Knickerbocker Glory -looks good enough to eat! (Orchard Toys Knickerbocker Glory)

Member Name: sttb1997

Product:	Orchard Toys Knickerbocker Glory
Date:	05/11/09 (11 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Easy to understand, simple

Disadvantages: Pieces wouldn't necessarily last years....

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 orange orange, purple blackberries etc.

You decide which mode you want to play - with a coloured dice or a numbered one. If you choose the coloured dice the first person rolls the dice and whichever colour he lands on, he chooses that colour of fruit for his knickerbocker glory. The game goes round the players until one person has completed their ice cream.

If you choose the numbered version of the game, the idea is still the same but instead of choosing a coloured piece, you count the pieces of fruit so 1 orange, 2 blackberries, 3 strawberries etc.

My 3 year old can play both modes and loves both ways of playing. It is a fast game, it takes about 5 minutes to play, so idea for this age. I believe a 6 year old would find this a bit boring so would definitely recommend it for age 3 to 4 at the most, but it depends on the child.

Overall I love this game. The pieces are bright and easy to depict. The rules are basic enough to understand and the game is fast enough that it holds interest. Definitely a muts for any pre-schooler.

The only downside I can see is the pieces are made out of card. They have a wipe clean surface so will definitely last a long time, but if a child is rough with them they could still bend and become unusable fairly quickly.

Summary: Great game, ideal for 3 and 4 year olds