Game Review: Dweebies ? A Patchwork Life

If we?re going to be a geeky gaming family, why not do some game reviews, right?

My girls got Dweebies as a birthday present, and this weekend, we opened it up and played for the first time. It?s a fun card game, designed for 2-6 players, though we?ve only played with 2-3 so far. The object of the game is to collect Dweebies, and you collect Dweebies by laying down matching Dweebies at both ends of a line of Dweebies. The rules are online, if you want more info on those.

The game comes in a nice metal carrying box, and the Dweebies themselves are very cute, with bright colors, manic grins and blobby shapes. Each Dweebie has a ?passion,? so you get Baker Dweebie, Surfer Dweebie, and many more. There?s no reading involved in the game, but there?s enough strategy that I can see why the game is recommended for ages 8 and above.? You need a fairly good-sized flat surface (floor or tabletop), so it wouldn?t be a good car game, but I would definitely take it along on a trip to play once you get there. We picked up the rules and got the hang of it quickly, and it?s a fresh take on a card game that your family and friends probably haven?t seen before. Game play moves quickly, so you could have a tournament without spending hours, and could easily play a few rounds and then move onto a longer-play game.

It looks like Gamewright, the company that makes Dweebies, has lots of short-play games for kids; I think we might try Horse Show or Sleeping Queens in the future. The Scrambled States of America also looks fun, as one of our summer goals is for the girls to know all the states and capitals before the school year starts again.

In short, I would recommend Dweebies for any gaming family with young kids, and anyone looking for a fun summer card game!

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