| User | Rating | Min. Age | Adults Too | Comment |
| pilgrim | 9 | 3 | Some | This is the favorite game of our 3 year old girl. If you ask her what game she wants to play, Moose in the House is always one of the ones that she wants. As the age increases, the appeal diminishes: our 5 year old boy also loves it, and would like to play it anytime; our 7 year old boy is willing to play it; our 9 & 11 year old boys barely tolerate it.
A friend of ours has two girls, 4 and 7. We had our 3-year-old play it with them the last time they came over, and they talked about it so much at home that their mom bought them a copy for Christmas. So, it seems to have a huge appeal for that 4-7 age range.
For parents: it's nice, for several reasons: 1. It's very quick, 2. It has a definite ending (once through the deck), and 3. There's enough gameplay there to keep it slightly entertaining while you play. |
| cagriggs | 8 | 4 | Some | Another silly game from Gamewright. This game has worked well with my five-year-old and he likes the idea of having a moose in a house. The gameplay is easy to understand and gives players a choice about who they want to attack, which is good. It also depends a lot on the cards a player gets, so age does not make it harder for my son to win. |
| Jatoha | 8 | 4 | Some | Cute artwork and the mild gotcha factor make this a fun little game. |
| fsumarc | 6 | 6 | Some | Not a bad game but neither I nor my kids ever had much urge to play it again. My then 6yo spent the whole game trying to make everyones house better. For some reason it didn't click. the artwork was up to normal gamewright standards. |
| Sagrilarus | | | | Santa brought this for Christmas and we have enjoyed playing it three or four times. The minimum age is six, and I think the maximum age is twelve. There is strategy involved and decisions to be made and there is the opportunity for the kids to gang up on Daddy which is always entertaining for them. The rules are simple enough that a six-year-old can pick it up in minutes, and yet there's still some real opportunity for the child to decide how they want to proceed. For the parents this is far better than Chutes and Ladders and the like where it is difficult to determine how long the game will take and little opportunity for learning beyond counting.
Moose in the House is a competitive game -- you need to score more than the other player so there is a need to pay attention to how each player is doing. This stretches the mind of young ones and prepares them for the more complex games in their future. It also teaches some practical skills like holding a hand of cards and making play decisions. Overall in my opinion it has an appropriate level of complexity for kids, and Mom can keep an eye on the baby while playing the game without getting the other players frustrated. As card games go, this is an excellent first game for kids.
Oh, and the photos on the cards are quite entertaining. A nice package at a nice price. This is one my ten-year-old and my six-year-old have taken off the shelf and asked me to play. |