Elephants or Ants, a fast-paced board game brought to you by International Playthings, was Ally's first suggestion for the website. She recommended it for the interesting questions (eg. Are there more natural blonds in the world or left-handed people? Where are there more shark attacks, in the United States or Australia? The answers will surprise you...) and the fairly reasonable price tag - normally around $27.
What did we think of it? Well, we took it camping with us for the weekend and played with seven kids aged from 5 - 15, as well as a few thirty-somethings in the mix. We played on teams to make it easier for the smaller kids. It was a blast - alot like Trivial Pursuit except all the questions are either/or, and the little bits of information on the back explaining the answers were phenomonal. My sons, always suspicious of any accidental learning, loved reading things like 'What's more popular, chocolate ice cream or vanilla?'. We played the game about 20 times total.
HINT - Take advantage of the challenge option in the game. Once you have earned yourself a colour-coded card in one of the topics - like food, sports and games etc. - you can challenge someone else's answer. Be prepared though...if you're wrong, you have to give up one of your cards. It's that sort of cut-throat competition that got the kids hooked.
Our only slight issue with the game? By the end of the weekend we were running out of cards. We had heard most of the answers. So my recommendation would be to sell a booster pack of extra cards seperately.
Good choice Ally!
What did we think of it? Well, we took it camping with us for the weekend and played with seven kids aged from 5 - 15, as well as a few thirty-somethings in the mix. We played on teams to make it easier for the smaller kids. It was a blast - alot like Trivial Pursuit except all the questions are either/or, and the little bits of information on the back explaining the answers were phenomonal. My sons, always suspicious of any accidental learning, loved reading things like 'What's more popular, chocolate ice cream or vanilla?'. We played the game about 20 times total.
HINT - Take advantage of the challenge option in the game. Once you have earned yourself a colour-coded card in one of the topics - like food, sports and games etc. - you can challenge someone else's answer. Be prepared though...if you're wrong, you have to give up one of your cards. It's that sort of cut-throat competition that got the kids hooked.
Our only slight issue with the game? By the end of the weekend we were running out of cards. We had heard most of the answers. So my recommendation would be to sell a booster pack of extra cards seperately.
Good choice Ally!
