Dobble – Brilliant but flawed

This essay was written by Third Form student Junior Shaw as a Junior Independent Learning Assignment (ILA JNR) project. It was the winning submission in the Third Form category of the 2025 Junior ILA awards. The following provides a short introduction to the full report, which can be found below:

Back in October of 2024, my family and I were on holiday. Accompanying us was the game of Dobble, from which my research began. In particular, my father and I became quite intrigued by the nature of the game, the ‘mono-match’ principles of it, and how it was constructed. Over the course of my investigations, I discovered an unexpected flaw within the game!