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Sleeping Queens

by Gamewright
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (260 customer reviews)

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WARNING:
CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 4.8 x 1.5 inches ; 8 ounces
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
  • ASIN: B0009XBY3A
  • Item model number: 230
  • Our recommended age: 8 years and up
  • Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #570 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (260 customer reviews)
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Product Description

From the Manufacturer

A Royalty rousing Card Game. Rise and Shine! The Pancake Queen, The Ladybug Queen and ten of their closest friends have fallen under under a sleeping spell and it's your job to wake them up. Use strategy, quick thinking and a little luck to wake these napping nobles from their royal slumbers. Play a knight to steal a queen or take a chance on a juggling jester. But watch out or wicked potions and dastardly dragon! The player who wakes the most queens wins. Ages 8 . 2-5 layers can play this game in approx.. 15 minutes. Contains 79 playing cards and rules of play in English.

Product Description

Imagine a place where there?s a queen of all pancakes, a king of cookies and a pack of over-protective dragons? If this sounds like something out of a dream, it actually is! Sleeping Queens was invented by 6-year-old Miranda Evarts, who thought up the game one night when she couldn?t fall asleep. She awoke the next morning and with help from her older sister, Madeleine and her parents, Denise and Max created this wonderfully whimsical world of napping nobles. As you immerse yourself in the Evarts? fantasyland, you will find a game that helps develop memory, strategy, and elementary arithmetic skills. Just be careful when playing potion cards or you could wind up putting all the players to sleep! HOW TO PLAY: Rise and Shine! The Pancake Queen, the Ladybug Queen and ten of their closest friends have fallen under a sleeping spell and it's your job to wake them up. Use strategy, quick thinking and a little luck to rouse these napping nobles from their royal slumbers. Play a knight to steal a queen or take a chance on a juggling jester. But watch out for wicked potions and dastardly dragons! The player who wakes the most queens wins.

Customer Reviews

We love playing with the kids, too, so it's a great kid & family game. Grace Hayden  |  82 reviewers made a similar statement
My 7 year old daughter loves this game! Debra R Burch  |  92 reviewers made a similar statement
It's very easy to learn and a quick play. 2boys2girls  |  62 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
117 of 122 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Suprisingly fun January 29, 2006
By Patty
Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   
Santa brought this for my nearly 7 year old daugther, and it was her favourite toy, and you know how kids can be drowned in toys at Xmas. Her 4 year old brother is still to young to play it, but he likes to play on mom's "team" and play all the "good cards" out of mom's hand. It is great for a family that has little prince and princesses in their house. Mom enjoys the fact that there is a bit of math involved and is still is very fun. What amazed me was the fact that a non-electronic toy holds their attention for so long. The kids even chase each other around the house with knight/dragon or spell/wand king/queen cards acting out pretend play. I think another reason why this game is so popular in our house is that there is one-on-one time with Mom - I use it as "bribery/incentive" for many occasions...."clean up your toys, make your bed, help your brother, be brave in swimming lessons... and mom will play sleeping queens with you!"

This toy has paid iteself back 10 fold. I would highly reccomend this card game. Another card game, Rat-a-tat-cat was also a winner in this house too.
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107 of 113 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Sleeping Queens January 18, 2007
This is one of the funnest card games - we are hooked! It seems that every time we have a moment it is playing sleeping queens. The only problem we have found is that in playing with more than 3 people it ends up that no one can win and still play by the rules of the game. There needed to be more cards - 3 or 2 people playing it works great - add more than 3 and you end up in a fix. We do enjoy this game. The other thing is in just a few weeks we have worn the cards out - maybe if the materials used did not scar so easily. It is not that we are not taking care of the cards it is just that they start to lose the print around the edges on the tops so then you can start to identify cards. Otherwise, again I say we really have a lot of fun playing this game.
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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars It's fun, but only if you're a certain kind of person. November 28, 2008
Durability: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   
What I mean by that is that some people will look at this game and consider it the stupidest thing ever. Others, such as myself, will love it. I think the crazier you are, the more you will enjoy it. It only gets a 3 star duribility rating because the cards don't stay in mint condition very long, but they'll still be playable.

