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Fun and great math tool
Picked this game up at our local Kroger as a last minute stocking stuffer, and it turned out to be one of the favorite gifts of our 6 year old. We play even along with our 4 year old -- lots of fun and the rounds go quickly, so the attention doesn't wear out. We bring it on camping trips, too!

buy this game!!!!
Our whole family loves this game. We have played it so many times the cards are wearing out. ONe great thing is that if your child hasn't won in several rounds it is very easy to play poorly and let them win - without cheating. Age of happy players - 34, 34, 14, 5. Also a 3 year old who likes certain cards when they are drawn by the players - the PEEK cheetah particularly! Buy this game!!!

Teaching my 5 year old how to add!
Rat-a-Tat-Cat is one of our favorite games. My 5 yr old daughter can't get enough...we play several games of this every evening! We have her add all the cards for each player and she can add some by sight now without counting out on her fingers. We absolutely love this game and it's easy to play, even for kindergartners. Parents beware....kids have a knack for remembering where the good cards are and they will beat you...over and over.

The cat's meow of card games for kids!
Not too long ago my "quality time" with my two young boys hit a crisis when they both decided that they were sick of all the game we had on the game shelf, so I desperately went out and bought this card game based on a recommendation from a person who works at a toy store.

Well, my five year old loves this game, and we've played it almost every day since I bought it. He's beat me several times too!

This is really a simple card trading game based on trading higher numbered card for lower numbered cards. In fact, a conventional deck of playing cards could be adapted to playing this game at a very basic level, but the addition of special "power cards" adds fun and randomness to the game play, and there is a memory building angle as well, so you really get everything a game should be in one package: strategy, random luck of the draw, and a bit of genuine gambling. Then there's the entertainment value of the really cool rat and cat cartoons on the cards.

So, if you are at the end of your rope for game night with the kids, spend a few bucks and try this one. It looks like it's going to have nine lives in my family.

Fun Family Game
This was one of the first Gamewright games we purchased and it is a winner. Kids, parents, grandparents, even great, great grandma wanted to join in (we caught her "peeking" a couple of times when she shouldn't have, but hey ...). I remember playing a similar game with just your basic deck of face cards (we called it "No Peeking") but Gamewright's "peek" and "swipe" (the "draw2 is ok) are a great addition. My kids complain there are too many NINES in the deck. Lots of luck, but it does require memory and logic.