FoxMind Games: Hansel & Gretel, Cooperative Fairytale Board Game, 2-4 Players, Ages 6+

Cinderella's Great Ball Game was an absolute hit with my 5-year-old! It brought so much joy and excitement to our playtime.One of the things that stood out the most was the cooperative gameplay. It was nice to be able to work together towards a goal and shared victory that made the game even more enjoyable.I loved how from the crystal shoes to the giant pumpkin, each game element resonated with the original fairytale. It truly felt like we were part of Cinderella's story.Cant wait to try other games this brand has to offer!

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To start out this game you MUST read the instructions. It is not a game you can simply set up and go (unless you have already played it). The set up is fairly easy and not time consuming. The main goal in this cooperative game is to get 5 gingerbread tokens to win. But Baba Yaga (the bad witch) can catch you before that happens. The game will end in one or three ways. You win by collecting the 5 gingerbread tokens, Baba Yaga catches a pawn, or you run too fast and catches Baba Yaga's pawn.

This looked adorable and we enjoy the Brothers Grimm fairy tales so I thought why not give it a try, even though I thought we'd have to wait a bit for my daughter to understand it.Some of the reviews said it was too complex for kids/themselves to understand. I disagree.My not even 5 year old completely understands the game. We've played it three times now and she asks multiple times a day if we can play it again.AND unlike most kid games, I actually really want to keep playing this game. It is deep but not complex, I would argue. It is simple enough for my 4 year old to play but deep enough for me to enjoy to.Also, it plays well as a two player game!! Which is hard to find. Especially this fun of one.I am being honest here, this is right up there with the best little, little kids games I've played like Outfoxed and Animal Upon Animal. I mean, it's excellent.To the argument that it is too complex to learn and too much going on, I would say that most worthwhile games have a learning curve. This is one even my 4 year old understood after just a few turns so once you start playing, it makes sense and is easy from there. I would say it's the same difficulty in picking up as Outfoxed.What makes this game so fun:1. The art and excellent board and components - its just more fun to run the wooden pawns along the side of the box vs. plastic ones flat on a board.2. You are trying to keep away from Baba Yaga on the board you are moving the players around while making completed treats with the titles to collect all 5 gingerbreads. There is an element of luck in the luck of the draw with drawing the tiles, and an element of strategy making sure the tile you lay won't run Hansel & Gretel into the witch, and also in laying the tiles.3. The box is small so it fits nices in game closet4. Each game is a little different due to the tiles draw being different so it doesn't feel redundant.I mean this is just a solid, solid game I see us playing for years to come. I have already looked more into FoxMinds other games - I would like more like Hansel & Gretel.Easy 5 stars 🌟 keep making games FoxMind!

This Hansel & Gretel Cooperative Game is well made and adorable. The paperboard game pieces are sturdy with no visible printing or cutting issues. The colors are vibrant and it fun to construct the little gingerbread house. The game has a lot of little rules/goals that interact with each other in interesting ways that can be a little punitive to little kids or people who are still learning how everything works. For example, movement is determined by the number and color of dots on the outside border of the tiles that players set down that turn. One goal is to match the candy tiles to each other (in fact, it is a win condition) while another goal is to prevent Hansel and Gretel from running into Baba Yaga (which can happen if either the Baba Yaga piece overtakes the kids or if the kids move past Baba Yaga). This leads to situations where a younger or newer player happily match a candy together only to lose the game during the move phase. It adds a level of difficulty and strategy that allows the game to be more complicated than it seems on the surface, but may discourage kids who thought they made the right move and lost the game because of it. As a cooperative game, it is best to have everyone communicate with each other and decided the best move, but that may be too boring for younger children.Overall, I would recommend as a cute and clever game to teach cooperation, communication, and strategizing.