Card game
Crossover
Race to empty your hand by linking pictures and categories
- Set-up
- Under a minute
- Reading
- Some
The quick verdict
Full verdict ↓Great for Big family gatherings: up to 8 players, and nobody waits for a turn
Think twice if Your family dislikes speed games where the quickest hand wins
How we rate it
Learning curve. Play a card that fits the one on top, as fast as you can. A seven-year-old gets it after one round, so it sits with UNO at 1 on our scale.
Luck & skill. Which cards you are dealt is luck, but quick thinking and fast hands decide most rounds.
Interaction. Everyone races for the same pile at the same time, and each card played changes what the others can put down.
Set-up. Shuffle, deal a hand to everyone and turn one card face up. That's it.
Reading. Picture cards need no reading, but each category card has a short English phrase to read at speed.
Learning curve: 1 = UNO or Connect 4; 3 = Catan; 5 = a heavy strategy game. These describe the experience, not an overall score.
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Is Crossover right for you?
Great if
- Big family gatherings: up to 8 players, and nobody waits for a turn
- Children from about 7 who like quick, shouty games
- A ten-minute game between dinner and dessert
- Travel: a small box of 200 cards
Skip it if
- Your family dislikes speed games where the quickest hand wins
- Your youngest players don't read English yet and you want them to play without help
- You want a calm, turn-by-turn strategy game
How Crossover plays
Set-up: shuffle the 200 cards, which are 100 picture cards and 100 category cards, and deal everyone a hand. Skillmatics says you can start with any card, so turn one face up to begin the pile. The maker's page doesn't say how many cards each player gets, so check the manual in the box.
- Time to teach: about 2 minutes.
- Reading and language: Half the cards are pictures, but the category cards carry short English phrases such as 'Something red' or 'Starts with a vowel', which players must read and judge quickly. Children who don't read English yet will need a partner; the game is easy to explain in Hindi or any other language.
trying the new card game Crossover · The Purple Alphabet
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A turn, step by step
- 1Start
Deal the cards and turn any card face up to start the pile.
- 2Connect
No turns: everyone throws down a card that links to the top card, a picture that fits the category or a category that fits the picture.
- 3Win
The first player to empty their hand wins the round.
The full explanation: how a game of Crossover goes
Play: there are no turns. Everyone plays at the same time, throwing down a card that connects with the card on top of the pile. In the maker's example, a picture of strawberries is followed by 'Something red', then a picture of an alarm, then 'Something loud'.
How you win: the first player to empty their hand wins the round.
Tip: agree before you start how to settle a doubtful connection; a quick table vote works for most families. With younger children, let them play in a team with an older cousin who reads the category cards aloud.
What's in the box
- 100Picture cards
everyday things such as strawberries or an alarm - 100Category cards
short phrases such as 'Something red' or 'Starts with a vowel' - 1Instruction manual
Box: 13.4 × 9.4 × 4.2 cm, 0.37 kg. Handy to know for gifting and travel.
Contents are from Skillmatics' product page and its contents graphic for this box (item SKILL2084CO): 200 game cards, 100 picture cards and 100 category cards, plus an instruction manual. There is only one edition.
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What reviewers and players say
Crossover is very new: Skillmatics added it to its store in June 2026, and we found no independent written reviews or forum threads yet. One family YouTuber who was sent the game by Skillmatics calls it a great family game-night game and says the more people, the better. On paper it is a quick, loud, everyone-at-once card game, a bit like Dobble but built on linking ideas rather than spotting symbols. Expect a few friendly arguments about whether a link counts, and agree a quick way to settle them before you start.
What people love
- Everyone plays at once, so nobody sits waiting for a turn
- Takes up to 8 players, enough for a big family gathering
- Rounds of about 10 minutes
- A small box that travels easily
Common complaints
- No independent reviews yet, so it is hard to say how well it holds up over many games
- Whether a link counts can start arguments, and the maker's page doesn't say how to settle them
- Category cards are in English, so children who don't read yet need help
Based on 4 reviews and discussions
- Reference Crossover | Fast-Paced Connection Game for Kids (ages 7+) (Skillmatics, June 2026) · Skillmatics India
- Reference Crossover product data (Skillmatics, item SKILL2084CO) · Skillmatics India
- Reference Card and board games collection (Skillmatics) · Skillmatics India
- Video trying the new card game Crossover (The Purple Alphabet, September 2026) · YouTube
Summarised in our own words from the sources above. We don't use Amazon reviews or ratings.
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Questions people ask about Crossover
How do you play Crossover by Skillmatics?
Everyone holds a hand of cards and plays at the same time, throwing down a card that connects with the card on top: a picture that fits the category, or a category that fits the picture. There are no turns, and the first player to empty their hand wins the round.
How many cards are in Crossover?
There are 200 cards: 100 picture cards and 100 category cards, plus an instruction manual.
How many players can play Crossover?
Skillmatics says 2 to 8 players. It works with two, but it gets livelier with a bigger group, since more people are racing for the same pile.
Is Crossover made in India?
Skillmatics' product page gives India as the country of origin and names Grasper Global Private Limited, Mumbai, as the manufacturer.
What age is Crossover for?
Skillmatics says 7 and up, and the box says 7 to 99. Younger children can play in a team with someone who reads the category cards to them.
Game facts
- Publisher
- Skillmatics (Grasper Global Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, India)
- In India
- Skillmatics (Grasper Global Private Limited, Mumbai), which makes the game
- First published
- 2026
- Players
- 2–8
- Barcode
- 8904279522237
- Language
- Some English – Half the cards are pictures, but the category cards carry short English phrases such as 'Something red' or 'Starts with a vowel', which players must read and judge quickly. Children who don't read English yet will need a partner; the game is easy to explain in Hindi or any other language.
- Box size and weight
- 13.4 × 9.4 × 4.2 cm, 0.37 kg
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