Customer Reviews

Frog Juice

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Collect ingredients like frog juice & monkey powder to complete spells. Use witch cards to "sweep" the discard pile unless someone else has the "witch wash" card. There are quite a few rules, but once we got the hang of it we played again & again. Game dynamics change dramatically when there are 3 or more players. Perfect for that before-bedtime window. I'm buying 6 sets for 1st grade birthday gifts.

My sister and I (both adults) buy interesting card games to play on the road or at home when we want to do something, but just don't want to spend hours playing other games. Frog Juice was surprisingly fun. It's a little bit like rummy. It takes about 20 minutes. For older players I reccomend combining 2 decks to keep things more interesting. Otherwise the spell ingredients get used up too quickly.

My family delights in a Frog Juice competition. We have found that this game can be played repeatedly, with strategy changing if you are playing with 2 or 3 players. You must determine when to play your spells, when to WITCH all the cards, and how to prevent your opponents from completing a spell. My youngest started playing at 5 but the older the better. My 11 year old and I have some tough games. Enjoy.

First of all, I love Gamewright games, maybe not all of them, but the majority. I own several different ones and this is among my favorites.

I originally bought this to play with my nephew (age 9 when I purchased it) on rainy days. However, I think I as an adult enjoyed it more than he did! I chalk this up to the fact that I had to help him throughout the game (and this kid is very smart) because of all the varied rules.

Which brings me to my only complaint, it's almost like they have packed way too much into one card game. There are 3 ways to build one pile, only 1 way to build the other pile, you can play different cards to have different effects, and you have to collect the right cards to make your potion, etc. The game could have been just as much fun with a few less things and in a few places the rules a bit more detailed.

I recommend the game for kids 10+ not the 8+ as stated on the box.

This is a great family game. We bought a used one at a thrift store, and it turned into my families favorite...we have 4 boys, 14,12,6,4, and all of us can play at once, and even the youngest can win!!
It is fast paced, and challenging with just enough magic!
Sadly, I left the game at a friends house, and she wont give it back, as her family now insists it is thier favorite....so I must replace it to keep peace in my family!
Who would have guessed that an accidental find would turn out to be such a big hit!!!!
This is a must for Halloween fun!

I stumbled upon this game years ago, and my family has enjoyed it--even my adult friends, who seemed to balk at first at playing a kids' game. This past year, I decided to purchase it for my sixth grade classroom. I must say...WOW. I allowed the kids to play it for a while during homeroom, and kids would be waiting early outside the room to get in and snag the Frog Juice. They would even play it over other outdoor games at recess. Anytime you heard a "NOOOO!" in the room, you knew someone had pulled out the Witch Wash. The kids LOVED it.

So, I have come back to purchase a new deck for this upcoming year. To any educators who might be reading this, it makes a great addition to the intermediate classroom for those few minutes of downtime, and because of the math and bit of strategy involved, you don't feel guilty about it at all. Plus, it is something different and for the teacher, inexpensive as far as games go.

It's just as suited for adults as kids, and a perfect Halloween gift for that spooky someone. If you dug watching The Nightmare Before Christmas, this game is for you.

Basic play: capture "ingredient" cards by matching the added values (1-12) of any number of cards in your hand to a discarded card in the center (or vice versa), sweep them all with a "witch" card (but watch out for a "witch wash"), cast a "spell", or send your "black cat" on the prowl for an opponent's power card...

Suggestions on improving the game: add the "fair maiden" to the list of ingredients for the sleeping spell (her omission from this spell must be a mistake, since she is the only ingredient card not used in a spell), and if you're playing with more than 2 adults, play with 2 decks to make it harder to keep track of played cards.

We enjoy playing with just two or with our whole family. It's tough to get the shuffle "right" though... Sometimes, one person is able to get the majority of power cards so early in the game that it's really pointless to continue when there's no way for the other person to gain the lead. Still, we've had some very fun and interesting games and are learning new strategies for increasing the fun.

I've been playing this game a good ten years and I still love it (I'm 19 - I just don't have an Amazon account, hence the Kids' form.) I don't like the new version quite as much - though it probably lowers the age of accessability somewhat, making it appropriate for first graders provided they have reasonably strong addition skills (if they can add numbers up to a sum of twelve, they'll be fine.)

The art is lovely, charming - silly enough to entertain a child without alienating adults. Gameplay is three-quarters luck, one-quarter strategy - a child could beat an adult, but players will find they have enough control over gameplay to want to return to the game if they lost the last round. Games are short - about 20 minutes - and you'll likely want to play several rounds before you're done. I've heard recommendations for older players to combine multiple decks for longer, and somewhat more strategic, gameplay. Same might go for games involving more than two players. One can almost play it solitaire, but that's hardly as much fun.

A wonderful game for any age.

We have been playing Frog Juice since 1995. I have introduced the game to my nieces, nephews and godchildren. I purchased additional games and found that the game had been changed. The cards are different and the children tell me that it isn't as much fun as the original 1994 version. I have been searching for original copies. If anyone has one we would love to have it. I always look in stores to see if by chance one is there.

We have had so many hours of fun with this game. Now the

kids are older and are going off to school and would love to take the game along.

Bring back the original version.