If your child already knows the name of all the hockey teams, would this game be boring to them?
472931
This is more of a "who can spot the matching logos" game. I would think that knowing all of the teams would make this even more fun for them. It's a quick game of cards, where each person gets a stack of cards and you quickly put them down and try to see who can can spot a matching logo on 2 cards first. Whoever sees matching logos/pictures wins that stack then you play again. The person with all of the cards at the end wins. : )
472932
No, I don't think so at all. In fact, it may be better. When my nephew and I played neither of us knew all the team names so we were calling out things like 'penguin' 'the yellow B' and whatever general descriptions we could spit out. Knowing the actual team logos would probably be better and give that player an advantage.
472933
No... it has nothing to do with knowing the names (there are other things like hockey pucks, nets, helmets, refs, etc) -- its about finding the matches before the others you're playing with find them. My 8 yr old is not a hockey fan, but still enjoys the challenge of this game.
472934
It's just a matching game with an NHL theme. No impact whether or not he or she knows all of the teams. It's actually pretty tricky. There are many different versions of the game with different themes. The theme could be "fruit" and it would be just as fun. You have to match one item on your coaster to the coaster on the center before the other player. Great game for travel.
472935
Goodness no!!!! He/She would have even more fun because it's about being to match up symbols and the one who does it faster wins!!!!!!!
472936
No --this is a matching game. It has names of teams or hockey symbols, or Team Logos and it is a fast paced racing matching game. We have so much fun with this game. Even people who know nothing about hockey can play. fun fun fun!!!!!
472937
Not at all...whether or not the player knows the hockey team names does not make the game more or less interesting. It's a matching game and the multiple kids I've had play the game have been more interested in finding the match before their opponent then the items actually on the cards.
472938
There are lots of hockey items that you have to "spot" like pucks, sticks, referees, skates etc... So it's not just matching the logos of the teams (although those are some of the matches too). Hope that helps!
1027827
Depends on their focus level. My 12 y/o nephew loves the game and has picked up on parts of the rules that I have missed. I would say not younger than 10 or 11 though.
787952
They would be able to handle it themselves...once they understand the rules. Though this is the Junior version of the game, there are still a few rules. My 7 year old kind of makes things up he doesn't remember when I'm not playing, but he still has a good time with his friends that are around his same age. If you're willing to play it a few times to help them learn the rules, then this game would be enjoyable to them by themselves. There's not much reading once you know the rules. Just rolling the dice and moving your pieces depending on what you roll.
1611091
This game could be appropriate for intelligent children who don't mind getting a few wrong. The political, TV/film, and Literature questions can be challenging, but many of the other categories are a little more about just general knowledge that you learn in school.
830796
No, I don't think so. An 8 year old boys hockey jersey just fit into this. It's not very deep.
249028
I would think you could. Each hand is different every time, and there are several versions of the game. Our children are also very young and we didn't play the more complex games.
2189530
It looks like you got a yes from someone else, but my son enjoys it on the regular size ipad. My son enjoys it, though it works a little different than a real life air hockey game. :)
807592
It would be a really short game. They might get bored with the cards faster, but sometimes a short game is perfect.
865049
The player has to do the reading. Not sure how old your child is but I would say this game is geared towards 4th grade and up. Actually my kids took no interest in this game as it is very dated... ie. graphics etc. Idea behind the game is neat but too dated. Wouldn't recommend
73267
Most would be somewhat familiar. But that doesn't matter. The way you play you can still get them to guess it even if you don't know it. Example-" Blue suede shoes" you would get your team to guess each word seperately such as "color mixed with yellow that makes green"
241911
definitely not, i bought specifically to play with the kids, something that i would find fun and challenging as well...
1688501
All kids are different, but if you moderate a few games with them so they get a handle on the rules and are used to playing the game together, I would think they should be able to play by themselves. There is no reading involved, other than learning the instructions. If they are used to playing the game and don't need to look up rules, there will be nothing they need to read in order to play.
1077599
Probably not enough action for a 11 year old. My grandsons are 5 and 7 and have the baseball guys, football guys and hockey guys and love setting them up and playing.
174765
Yes, my daughter is the goalie so she is regularly yelling where the ball is and where she needs people. The single braces one was much harder to talk with.
1077597
I got this for my grandson, who is 5. As a former teacher and big baseball fan, I think a 11 year old might be too old because by this time he or she probably has a favorite team. I do have a strange suggestion. I had a baseball chess game that had the Mariners and the Yankees. The players are well made and the team colors are great. We now use those players on our Kaskey field. The chess game is available for most major league teams.
1666413
To put it simply yes.... Though that would depend upon the answers made up by the other players. This game has really nothing to do with trivial knowledge.
874847
Yes. I think they would especially like the little mouse figures. It didn't really hold my children's attention, though. Part way through the game, they had lost interest.