Spotty Dogs

Spotty Dogs is one of those games that could easily be overlooked but, in fact, offers so much more than the box would suggest. Marketed as a counting game suitable for children from 3-6 years old this game is simplicity itself and my son, at 2 was happily playing it in full. The game comprises a number of double-sided cards and a spinner to be used in place of a dice. On one side of each card will be a picture of a dog with a number of spots on his coat and on the reverse a picture of a dog basket with a number of bones from 1-3 in it (or none at all). The aim of the game is simple, to be the person with the most bones at the end of the game. To ...  Read the complete review

Ever since having my two girls I have been a big fan of Orchard Toys. They are always bright and sturdy, good fun as well as helping children's development. Spotty Dogs is a simple but fun counting game that I bought for my three year old daughter. The suggested age range is 3-6 years and that seems about right. When you open up the contents of the game you find that there is a multi coloured spinner with the numbers 1 - 6 on it and twenty four cards displaying different dogs with different numbers of spots on their backs. The aim of the game is to spin a number and then to collect a card with a dog with the same number of spots as the number spun. If all of ...  Read the complete review