I purchased this game for two reasons: my family has had great experiences with a couple of other GameWright card games and because Sleeping Queens has an overwhelming amount of five-star reviews here on Amazon. So I figured this would be another great game to add to our arsenal of card games.

I was disappointed, however. Considering how complex the rules of the game are, once you get the hang of the rules and start playing, the game is surprisingly boring, even for the kids.

I think this is because there are way too many number cards, which tend to make the game monotonous with little strategic value, except for the educational aspect of teaching kids to recognize equations in their hand of cards. On the other hand, there are far too little "action cards" in the deck, such as knights or potions, which means there is little risk or edge-of-your seat excitement to the game as it hardly involves any defense or offense. As a result it's surprisingly simple for one player to reach the goal of collecting five queens with minimal intervention on behalf of the other players. Not sure what it's like for anything more than three players, but this is the conclusion my other two players and I have come to.

Now, I wouldn't be a good reviewer if I only focused on the negative, so here are the positive points about this game:

Excellent card quality and glossy finish, which makes them easy to shuffle. Nice, colorful art, and it comes in a sturdy, attractive box. And as I mentioned earlier, it's also good that it gives kids some practice in recognizing simple addition equations in their card distribution.
I purchased this game for two reasons: my family has had great experiences with a couple of other GameWright card games and because Sleeping Queens has an overwhelming amount of five-star reviews here on Amazon. So I figured this would be another great game to add to our arsenal of card games. I was disappointed, however. Considering how complex the rules of the game are, once you get the hang of the rules and start playing, the game is surprisingly boring, even for the kids. I think this is because there are way too many number cards, which tend to make the game monotonous with little strategic value, except for the educational aspect of teaching kids to recognize equations in their hand of cards. On the other hand, there are far too little "action cards" in the deck, such as knights or potions, which means there is little risk or edge-of-your seat excitement to the game as it hardly involves any defense or offense. As a result it's surprisingly simple for one player to reach the goal of collecting five queens with minimal intervention on behalf of the other players. Not sure what it's like for anything more than three players, but this is the conclusion my other two players and I have come to. Now, I wouldn't be a good reviewer if I only focused on the negative, so here are the positive points about this game:

Excellent card quality and glossy finish, which makes them easy to shuffle. Nice, colorful art, and it comes in a sturdy, attractive box. And as I mentioned earlier, it's also good that it gives kids some practice in recognizing simple addition equations in their card distribution.