Academics' Choice Award™ Winner
Cheeky Monkey
Ages: 7 and up (special rules for ages 4 - 6)Price: $29.99
Type: Game, Toy
By FRED Distribution, Inc. (DBA Gryphon Games & Eagle Games)
Description
Cheeky Monkey provides barrels of fun for all ages as players challenge each other to push their luck to the limit while trying to amass the most valuable collection of wild animals. You can draw as many chips as you want from the plush "Cheeky Monkey" bag, but don't be too "cheeky" or you'll find yourself returning your current catch to the bag!
There are 8 different animal chips with distribution from 3 elephants to 10 monkeys creating some nice basic probability and statistics that children catch on to quickly. This adds a nice challenge for adults too. Opportunities exist to steal the top chips from your opponents; adding some fun and hilarity without being too mean, so be careful how you organize your animal stack.
Each of the 8 animal bonus disks have a map on the back showing the main habitat of that particular species as well as some good basic facts geared to the younger players interested in the "Cheeky Monkey" menagerie.
"This is a really, really good game for families with children that plays quickly, and has a great fun factor with all ages, and generates laughter and excitement." --Ender Wiggins on BoardGameGeek.com
Review Highlights:
Cheeky Monkey Plush Game by board game designer Reiner Knizia from Eagle Games is a board game set inside a plush monkey toy. All the tokens and instructions are carefully tucked inside the toy and accessible by opening the zipper compartment. It is easy and fun to draw the chips from the toy. There 8 different animal chips ranging from 3 elephants to 10 monkeys. There are 8 animal bonus disks with a map on the back of each one showing the main habitat of that particular animal as well as some basic facts.
Players: 2 - 6. Playing time: 15 minutes. Age: 4 and up. The rules are included and they can be adjusted for younger kids. The Cheeky Monkey Toy is so much fun and so unique that it quickly has become our family's favorite game. One piece of advice is to be careful while handling the tokens/chips, as they seem to be fragile and can get broken.
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FRED Distribution, Inc. (DBA Gryphon Games & Eagle Games)
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