And jesters? They can give you an extra turn…… or they can give an opponent a queen! Noooooooo!!! A knight can steal one of your opponent’s queens – unless they have a dragon card to fend the knight off! A sleeping potion card can put an opponent’s queen back to “sleep” in the centre of the table, unless they have a magic wand to defend themselves.

Have two 8s? You can swap them! Have an 8 and two 4s? You can swap them too! A 6, with a 4 and a 2? Yep – swap those cards! (Sneaky bit of maths practice for little ones there!) To get king cards from the draw pile in the centre, you can swap the number cards in your hand, making sure they match each other – or make a simple addition equation. The premise is simple enough – trade your king cards for the queen cards that are “sleeping” (face down) on the table, and get enough queen cards to add up to the target number. Despite the 8+ age rating, Mr6 is a master at it! (Woe betide anyone who tries to beat him!) Sleeping Queens is an absolutely fab game! In gameschooling circles, its often referred to as a gateway game – one that’ll lead you down a path towards more games and more complex games!!! Its easy enough for small children to play, interesting enough for tweens to still want to join in, and yet won’t bore the adults playing.

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