Eye See: Things that Go for?
Chalk and Chuckles prints 3 to 6 years on the box front and its web page. The box back warns of small parts and says it is not suitable for children under 3.
How do you win Eye See: Things that Go?
Each card goes to the player with the highest score for that round: 1 point for every correct vehicle and 2 for a bonus token. The box back says the first player to win 5 cards is the winner.
Is Eye See: Things that Go the same as Eye See: The Animal World?
The rules, the 32 tokens and the box size are the same. Things that Go has vehicle tokens and 18 cards about transport, such as rescue vehicles or vehicles that need fuel; The Animal World has animal tokens and 20 cards about animal features.
Does my child need to read to play Eye See: Things that Go?
No. The tokens are pictures of vehicles, and a grown-up can read each card aloud, in English or any other language, before the race starts.
Is Eye See: Things that Go made in India?
Yes. The maker's photo of the box back prints 'Made in India' along with Chalk and Chuckles' factory address in Kundli, Haryana.
Game facts
- Publisher
- Chalk and Chuckles (Chalk and Chuckles Products Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, India)
- In India
- Chalk and Chuckles, an Indian company (registered office in New Delhi, factory in Kundli, Haryana), which makes and sells the game in India
- First published
- 2023
- Players
- The printed box front shows 2 to 4 players, while the maker's web page and the listing say 1 to 4. A single child can flip a card and pick out every vehicle that fits, then check by turning the tokens over, but nobody scores, so we count the game from 2.
- Barcode
- 8906045561013
- Language
- Little reading – Every vehicle token is a picture, so a child can call a tractor a tractor in English, Hindi, Marathi or any mix the family speaks. The 18 cards each name one kind of vehicle to hunt for; a grown-up reads the card out, in any language, until the child can read it. The rules are in English.
- Box size and weight
- 19 × 15 × 3.8 cm, 0.21 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.
- Chalk and Chuckles - Eye See- Things that Go (how to play, contents, size, ages)
- Chalk and Chuckles - Eye See- Things that Go product data (item CCPPL101, barcode, weight, images)
- Chalk and Chuckles - photo of the Eye See: Things that Go box and box back (contents, rules, safety warning, made in India)
- Chalk and Chuckles - Eye See- The Animal World (the sibling box, for comparison)
- Chalk and Chuckles - Contact (registered office and factory address)
- Chalk and Chuckles - FAQs (safety standards)