Cooperative Game of Consultation Decision Making and Natural Selection, Max
by Family Pastimes
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Family PastimesBrand: Family Pastimes
Release Date: 2006-04-19
Model: MX
Product features:
- Co-Operative Games are Better Games for Young Children
- Candian Toy Testing, TOP Rating
- Includes: 12 x 12" board, special dice, 4 movers, 4 cat treats.
- Designed by Jim Deacove
- Recommended Age Range 3 to 5
Toys and Games Reviews of Cooperative Game of Consultation Decision Making and Natural Selection, Max
Customer Review: A friendly game for young children
Summary: 5 Stars
Here's how the game works:
The three Little Creatures get a head start on Max. You roll the two dice, and you either get two green dots, two black dots, or one of each - green dots move the creatutes, black dots move Max. If you roll double green you can move one creature two spaces or two creatures one space. Each creature has its own shortcut to skip a corner, but it has to land on it exactly. Max can take all the shortcuts, and he doesn't have to land on them exactly, but he does miss them if you roll double black. You also have four treats. Giving Max a treat makes him go all the way back to his house, but once the four treats are used up they are gone. Max also goes back to his house if he catches a creature. My understanding of the game is that it's difficult to get all three creatures safely to the tree, but it's almost impossible for Max to catch all three creatures.
While the game is driven by rolling the dice to see whether you move the creatures or Max, the child has two decisions to make:
1. Which creature(s) to move
You have to learn how to balance movement among the three creatures, and how to arrange it so that a creature lands exactly on the entrance to its shortcut. Older children will realize that sometimes you have to let Max catch one of the creatures to make sure that the other two get home safely.
2. When to give Max a treat
To do this properly you have to be able to predict the furthest Max could move on the next dice roll, and whether that puts any of the creatures in danger. If you give Max treats too often you'll run out, not often enough and he'll catch the other creatures.
I bought this game for my youngest nephew because I'm an avid gamer but, at 4 years, he was a little young for most games. He really likes this game because he gets to participate in every turn. He got a little upset at the thought of the small animals getting eaten by Max, so his mom changed it so that Max just sends them back to his house at the beginning of the path and they stay there, instead of going to the tree at the end (more like "catching" them than actually "eating" them).
I like that the game is cooperative, with all players moving all the creatures - little chance for hurt feelings at the end of the game. There can still be turn-taking in the form of who gets to roll the dice, and who gets priority over movement decisions. I also like that there is some strategy to the game, unlike Candy Land which is purely chance-driven. This is also a game that a child can play by herself.
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Description of Cooperative Game of Consultation Decision Making and Natural Selection, Max
We must help get the little Creatures safely home before Max, the Tomcat, catches them. In an exciting way, children learn logic, consultation and decision making. An important issue to discuss is also raised: we don't like Max catching those Little Ones, yet we recognize that he is a natural hunter. How do we resolve this in our minds and hearts? Let's talk it over.
Includes: 12 x 12" board, special dice, 4 movers, 4 cat treats. © 1986
- Recommended Ages: 4 years - 7 years
This board game doesn't pit players against each other in competition. Instead, all players work cooperatively to get a bird, a chipmunk, and a mouse (collectively known as Little Creatures) safely home before Max the Tomcat catches them and, presumably, eats them! The dice have single spots--either black or green--on each face. Black spots move Max, green spots move the Little Creatures. Players roll the dice and, in consultation with each other, decide which pieces to move in a game-long effort to foil Max. A refreshing twist on more traditional board games, this is a win/win situation for the players. They will undoubtedly always be able to save at least some of the Little Creatures from Max! Children might need help from an adult in separating the cardboard game pieces. The full-color game board is 12 inches square. --Wendy Slotboom
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