Thursday 22 March 2012

Top 5 Haba Family Games




Our Winner!! - Robin Hund

Simple game where players pit their memory, strategy & luck against one another to be the first to collect 10 bags of look or 5 treasure chests.  Chosen as our winner because it offers the perfect balance of skill & simply play to allow all ages to become equally engaged.  Lovely illustrations and the familiar story combined with a mixture of card and board game play ensure there is something for everyone to enjoy.


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2)  Turbo Team


What’s not to love about a game that involves pooping animals!  Players race to be the first to get all their animals over the finishing line but beware an untimely toilet break can stop you in your tracks.  A gambling game where the winner will be rewarded for a combination of luck & bravery balanced with just the right amount of well timed caution.  We get rather excitable and can end up with lots of chanting, clapping and laughing with this easy to play and even easier to like game.


3)  Wild Vikings

A fun game where the winner ends up with the most treasure from the Viking raids.  A mixture of card & board where players can plot their way to victory but beware you don’t have your treasure sneakily stolen from your grasp.  Players roll the dice to determine which action to take or which boat will be given the next lot of treasure until it’s time to gamble your way to victory.  We love the tenseness of the game waiting to see if your planning will be rewarded with a little luck.


4)  Treasure Ready Go

You’ll need quick thinking and a steady hand in this game of mixed skills.  Race against the timer to collect as many cards as you can.  Each one has an action you must complete before you can move onto the next but beware, take your eye off the timer and it may just cost you the lot!  A fantastic family game with some beautiful work in design and game play and you can make it harder for more able players by hiding the timer or by making a minimum target on each round.


5)  Catch Me

Simple can be better and in this game it is although Haba do introduce possibilities for variations to extend the learning nature of the game should you wish.  Choose a cat and everyone takes their mouse, ready, set, go!  The die decides who moves and when, then the cat must catch them with the cup.  One of our favourites as a family, surprisingly its most liked by our older children.  Get’s the adrenaline flowing as you wait with baited anticipation until it’s time to  battle! 

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