Get Your Game On with Ruin!
September 10, 2009 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Board Games and Other Games For Kids
Buffalo Games sent me a copy of Ruin! to test out for some family fun. My son and I played it the same day we got it. Once he saw the game after school he wouldn’t let me get anything else done until I played the game with him. I did what any parent would do, and told him we could play as soon as he got his homework done (evil mom smile).
I think he got his homework done in record time. He had the game set up within a half an hour after he got home, and was ready to play. He even read the directions and showed me how to play.
The game board is 3 demensional, and you can insert cards to change the paths, and block your opponents next move, or even send them backward. The first person to get their two pawns all the way around the game board, and into the center of the Mayan Ruins wins.
We had a blast changing the board and blocking each other. I think it’s a great game to help build thinking skills, since you have to think through your next move, and your opponents next move to block them without slowing yourself down.
We took it to the lake this weekend, and I had a blast playing it with my nephews. The game is recommended for ages 10 and up, but one of my nephews is 8 and he did a great job, I think he was one of the most ruthless players. He had no mercy.
Ruin is for players 10 and up and has a suggested retail of $30.00. It can be found through online retailers such as Amazon.com, Target.com, etc., as well as Buffalogames.com, and at specialty stores and mass merchandise stores throughout the U.S.
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