THE FIELD NOTES

Get better at
being curious.

Real rules. Useful examples. A few ideas to take into your next game.

Shelf Hunt

Five guesses, better questions: a Shelf Hunt strategy guide

Learn to turn each clue into a useful guess, without needing the exact brand or a cupboard full of products.

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Shelf Guess

How to ask better yes-or-no questions in Shelf Guess

Use the shape of the remaining shelf to decide whether to ask about a category, family, or brand.

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Shelf Sense

Finding the four connections in Shelf Sense

A practical way to distinguish a real four-product connection from a tempting coincidence.

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Barcode Breaker

Barcode Breaker: use every green, yellow, and dark digit

Work through four missing digits with a repeatable process instead of random retries.

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Shelf Pitch

Host a Shelf Pitch game night from anywhere

Set up a remote room, write a memorable 16-word pitch, and keep the whole group involved.

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Explore the shelf

Aisle, family, flavor: how the Shelf Hunt catalog works

Understand the different kinds of connections that make an everyday product useful in several games.

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