Orchard Toys Knickerbocker Glory

Orchard make fantastic games for young children and the Knickerbocker Glory game is no exception. It is for 2-6 players, and aimed at children aged 3 to 6 years old. My 3 year old son has just discovered it and loves it! The aim of the game: to be the first person to build your knickerbocker glory. In the box you will find 6 playing cards, each with the six different contents to create your knickerbocker glory. There will also be 2 different dice as there are 2 playing modes. Each of the ingredient cards has a different number of fruit on, and each piece is a different colour - for example there are red strawberries, an ...  Read the complete review

This was the first board game that both of my daughters ever played at just under age 3 for both of them. It was the first Orchard game that I ever purchased, actually at full price from a shop, though I have since acquired a largish collection of other Orchard Games, mainly from varied Fairs and Car boot sales. It is currently £5.87 from Amazon, the rrp is £7.00. This is a great introduction to the concept of taking turns and playing a game for little ones, and the game play is not too annoying for parents either. As with all Orchard games it is a quality and British made product. It is made from nice thick wipeable recycled cardboard. In the ...  Read the complete review

Knickerbocker glory In this game, children have to make their own knickerbockers glory as fast as they can. For some children the very name knickerbockers will cause much hilarity so they may have to get their giggles out of their system before the game can commence!! ~~~Who is it for?~~~ A game for 2-4 players although I use it in the classroom as a game for only 2 players to cause fewer arguments. The suggested age range is 3-6, and I would tend to agree with this. I am using it at the moment with 4 and 5 year olds, and once the game is explained, they are quite able to play the game in pairs without any problems ...  Read the complete review