5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent game for adults and/or children - and it's furry!

R.i.C. · 22 March 2018

(function() { P.when('cr-A', 'ready').execute(function(A) { if(typeof A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel === 'function') { A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel('review_text_read_more', 'Read more of this review', 'Read less of this review'); } }); })(); .review-text-read-more-expander:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #2162a1; outline-offset: 2px; border-radius: 5px; } The creators of this, and of Exploding Kittens: A Card Game About Kittens and Explosions and Sometimes Goats, are clearly as mad as a box or two of frogs. Last year, I bought Exploding Kittens as a Christmas present for everyone and it went down extremely well. Bears vs Babies, by the same bunch of loonies, had a few quid off before Christmas this year so I bought it.The box is furry. A nice kind of fur, quite stokeable so watch out for people having a crafty feel and be sure to make fun of them. There is no real reason for this. It's a gimmick. A nice one.The game title is one to be ashamed of. I consider it terrible to think that some people might see this as condoning violence against poor, defenceless bears. Thus, I'm much relieved to find that the game would more appropriately be called 'Monsters vs Babies' as the bears play only a small part. The monsters (might be bears) you design do their best against armies of various kinds of babies and your job is to build up your monster army to defeat them. Sounds silly?Oh no - not silly at all. This game is one of deep strategy. Do you invoke the babies when you know you can defeat them with a small army and win lots of small amounts, or do you build a large army and aim to defeat (and hence win) more babies? The creators of the game have obviously spent a lot of time, in whatever asylum houses them, test playing this game. The rules are basically simple (children can play this - there's nothing actually horrific in it, unless you've been at the grown-up's juice) but there are subtle nuances that seem strange at first, but make sense once you have played a few times and got a hang of the strategy.You can't play this game on your lap - you'll need a coffee table or bigger to lay your monsters out on so don't buy it to play on a transatlantic flight - Exploding Kittens is your choice for that.So, my advice is to buy this game if you're wondering whether to shell out for it or not. If you're intending playing it with small people, it'll be fine and you'll probably have to accept defeat to your eight year old, but if you're intending it to be played amongst adults and you've imagining late nights with a chink of glasses and a game to make people look at you squinty-eyed as you force them to waste their army then you've got the right picture in your mind.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very easy to learn this game.

B.A.T. · 5 September 2021

The media could not be loaded. Very easy to play, you basically have three moves each. You can either place a card or pick one up.. for instance pick up two cards then place one down on the table, or if you have good cards already just place three cards down. Or if you need more cards just pick up three. The object of the game is to create monsters within different colour groups.If you pick up a baby card it must be placed in the designated spot. Once this pile builds up and you feel you have strong enough monsters in that colour code.. PROVOKE THE BABIES! If your score is higher then the babies score you win the baby cards. If it isn’t then the babies win and they stay put but you loose all your cards you played and they go into the discard pile.Person with the most baby cards win!Very easy to grasp and a fun game to play with kids. We watched a tutorial on YouTube so we could all sit down and watch the rules before we played.I personally feel the game is over to quickly and would be better with double the amount of cards but apart from that we enjoyed this game and have played it around 10times this weekend.The case is very cute and fluffy and cards are all good quality. The mat is made of fabric.My 10year old son loves all the funny animal heads.

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth sticking with - Play the simple game first!

S.L. · 19 January 2019

It took us a few days to get going with this game as after reading the instructions and even watching the online demonstration video a few times, it still didn't really make sense. Looking back, this was because my son, in his excitement to get going, had unwrapped both sets of cards and mixed them together making it harder. The instructions advise against this and I can see why. Thankfully, the instructions also tell you how to sort the packs back into almost their original state and once we'd done that, the game became a LOT easier. Once we'd played it through in simple mode a couple of times, we were then able to add the other cards back in and the game became more exciting again. It's now a firm favourite along with Exploding Kittens which we already had.For anyone who's never played Exploding Kittens before, I would recommend getting that game first as it's simpler and will give you a good introduction to this style of game but if you've already played that and are a fan then you will love this.As well as the funny characters on the cards, this game also comes in a fab, furry box which definitely sets it apart from your average card game. Everything you need is in the box - no dice or counters needed - just the cards and the fabric game board.

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant family game!

E.E. · 29 December 2020

Bought for me by my husband for Xmas, for playing with our 2 boys. They loved the concept of fighting babies with very cool, bespoke bears with high-spec weapons! The instructions are a bit complicated at first (the you tube video is awesome and well worth a watch) but the box is divided into two, so you get used to the simpler game first before adding in more complicated options which really ramp up the cunning and sly. Both the boys (age7 and 9) understood what they needed to do (beat the babies!) and the older one shortly won the first game resulting in a near-tantrum by myself. Fortunately for the kids, this game comes with a fabric playmat rather than a stiff playing board so no one got injured...

5.0 out of 5 stars Great game!

F. · 14 July 2018

It sounds a little complicated to start with, even when watching the animat d instructional video online. However just throw yourself into a practice game and use the faqs as you go and it’s great! Really easy!!My 6 year old daughter was enthralled for a good few hours.I really enjoyed the quality time and was happy to see my daughter using strategy to improve her chance of winning.Fab packaging that really sparked interest from my child. Great graphics and age appropriate too.I think kids below 10 are likely to enjoy this game too. However I wouldn’t go much younger than uk year one as they arent likely to follow the game too well.

Divertido

L. · 14 October 2024

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Nos encanta

M. · 7 March 2024

Es un juego muy gracioso y divertido. Viene en inglés y cuesta un poco al principio aprenderse las reglas. Pero una vez que se aprende se pasa muy bien haciendo monstruos extraños y jugando a combinarlos y robar a los demás. ¡Lo recomiendo!

We love it

A. · 28 April 2025

It’s a fun family game and it needs some strategy and a very different approach- all or never, kids learn to give up in order to win! Very interesting!

Great family time

M.K. · 12 March 2022

The video instructions are excellent and highly recommended to learn the game quickly. While easy enough to learn there is enough complexity to play this game over and over again without being bored.Great strategy game.

Five Stars

A. · 13 April 2018

Awesomeness in a furry box!