Customer Reviews

Chomp

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Chomp is a fast card game that works best with three or more players but still has several variations for use with two players. The object is simple, get all of the cards. This is done by simulating the food chain in the ocean and being very quick to recognize cards and react faster than the other players. The chain is represented by plankton, shrimp, small fish, large fish, seals, and sharks. There are also electric eels and octopus ink that add some twists.

After the cards are evenly distributed among the players, they all reveal their top card simultaneously. This card represents them in the food chain. The object is to be the first player to slap their hand on the lowest link and yell "chomp!" That player gets to collect the cards played. There are penalties for chomping when you shouldn't or chomp the wrong thing. The player who is the lowest in the hand can't chomp anything.

If an octopus comes into play, its ink keeps everyone from getting eaten. These cards are held to the side and included in the next hand's winnings. If an electric eel is played, it starts a feeding frenzy (even if there is an octopus). The first player to slap the eel and yell "Feeding frenzy!" wins the hand. Play continues until there are only two players left with cards. The game can them be resolved in one of three ways.

Although this award-winning game is rated for ages six and up, my not-quite-four-year-old really enjoys playing and is able to hold his own. Check it out.

Gamewright has this way of taking an old standard- in this case slapjack- adding a couple minor improvements, and turning it into something that seems so much more. My 5 year old daughter loves this. I would reccommend this for 5-7 year olds... not so much for older kids. I think beyond a certain age this game will lose a little of it's luster (Gamewright are masters at grabbing kids' attentions with fun visuals) and certainly any developmental benefit.

This card game was bought for my 6 year old son. Turns out the whole family loves to play including my 3 year old (has a little trouble). Great game for family fun.

We love the Gamewright games in our family. I love the educational aspect of the games they make. Chomp is a fun way for kids to get a feel for what happens in the food chain as they get to "chomp" animals further down the chain.

Lots of fun and easy to play even for young children.

Our 7-year-old gave this to a pal for a birthday gift and loved it so much it was the ONLY thing she asked Santa for this Christmas! It kept us all busy on Christmas Day -- we even played with a 5-year-old (albeit a bit more slowly). Quick to learn and very addictive, teaches kids about the concept of the food chain...they'll beat the adults on the "Feeding Frenzies" many times because of their quicker reflexes! LOTS of fun, and portable so you can pack it and play it in motel rooms or tents when you're traveling (not practical to play in the back of a moving vehicle, however -- the kids were so hooked, they did try!)!!!

My 6 yr old loves this game of War. The food chain comes to life in this game of who eats who. Besides the plankton, shrimp, little fish, big fish and Shark, there are also electric eel cards and ink out octopus cards for added excitement. The game is played like war, but the instructions add a slap Jack element. This is not my favorite part. We have limited the slap jack part to just the electric eel card, which still annoys me and makes it difficult for a younger child to play with older children. The ink out card prevents anyone from winning that set of cards and gives the person with less shark cards a chance to win shark cards from the other person. This game can go on and on, don't be afraid to adjust some rules to make this game more enjoyable for your little one and not so complicated.
The cards are made well.

Basically, this is the game of War with a few minor twists. My four-year-old likes it but rarely chooses it; my 6-year-old is bored silly in about 5 minutes. The order of the food chain can be memorized by even a small child in about 5 minutes, and after that it is a bit mind-numbing. Rat-a-tat-cat and Sleeping Queens are MUCH more interesting and can hold our attention for game after game.

I agree with the previous "it's-just-O.K." reviewers that this game is a glorified version of war. Directions are printed up slightly awkwardly and slightly confusingly- to this day, I am not sure if I actually reading them correctly, and thus missing something instrumental to this game that would make it fabulous. Sometimes it's over much too quickly; other times it seems endless and brain numbing. My daughter and I both get quickly bored when playing this game. The food chain and general sea life education are cool bonuses, but alas, that fact cannot save this game from me- an animal at the apex of the chain with the power to pass this game on to other small fry.

My six year old son wanted to play this game every day for about a month, but
now he is no longer interested. In my opinion it is a little repetitive, a simplified version of the game War using the ocean food chain. It is a nice introduction
to the concept of a food chain in a class situation for first or second graders.

I was recommended to buy this from my supervising Speech-Language Pathologist, and it is great! It addresses a lot of different sounds - "ch," "sh," "s," and more! The kids LOVE it! I would definitely say it was more of a game for one-on-one therapy like in-home therapy, but it can also work for a group of 2 if the kids aren't too excitable. I would recommend this for every speech therapist and also for parents as it does teach about the food chain.