Catalogue information

LastDodo number
170587
Area
Board games
Title
Krokodil onder mijn bed
Manufacturer / publisher
Number in collection
00522
Year
2002
Number of players
2-6
Author / designer
Theme
Language
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The double-sided game boards show 6 to 24 possible places to hide the wooden disks. The game system is very simple: hide the 24 checkers in the indicated places on the game board and then try to collect them again. The rule book contains a very nice introduction story and gradually builds up the end game via three entry-level games. First, only the 24 wooden disks are played. The objects on those discs are everyday things (flashlight, cat, spider, etc.). In this game the objects are named and the children try to remember as many as possible together. With "Spin Disc" the discs are placed on the table for a moment and then turned over. If you guess a disc correctly, you will get it. Otherwise, the crocodile is placed on it. Whoever collects the most checkers wins this easy entry-level game. In "Story Time" stories are associated with the objects on the discs. One or two game boards are placed on the table with 6 to 24 hiding places. In turn, the players place a disc face down on a place on the game board. They have to improvise a story in the style of "The bear is too fat and is therefore stuck in the maze". When all the places are taken, all the players together try to find all things by thinking about the stories. In the final goal game "Crocodile under my bed" all discs are placed face up on all places on the game board and all players have to make up individual stories to remember the locations of the different figures. After about five minutes e.g. all discs are turned over and the children take turns telling a story to turn the right disc in the right place. If this fails, the crocodile is placed on that disc (so that disc cannot be guessed immediately by subsequent players). This end game is not easy. After all, 24 things have to be remembered. But due to the combination with stories (mnemonics) this works quite well. The game boards contain enough different places to place the figures using to be able to post a meaningful story. It remains a memory game, but one with an extra dimension. That is why this game has rightly been nominated as Best Children's Game 2002 Number of players: 2 - 6 Age: from 3 years old Content: - 2 double-sided game boards - 1 Crocodile playing figure - 24 wooden discs with print - extensive game rules .

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