What Players Are Saying
Great game to play with the younglings, even when he doesnt read the instructions, he had fun sith his friends and I.
If you want to take it further, it’s easy to make up your own new rules or dice roll scenarios to make the game go faster or smoother or whatever, especially useful if you’re playing a kid who just keeps drawing & playing defense cards only, to draw the game out as long as possible.
We made up a rule of penalizing someone if they play 3 defense cards in a row, losing 4 life... or they can steal some of the enemy player’s health or do extra damage as a combo bonus if they successfully block or attack X TIMES IN A ROW without a reverse card interrupting the attack or an enemy attack breaking through their shield.
stuff like that. or if you choose to attack yourself 2x in a row, you get an enraged state that gifts a x2 damage multiplier if you successfully land another attack on the opponent on your next turn (attack turn #3).
This is a cute game. It reminds me of some other games we have played. I got it setup with me and my 13 year old son who loves to play card games.
We read the instructions first and then watched the video on their website. It seemed a little confusing at first but after a few tries and us doing our own tweaking, we got it going. I do wish there were more cards to it. We did just two players and we were constantly having to reshuffle the decks. So if you plan to do more than 2 players, you may want to buy two games and put them together. Otherwise I dont recommend more than 2 players.
It says the age is 8, I would put it closer to 10 years old, unless the 8 year old loves card games and has the attention span to pay attention.
But overall a cute game and a fun way to get the family interacting!
I actually planned on saving this card game for Christmas, but that plan didn’t survive very long. I wanted my kids to have something they could sit down and play together now, so Christmas lost a present and family game night gained one.
I’m glad I gave it to them early because they’ve been having a lot of fun with it.
The basic attack-and-defend concept is easy enough to understand without spending half the evening studying a rulebook. Once everyone understands what their cards do, the rounds move quickly, and that’s one of the game’s biggest strengths. At around 10 minutes per game, losing doesn’t turn into an hour-long tragedy. You can shuffle up and immediately demand a rematch.
I also like that it works with 2 to 4 players. That makes it easy for two of my kids to play on their own, while still allowing more people to jump in when everyone wants to play together.
There’s enough strategy in deciding when to attack and when to defend to keep everyone involved, but it isn’t so complicated that younger players are sitting there completely lost. For us, it hits a nice middle ground between strategy and simple family fun.
Most importantly, my kids actually want to play it together. That’s ultimately a much bigger compliment than anything printed on the box. A game can have beautiful cards and clever rules, but if it sits untouched on the shelf, none of that matters.
Overall: Quick to learn, fast to play, surprisingly entertaining, and great for getting kids around the same table for some friendly competition. I bought it as a Christmas present, but seeing them enjoying it together now makes giving it to them early completely worth it.
Christmas may be down one present, but I’ve already heard enough rematch arguments to know this one was a winner.
My family backed this game on Kickstarter. We are BIG penguin fans in generally, so we were excited to see it take shape and come to production.
We played the first evening after we received it. Games are straightforward, quick, gave lots of chances for each of us to win a round. Cards are cute and colorful and easy to read.
It’s a fun concept. Definitely enjoyed playing it with my nephew and sister. You do have to be a little careful with the cards. They are less sturdy than in used to (Doomlings or a standard deck of cards being what I’m used to). That would be my main critic. When there’s are three or more people playing, deciding whether to defend or attack is much more of a in-depth decision, but that’s part of the fun. The penguins definitely make it a fun experience.