Jump 1

By Melon Rind
Price $19.99
Age 4+ yrs.

It's easy to see why this fast-moving, 2-to-4-player card game was an instant favorite of everyone who played it. The rules are simple enough that players are able to grasp them in a matter of seconds. Exceptionally well-crafted gameplay keeps everyone fully engaged yet mentally free enough that spirited banter is a perpetual and significant part of the fun. On any given turn, a player can place one or more cards from their hand on top of the center card as long as each card played has a number whose value is one more or one less than the card that went before it. Further enlivening the fun are frog cards that function like wild cards and the freedom to play 'round the corner' on 1s and 10s, not to mention two sets of rules that offer exciting play alternatives. Few games unfold as smoothly and engagingly as Jump 1 does or spark anywhere near as much joyful social interaction, leaving us confident in predicting that this fine game is destined to be a classic!