Comments on: Game of the Month: Sleeping Queens

By: Erica

Erica — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 12:09:30 +0000

In reply to Julie. Julie, This makes me so happy! Thank you for taking the time to let me know how much you enjoyed the game.

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 03:28:58 +0000

Per your suggestion we bought this game to play this summer. My kids love it! It's the game they request to play every day. My youngest just turned 3 and we have played enough that he can play by himself now. He doesn't use equations to get rid of cards, but he has figured out now that he can put down matches. In fact, we played tonight and he did not need one bit of help. He even held the cards in his hand instead of laying them out in front of him. This just shows how after playing for a while the younger kiddos can grasp the concept. Great game. We love it!

By: Melody

Melody — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 15:27:01 +0000

My 6 year old daughter LOVES Sleeping Queens. We played it so many times last summer that I was going a little crazy. One of the ways that we make this work for our younger kids is that everyone puts their cards in front of them, face up, rather than holding them in their hands. You can see what everyone has, which makes the strategy piece easier.

By: Erica MomandKiddo

Erica MomandKiddo — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 16:41:55 +0000

In reply to Megan @ Inhabiting Books. That is a great suggestion! Thanks! I am going to try that, too.

By: Megan @ Inhabiting Books

Megan @ Inhabiting Books — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 15:23:42 +0000

My girls love Sleeping Queens. It's frequently requested for family game night. We altered the rules slightly once they learned multiplication and division, so that they had to use a multiplication or division problem to get rid of number cards. My youngest, who is still on addition and subtraction facts continues to use that as her getting-rid-of-number-cards. Our house rules also state that you can use equivalency equations to get rid of cards, for example "6+4 equals 8+2". This lets them exchange four cards at once, which helps move things along when you've got a handful of number cards.