The Game Card Game – A Highly-Addictive Challenge of Teamwork and Strategy, Fun Family Game for Kids and Adults, Ages 8 , 1-5

I was introduced to this game by a group that I often play games with, and enjoyed it enough that I had to have a copy for myself. I then introduced it to my wife and it has become a frequent activity for us. The game is quite simple–though yes, the “skip backwards when you have a card that differs by 10” rule can be a little complicated at first, but it adds an important dimension to the strategy. And the strategies can get reasonably complicated, especially when rules are added that limit communication.This is a cooperative game, and the players work together to try to beat the game. I think it teaches important rules about cooperation to younger players and allows older players to enjoy working together. It probably won’t satisfy those who are super competitive, but it is challenging enough to hold most people’s interest, I think.My only complaint is that the box the game comes in is quite flimsy, and ours arrived pretty much destroyed in shipping. So we transplanted the cards to another box. (It appears from other reviews that this is fairly common.). But this does make the game a risky choice to give as a gift, and I’ve docked the game one star for not providing a more substantial box for the cards.