This is a game where you try to make connections between one or two word clues and colors.  There are 480 different colors on the game board in a grid marked from A to P and 1 to 30.  When it is your turn, you draw a card that has four random colors showing, with their grid-reference-code.  For example you might see a brown square marked A1, with purple C23, aqua M22, and orange E7.  You choose one of them to work with and then tell the other players a single word clue or “cue”.  If you chose the orange color, you could say “caution”.  If you chose purple, you might say, “eggplant”.

Each other player places their first marker on a color they think matches your word.  Then you say one or two additional words that could adjust their guesses.  You can also pass on saying another word, which generally means you either have no idea how to improve their guesses, or you like what they guess. 

You cannot repeat words that were previously used in the game.  Nor can you use words such as lighter or darker, or color words, unless they are more exotic, like ochre, chartreuse, or mauve for example.

After everyone places their second marker, a 3 x 3 gate is put on the board, centered on your grid-code.  Then the counting begins.  Each other player gets 3 points for being right on the square or 2 points for being in one of the 8 squares surrounding your color.  If they are on any of the 16 squares outside of the gate, but adjacent, they get 1 point for that marker.

The person who gave the cues for the hue gets one point for every marker that is inside the 3 x 3 gate.

You simply rinse and repeat until someone gets to 50 points!