It has a set of 8 game cards - 4 picture cards without words (as in first row) and 4 with washout pictures and words (as in second row). This game can be played by both readers and non-readers. Young children who cannot read can still play this game if they can recognise the two "saved" cards (see below).
Source of pictures: "The Toddler's Bible"
Suggested number of players: 4-6 children
Suggested number of cards: one set of 8 cards per child
Briefly explain and introduce each of the cards to the children ... highlighting the "Saved" card (either one of the two cards shown with a red border above).
Gameplay: All the cards are shuffled and divided into face-down stacks among the players. One player removes the top card of his stack and places it face-up on a table within reach of all players. The players take turns doing this in a clockwise manner until a "Saved" card is placed on the pile.
At this point, any and all players may attempt to slap the pile with the hand they used to place the card; whoever covers the pile with his hand first and shouts "Saved!" takes the pile, adds it to the bottom of his stack and shuffles it. He/she then places a (new) card face-up on the table and gameplay resumes.
When a player has run out of cards, he/she is out of the game. Variation: When a player has run out of cards, he/she has one more chance to slap the next "Saved" card and get back in the game, but if he/she fails, he/she is out.
Gameplay continues until one player has acquired all of the cards.
Here is the zipped folder of the original set of 8 game cards. Have fun!
Here is another set of 16 cards on A3-sized paper. The cards have coloured borders with colours as in the Wordless Book.