Shoe-be-do

In what is perhaps the most painfully titled game of 2011 – Schuhbidu from designers Christian Barnikel and Heike Rosskopf – players are tasked with the challenge of outwitting a shoe goblin and reassembling four pairs of shoes.

At the start of the game, each player secretly draws four of the 48 shoes from the bag. Then all players simulatenously release their shoes on the table. Spot a matching pair? Place a finger on each shoe. If you did find a pair, you get to place the shoes on your shelf. Be the first player to collect four pairs of shoes, and you win the game.