Game play is relatively simple after you learn it. It's kind of tricky at first to remember what each card does, but after a few games you'll get it. The object is to collect queens. Each queen has a number of points ranging anywhere from 5 to 20. You're trying to get to a certain number of points or queens and the number changes depending on how many people are playing. If you run out of queens before someone reaches the magic number then whoever has the most points wins. Certain queens have special powers: the Rose Queen, while only worth the minimum 5 points, allows you to draw an extra queen whenever you wake her up. The Cat Queen and the Dog Queen are worth 15 points each, but cannot be possesed by the same player at once. If you draw one, but already have the other, you put it back and your turn is over. To wake up a queen, you simply have to play a king card. A knight card allows you to steal a queen from an opponent but can be blocked if your victim has a dragon card. The sleeping potion card allows you to put a queen back to sleep and can be blocked by a magic wand card. You use the number cards to get more cards, either by making addition facts or by playing matching pairs. That's what makes the game educational. Anyway, that's how the game is played, but if you're creative enough you can invent other games, or go through the deck and name all the kings, queens, knights, and dragons as Brooke (I'm Anne) and I have. (Like I said the crazier you are, the more enjoyment you will get.) If the whimsicality sounds too out there for you, don't buy it.

This game is great for little kids, which makes sense because a 6-year-old made it up. Unlike most card games, a 5-year-old can play without being on someone's team or having someone older come read over their shoulder every turn, assuming they know how to add on thier fingers. If you are playing with someone that young, be prepared to ask questions like "Do you have a dragon card?" Or answer questions such as "What does this card do?" For older people (anyone over 10): You will only get the most out of Sleeping Queens if you're willing to make a total moron of yourself while playing. For example, Brooke has gotten into the habbit of calling me Fungor when we play. When I play with the little kids in my neighborhood we always yell "OH NO YOU DI-INT!" whenever we can stop someone from stealing a queen or putting one back to sleep. If we can't, we'll scowl at our attacker, and say "You win this round" in an overly dramatic fashion as we hand over the queen. If this sounds like fun to you and you know other crazy people who will play with you, buy this game and knock yourself out. Personally I consider a mundane game of Sleeping Queens to be flat out boring, but if that's more you're style, that's fine too. I've given you my opinion, it's all up to you now.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!
My son asked me for this game and I had never even heard of it. We got it and he has me hooked. I even bug him to play instead of the other way around. Read more
Published 4 days ago by Diane DeLuca
5.0 out of 5 stars My 5 year old loves it... So do I!
I went back and forth trying to decide whether to buy this for my 5 year old daughter for easter because some of the reviews and the age recommendation suggested that it wouldn't... Read more
Published 7 days ago by JBSTRUGGS
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Card Game
i bought this for my son for Christmas because I figured he would like this card game since he loved Uno. This is now his and my favorite card game! Read more
Published 10 days ago by Nicole Ryan
5.0 out of 5 stars Sleeping Queens
My kids love it. And it does not insult my intelligence so that is a plus as well. Have a great day :)
Published 14 days ago by tjcawley
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful graphics, Queens with a little Math
Game Wright, the makers of this game, is a family-based company from Massachusetts that designs many games with out-of-the-box goals and rules, that require some creativity and... Read more
Published 21 days ago by Summerroll
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it...
Great game. good for the family. Just be careful with the cards... they are easily marked. Once one was marked, I just went through and scuffed them all up.
Published 24 days ago by lanie
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Family Game
This game seems to have a lot of rules at first. But after you have played it once, it becomes a lot of fun and the rules are easy to remember. Read more
Published 1 month ago by backncy
5.0 out of 5 stars My kids love this card game
My daughter received this card game when she turned 8, and it quickly became a family favorite at our house. My 6 year old son enjoys this game even more. Read more
Published 1 month ago by K. Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Game
We love this game. What's great is that my kids, aged 5 and 6, love to play it (and are able to) but so do my husband and I. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mom in VA
5.0 out of 5 stars a huge hit for my 7 year old niece!
I bought this for my niece's birthday, and she loves it! I highly recommend it to anyone with tween girls.
Published 1 month ago by Hannah
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