First up was:
WONKY
The Crazy
Cubes Card
Game
Wonky is a nerve-racking, high-strung game that challenges players steadiness. Players construct a wonky, wobbly tower using oddly shaped wooden blocks. Wonky blocks have three flat sides
and three curved sides making building a tower quite challenging. They also come in three sizes to make constructing a tower more challenging. Using
strategy cards, players try to flub-up their opponents as they build the
crazy cube tower. Players anxiously watch as their opponents
strategically place their block hoping that they will topple the tower. The
first player to get rid of all of their cards without bringing down the tower
is the winner! Players are dealt 7 cards at the beginning of the game.
Some of the card
plays are:
•
Stack Any Color, Any Size Block
•
Stack Any Color Small Block
•
Stack The Large Green Block
•
Pass Turn To Next Player Without Stacking A Block
•
Reverse The Direction Of Play Without Stacking A
Block
Our family had a
blast playing Wonky. After playing dozens of times we FINALLY succeeding at
building a tower using all of the blocks without toppling the tower over. When
playing with my younger kiddos we loosely followed the rules. The game was
great for their reading skills development, following directions, hand dexterity, patience, and
learning how to be a "happy looser". When we played the game with the older
children it became more of a game of strategy. With each play our goal was to
do anything to either not have to place a block or make it next to impossible
for the next player to succeed in placing a block without toppling the tower.
Wonky is definitely a fun game if you are 5 or 65. Every game is a new adventure. Don't be discouraged if you end up building and rebuilding multiple towers during any given game.
Next up was:
TAPPLE
Fast Word Fun For Everyone
Tapple is a fast paced, great for the brain game!
Once you start playing you cannot stop. Controlling your laughter is virtually
impossible. The Tapple wheel has twenty letters of the alphabet but has
excluded the letters: Q, U, V, X, Y, and Z. Those six letters are uncommon for
the start of words so are not included. A player has TEN SECONDS to call out a
word. When playing the game with my younger children we opted to not use the
buzzer. The buzzer caused too much anxiety for my younger kiddos and they spent
the ten seconds panicking rather than thinking. On the other hand, when we
played the game with our older children we had a nerve-racking, obnoxiously
loud, laughter crazed time!! I laughed when I read the Tapple tip about
remaining calm because a calm mind is a mind that thinks better under pressure.
Haha!!
The cards are
split up with the blue and white side geared towards younger children and the
yellow and red side having more difficult categories. Some of the topics
included:
•
animals
•
candy
•
things at a party
•
smelly & stinky stuff
•
baking and cooking terms
•
emotions
•
at a wedding
My kiddos couldn't wait for grandma to come over to show her how to play the game. After the first game, Grandma was hooked. She loved the game and even asked if she could borrow it to play with some of her friends.
Tapple is a seriously addictive game. We have played the game more times than I can count. After going through all of the cards my kids began making up their own categories. This will definitely be a game that we will bring out at every family gathering!!
Final Thoughts
If your are ready for some serious fun, look no further!! Our
whole family had a blast playing these games!! I would highly recommend these games. Disclaimer: do not attempt to play these games
unless you are ready to laugh and have fun. Both of
these games are entertaining for both children and adults. These games are perfect
for family game night, parties, youth get-togethers, or play dates.
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