Kites is a sequencing game where you work together to keep six different coloured kites in the air. You play Kite cards to turn over their related sand-timers to try and stop them running out and the kites crashing down. It stands out for this timer-management element that requires both quick decisions and effective communication to avoid any one timer staying the same way up for too long.

Play is about managing the orientation of the timers by playing coloured Kite cards to flip them over. However, each of the Kite cards flips different colours (sometimes multiple) and the timers are different durations. So it becomes a battle to work with your teammates to keep all the timers running, until you have played all the cards in the deck.

Although you are taking turns, there's a real time feel to the game because the timers keep ticking down. As play progresses and more timers come into play, you wrestle to flip timers at just the right time. Too soon and you'll have to flip it again pretty quickly. Too late and you are out. At the same time you need discuss your hands, so that you know what cards your teammates have and which timers they can best manage.

The result is a game of rapid collaboration, like a co-operative version of speed Chess, where you need to not only play quickly, but communicate clearly too. It's about sequencing your Kite cards carefully, playing them at just the right time, because if you leave one of the timers unturned for too long, it runs out and your team loses.