Flea Circus game - review

Flea Circus, from R&R Games, has been a hit at our house this summer. It's definitely a kids' game, and not particularly educational (though there is a little strategy to it), but the kids love it. Becky has played endless games with anyone who was even slightly willing. That included me on several occasions, but more often, the neighbor kids (ranging from age 5 to 11) who, no doubt, enjoyed it even more than I did.

The write-up on the R&R Games website describes it best:

STEP RIGHT UP! Calling all Cats and Dogs! The Flea Circus is about to begin!

It's a wild time under the Big Top as dogs and cats race from one show to the next. Players use their best Flea Circus acts to attract the most cats and dogs. Play your cards right and you can steal the audience away from your neighbor! But watch out for the Animal Catcher... He'll snatch your cats and dogs away!

With all this excitement, how's a Flea Ring Circus supposed to keep up? When all the cats and dogs are gone, whoever ends up with the most animals at their show wins the game!

 My favorite thing about it is the cute pile of cats and dogs that are part of the game.

Each dog is worth 2 points, and the cats are worth 1 point each. Just to make it a little more interesting I would try to see how many dogs I could get each game, while avoiding the cats. That's not part of the rules or strategy of the game, just something I threw in for fun.

Flea Circus is intended for 2-6 players, age 6 and up. The price is $15.95 and it is available on the R'n'R Games website. I received this game in exchange for my honest review as a member of TOS Homeschool Crew. See what other members thought of Flea Circus, and another R&R game, Pig Pile, on the Crew blog. R&R Games is graciously offering a 20% discount to anyone purchasing Pig Pile or Flea Circus through the TOS Homeschool Crew reviews.  Just enter the coupon code, CREW20, to receive the discount now through December 31.