Compress

Someone reads out a string of ones and zeros, and you have to give it back correctly to stay in the game. The strings keep coming and keep getting longer, far past what your head can hold, so you turn to the only tool you have: eight cards on which to record what you hear. Eight cards are not enough to write down everything, which is where the title comes in. You have to invent shorthand, cram several sequences into the same space, and trust that you can decode your own notes later. It is a memory game with a twist of code-making, from the Sasaki brothers of Oink Games under their Panpas label. Play it head-to-head between two, or pass it around a table of four for fifteen minutes. If you enjoy Memoarrr or classic pairs, this adds a layer of cleverness in a very small box.