New Gruffalo Games Launch for Christmas!
The much-loved Gruffalo picture book, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, has been transformed into a collection of four-games-in-one – “Games from the deep, dark wood” – that’s set to top Christmas wish lists this year. The four games each focus on a different part of the Gruffalo story, take just seconds to master and last around ten minutes, with a different challenge for players aged 4+ every time!
‘His eyes are orange…’ is a card collecting game, the aim is to be the first player to collect five Mouse tokens. Players win a Mouse token every time they complete a set of Owl, Snake or Fox cards.
‘Oh help! Oh no!’ is a dexterity game where the winner is the first to hide all their Mouse tokens in the right place on the deep, dark wood board. Players pick cards that show where their Mouse should be hidden and throw their Mouse token to land in that spot on the board. If they hit it, the Mouse can stay but if they miss, they take their token back and try again.
In ‘The deep, dark wood’ game, players compete to match their cards to those on the table showing pictures of either the Gruffalo, Mouse or woodland, then place them next to each other to create a long winding path. If they don’t have a matching card, players pick a new card from the deck in the middle. The winner is the first to get rid of all their cards!
‘What’s a gruffalo?’ is a memory game where players complete their image of a Gruffalo first to win. Each player is given a board and ten Gruffalo tiles in their chosen colour. The tiles are placed colour side up while each player takes it in turns to select a card featuring a Gruffalo body part. Players then reveal one of their tiles to see if it matches the card and place it on their board. The first player to add all their tiles to the board is the winner!
The games are for ages 4+ and suitable for 2-4 players. Available from the 22 November in Waterstones, John Lewis, Hamleys and Amazon. RRP £24.99
