Game Variations and Tips

Duco can be played a number of different ways to enhance many skills.  As you play Duco, you may find a new way that is not listed here.  You can send in your own variations to customer_service@ducogames.com to be posted here. 

Beginners

• Minimum of two players.  TEACHES COLOR RECOGNITION.  Instead of having the player choose their color, have them pick 7 winks of multiple colors (example: two of each color and then have them pick their favorite color to get to seven).  When a number is rolled on the die, ask them to pick a specific color (one of the four).

Advanced Game Variations

• Minimum of three players.  TEACHES LEFT AND RIGHT DIRECTION.  All players still start with 7 winks.  The youngest player goes first.  In this variation, when a player receives an "add" on the action token, the player to his/her LEFT adds the appropriate amounts of winks.  If the player rolls a "subtract", the player on his/her RIGHT subtracts the appropriate amount of winks. 
• Minimum of two players.  TEACHES GROUPING/PATTERN RECOGNITION.  Have the player(s) line up their winks in rows of 2,3,4 or 5.  Encourage the player to maintain the winks in rows and have him/her tell you how many are in the row throughout play.  Enforce follow-on counting after recognizing what is already in a row (started with three in a row, the next number would be four and so on).  

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