This is a fun game to play with my 4-year-old sometimes and she does enjoy it, but we both lose interest quickly. It's hard to say exactly why, but I think it has to do with all the steps you have to do with each turn, and those steps feel a little arbitrary. First you spin, then you count spaces and put your monkey piece down, then you do the action associated with square, then take a token, then you put the monkey(s) on the bed, then you press down the button to see if it will pop, and all the while you keep track to see when someone wins. Oh, and after it pops you have to remember to push the bed down again to reset it. I find myself having to move the play along, 34;Okay, now do this and now do this, and now do this,34; just like I have to do in the real bedtime routine that the game simulates. 34;Brush your teeth already!34; It seems to lack that magical andnatural sense of cadence that makes a child want to keep playing some games. Note, my child LOVES playing all kinds of games. I know I'm being nit picky, but the first time we were playing it, I kept forgetting steps. I thought maybe my mind was just wandering (you know how it is playing mindless child games, ha) but it goes that way every time and I find myself wondering, 34;what's the point of this step?34; Maybe it feels a bit contrived. Anyway, props for cute graphics and a fun premise. Minus two stars for feeling like work to shepherd the game along.
Rating: [3 of 5 Stars!]