- Set-up
- Under a minute
- Reading
- Little
The quick verdict
Full verdict ↓Great for A child of 6 to 8 and a parent, grandparent or older sibling looking for a short game for two
Think twice if You want a game for three or four children at once; the box says up to 4, but the maker describes it as a game for two
How we rate it
Learning curve. A small pack and one simple choice at a time: which card to place and where. A six-year-old can follow it after a game with an adult, so it sits with UNO at 1 on our scale.
Luck & skill. Which cards you draw is luck; where you place them to suit your secret goal is skill.
Interaction. Each player lays cards towards a secret goal, so you can't see what the others are aiming for; how much the players' scenes overlap depends on the rules in the pack.
Set-up. Shuffle the cards and give each player a secret score card; the rules in the pack say how many cards to deal and how to lay them out.
Reading. The cards are pictures; the score cards carry a few words, and an adult may need to read the rules.
Learning curve: 1 = UNO or Connect 4; 3 = Catan; 5 = a heavy strategy game. These describe the experience, not an overall score.
Is Rain right for you?
Great if
- A child of 6 to 8 and a parent, grandparent or older sibling looking for a short game for two
- Rainy monsoon afternoons, and starting a chat about where rain comes from and where it goes
- Bags and pockets on trips: it is a slim pack of small cards
- A small return gift or add-on gift from an Indian studio
Skip it if
- You want a game for three or four children at once; the box says up to 4, but the maker describes it as a game for two
- Your child wants fast action or a race; this is a calm game of placing cards and planning
- You want rules you can check online first; the full rules come only in the pack
How Rain plays
Rain is a pocket-sized card game. The box says 2 to 4 players, and Mozaic's picture of the cards describes a game for two. The deck has sky cards (white clouds and rain clouds), land cards (wet land and dry land) and six score cards. Mozaic's own picture of the cards shows eight of each sky and land card, so the pack holds about 38 cards in all.
- Time to teach: about 5 minutes.
- Reading and language: The cards are pictures of clouds, rain and land, and the score cards carry only a few words. The rules are in English, and the talk about rain, rivers and lakes works just as well in Hindi, Kannada or any language the family speaks.
A turn, step by step
- 1Goal
Each player takes a secret score card showing the kind of scenes that will score for them.
- 2Build
Take turns laying sky and land cards to make little nature scenes on sunny and rainy days.
- 3Win
Complete five scenes and score the most points from your secret goal; the rules in the pack explain the scoring.
The full explanation: how a game of Rain goes
Each player gets a secret score card, a goal the other player can't see. Players then lay cards down to make small pictures of nature, some on sunny days and some on rainy days, trying to build the kinds of scenes their own score card rewards. Mozaic describes it as a tile-laying game with private goals.
The aim is to complete five scenes and score the most points from your secret goal. Mozaic doesn't publish the full rules online, so exactly how a scene is finished and scored is explained only in the rules that come in the pack.
For parents: a six-year-old will need an adult to read the rules and guide the first game, but the choices are simple after that: which card to place, and where. Along the way children practise matching, planning towards a goal and keeping a secret, and the pictures lead naturally into talk about the monsoon, rivers, lakes and the water cycle.
What's in the box
- 8White cloud cards
- 8Rain cloud cards
- 8Wet land cards
- 8Dry land cards
- 6Score cards
secret goals
Box: 0.1 kg. Handy to know for gifting and travel.
Mozaic's written description gives no contents list. The card types and counts come from Mozaic's own picture of the cards, which lists eight each of white clouds, rain clouds, wet land and dry land, and six score cards. Mozaic gives a weight of 100 g. Mozaic shows the earlier DICE TOY LABS box on the same product page, so it is the same game, but we found no contents list for that older print.
Where to buy
How to make sure you get a genuine copyEditions and the details worth checking.
What reviewers and players say
We found no independent reviews, parent blogs, forum threads or videos about Rain, so this page rests on Mozaic Games' own product page and pictures, a short news post on Board Game Beat and one Indian store listing. On paper it is a gentle card game for children of about 6 to 8, best with two, with a secret goal to work towards and pictures of clouds, rain and land that lead easily into talk about the monsoon and the water cycle. The pack is tiny and travels well. The catch is that the full rules are not online, so you learn exactly how it scores only once you open the pack.
What people love
- A calm, pocket-sized game for a parent and child or two siblings
- Pictures of clouds, rain and land that make it easy to talk about where rain goes
- A secret goal gives even young children something to plan towards
- An Indian game from a Bengaluru studio, with its idea credited to a young child
Common complaints
- The box says up to 4, but the maker describes a game for two
- The rules are not published online, so it is hard to know the game before buying
- No independent reviews yet, so it is hard to say how long it stays interesting
5 research sources
- Reference RAIN, a mini card game (publisher's product page, read October 2026) · Mozaic Games
- Reference About us (publisher's page, read October 2026) · Mozaic Games
- Reference RAIN Mini Card Game (Indian store listing, read October 2026) · Gameistry
- Reference The designers bringing Indian culture into the world of board games (Kalpana Sunder, July 2021) · The National
- Reference Navigate Your Way Through Furry Pawlitics (W. Eric Martin, February 2026; the post also covers Rain) · Board Game Beat
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 Rain
What age is the Rain card game for?
Rain is for children aged 6 and up. A six-year-old will need an adult to read the rules and help in the first game, and after that the choices are simple: which card to place, and where.
How many players can play Rain?
The box says 2 to 4. Mozaic's own picture of the cards describes a game for you and one other player, so it is at its best for two: a parent and child or two siblings.
Is Rain an Indian game?
Yes. Rain is made by Mozaic Games, a Bengaluru studio founded in 2018 by Phalgun Polepalli and Shwetha Badarinath, which was called DICE Toy Labs until 2022. Mozaic credits the game's idea to a young child.
What does Rain teach children?
The cards show clouds, rain and land on sunny and rainy days, so the game opens easy talk about how rain helps trees grow and fills rivers and lakes. Children also practise matching pictures and planning towards a secret goal.
Why does the Amazon.in listing say DICE TOY LABS instead of Mozaic Games?
DICE Toy Labs is the company's earlier name; it rebranded to Mozaic Games in 2022, and the company behind the website is still DICE Toy Labs Pvt Ltd. Older boxes print DICE TOY LABS and newer ones MOZAIC GAMES, and it is the same game.
Game facts
- Designed by
- Phalgun Polepalli
- Publisher
- Mozaic Games (DICE Toy Labs Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru, India)
- In India
- Mozaic Games, the Bengaluru studio (DICE Toy Labs Pvt Ltd) that designs and sells Rain
- Players
- The box says 2 to 4 players, but Mozaic's own picture of the cards describes a game for you and one other player, so it is best with two.
- Language
- Little reading – The cards are pictures of clouds, rain and land, and the score cards carry only a few words. The rules are in English, and the talk about rain, rivers and lakes works just as well in Hindi, Kannada or any language the family speaks.
- Box size and weight
- 0.1 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.
- Mozaic Games - RAIN, a mini card game (publisher's product page)
- Mozaic Games - About us (previously Dice Toy Labs, founded 2018 in Bangalore)
- Mozaic Games - Terms of service (site operated by DICE Toy Labs Pvt Ltd, Bangalore)
- Gameistry - RAIN Mini Card Game (Indian store listing: players, age, time)
- The National - The designers bringing Indian culture into the world of board games (Kalpana Sunder, July 2021)
- Board Game Beat - Navigate Your Way Through Furry Pawlitics (W. Eric Martin, 25 Feb 2026; also covers Rain: a small card game of 32 land and sky cards and six score cards)