Family Favorite: Dreaming Dragon!

One of our family's favorite games is Dreaming Dragon. The idea behind the game is that the mother dragon is sleeping with her eggs. All of the lizards are in her nest space too and she won't be happy about that when she wakes up so your job is to help the lizards escape without breaking any of her eggs.

It is currently one of the only games we own that Z can actually play too so he is always thrilled when we pull it out for family game night. One of the other reasons that this game is popular in our house is that both boys can play it together without me being right there. They don't need me to read instructions or help with anything, so if they want to play a game and I'm in the middle of dinner, let's say, they can just pull it out, set it up, and have some fun. S is old enough to do the final score at the end to determine who wins too.

Game play is very simple. You set the dragon on the table, pile the lizards on top, then add the golden eggs on top of the lizards. Then each player takes turns collecting lizards using their pinchers. If any fall you don't get to keep them and if any golden eggs fall those reflect negatively on your score. Once all the lizards are off the dragon it's time to figure out the score. You take away one lizard for each golden egg that you dropped, then tally up how many lizards each player has left. The person with the most lizards wins. It's so simple and so fun! It's also great for hand eye coordination, strategy, and concentration while you are trying to figure out how to get lizards without dropping any eggs. The recommended age for this game is 6+ as there are small parts, but considering my 2 and 4 year old can handle it I recommend it for their age group too. **Disclaimer: If your child still puts things in their mouth supervision is required because the eggs are small and I'm sure a lizard could be eaten if someone tried. We don't want anyone to choke!**

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