Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza
Overall Rating: 8/10
Age: 8+
GLAM Age Range: 7-12
Number of Players: 3-8
Playing Time: 10 min
Publisher: Dolphin Hat Games
Complexity: Medium
Available At: Amazon.com
Quick Take: I love a new take on speed games, and this social version of speed is adorable and a lot of fun. You don't have to be the first to slap on a card, you just can't be the last. You also get to do silly claps before you slap whenever you see a Narwhal, Gorilla, or Groundhog cards. The game is the most fun when you have a big group of people. It works okay with fewer people but 5-8 is the sweet spot.
How to Play: Your goal is to be the first to run out of cards. Each player starts with an equal stack of cards. In turn, each player plays a card in the center. One by one you say the name of the game. First player says "Taco," next player says "Cat," the next says "Goat," and so on and so forth. If the word you say matches the card you play, all the players slap on the pile. The last person to slap their hand down gets the pile of cards and adds them to the bottom of their stack. There are a few specialty cards - Narwhal, Gorilla, and Groundhog. You do a special slap when one of these cards is played and then slap the pile of cards in the center. Same rules apply for who gets the stack. In order for the game to end, a player must be out of cards and be the first to slap down on a stack of cards.
Variations: The trickiest bit of this game is to be first to slap on a pile of cards in the center when you've run out of cards in your hand. With younger players you can eliminate the rule that you have to have to be first to slap on a pile when you're out of cards in order to win the game.
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