Ravine: A Crafty and Cooperative Card Game

I have a pair of the pickiest kids in the world. Typically they don't want to play the same game ever. But they both like this. Instructions are easy. Set up, easy. Challenging, yes. We've only succeeded a few times. But that's good. You shouldn't win every time or you'd tire of it. It's good fun and also teaches kids how to lose but also work as a team!

It's retry quick to pick up. There's a good YouTube video which demos how to play. Ravine is quick and changeable. It can cause subtle group friction but also offers comic outbursts. It also gets quite addictive. There's usually someone in the group that won't stop playing until you win. You can also gear the games difficulty to your own needs. If there are fewer people in the group you could give extra lives to make it easier or change the number of night cards to change the difficulty. We have also played this with more than the recommended players, just divvy up the lives. It makes it harder but the more people the more fun.

To keep it short and simple (like the game itself): You read the manual in 2 minutes, spend 5 minutes playing your first game, then 15 more minutes playing three more games until you finally win one. Then you browse through the manual again seeing if there is anything more to do/experience in this game. No? Okay... Then you spend another 15 minutes going back go Amazon, request refund and another 15 to print the label and send it back. That's around one hour of your life wasted. If you are looking for a good survival game with replayability character and a great story, have a look at Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island.

Really nice game and it's easy to play. Fun for the family!

A fun and quick game for a small party. Some rules are not clear but I think you can add your own one