BuyCincy Holiday Guide: Quick Count
It takes a comfortable couch, dedication, Tivo and a couple beers to coerce your significant other to watch football with you for a full 8 hours on Sunday. It probably takes a bit of stupidity to ask them to play a card game based on football right after that. Luckily, Quick Count is not only to be enjoyed by football fanatics, but - as I thankfully found out - by most anyone who puts up with them as well.
Quick Count is a new football game invented and manufactured (by US Playing Card) here in the city. The concept is simple - players take turns trying to gain yardage by playing "rush," "pass," and "catch" cards until they score. However, like any good card game, a little luck and a little strategy is needed to crush your opponent. Quick Count is interesting and involved enough that this 20-something, happily raised on TV and video games, sat down and played a card game until he lost track of time. But, the simplicity of the rules, which are written on only two playing cards, make the game easy for people of any age to pick up and start playing.
As such, this is sure to be a welcome addition to any football fan's stocking or tailgater's set-up. Get it at:
Metronation, 1213 Vine St., Cincinnati
King Arthur's Court, 3040 Madison Rd., Cincinnati
The Blue Marble, 1356 South Fort Thomas Ave., Ft. Thomas
Just to name a few, or you can order directly from:
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Dear Sean,
Thank you so much for including Quick Count in your Holiday recommendations! We are local and Cincinnati area natives. My husband, Jeff Spelman invented this game for our young sons. After a lot of tinkering and sharing it with friends and family, we realized a lot of people would enjoy playing it! We were lucky to have US Playing Card just a few miles away in Norwood to print it for us. Now everyone can get their own deck of Quick Count. Cincinnati is the perfect place to be creative and dream and bring your dreams to life. We have the wonderful support of local retailers who believe in local products and ideas. Cincinnati people love this game and are enthusiastically helping us spread the word! Thank you Cincinnati and thank you BuyCincy.com!