Ages: 8 and up
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| From Amazon.com |
Avg. Game Length: 15 minutes
In Toss Your Cookies, players compete to be the first to collect 5 identical cookies and the glass of milk before proclaiming "Snickerdoodle" to win.
To being, an equal number of cookies are mixed together with a glass of milk, wild cards and half-eaten cookies and then dealt to each player.
Each turn, players roll two dice to determine how many cookies to trade in which direction. The dice may instead direct the current holder of the milk to pass it on instead. Watch out for the mad scramble if the dice direct the players to toss some cookies to the middle of the table and grab the same number out again.
Pros:
- Simple strategy
- Fast gameplay
- Fun, engaging play even for adults
Cons:
- Perceived "fairness" of the toss
We received Toss Your Cookies from another family that had enjoyed it, but often ran into hard feelings during the game. On our first play through we quickly discovered the same thing.
The first few rounds went great, with lots of laughs from everyone. Once the dice directed us to "toss" the milk, however, arguments started if the milk tile bounced closer to one child than another, or if one had their hand closer to the table, or even if they had blinked at the wrong moment. With our kids at the lower end of the age spectrum for the game we decided to use this as a learning experience.
We discussed different ways of completing the toss that would be fair for everyone. You can find our ideas in the House Rules section.
Despite that minor bump we all still enjoy the game and have played several times on our family game nights.