Mermaid Island

My 5 years old daughter loves it. It's pretty simple so I wouldn't recommend it for older kids, 7+. It was hard to find board game that will be good for 5 years old. This one is the best I have seen so far. I love that it's truly cooperative game, without competition between players.

This game was given to a four year old who loves mermaids. It was colourful and easy to understand and had an added bit of excitement when the mermaids were near to and could be captured by the sea witch. The Board and the counters are made of sturdy cardboard, very good for use by this age group.

This game is fun but simple. Perfect for young children. It took them a while to understand the cooperative game play as this is so unique! They are so used to winners and losers! They loved the concept in the end though. The game is beautifully made and they replaced a missing piece free and quickly all the way from America when I emailed them. Also the game doesn't last too long that they get bored. All round great game.

This is a nice, simple and fun board game for little ones. It has very few pieces, but beautifully painted, and a very beautiful board as well (I wish games were this beautiful when I was a kid!)l. It's easy for small children to understand the rules and play- perhaps some will find it a bit boring though (hence only 4 stars). Quality-wise, it's great though. Just to warn you, it doesn't come wrapped in plastic as most board games (for environmental reasons, if I understood correctly). So don't worry it is used, because of the lack of plastic wrapping!

Great Game for my grandchildren to play, hours of fun with all playing together

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The concept is great, i.e. being co-operative, but it's a very simple game. Too simple. My LO is five and a half and whilst we enjoyed playing together a few times, she soon lost interest in it.

This is a beautifully illustrated game that has promoted peaceful non competitive play in my 2 rather competitive girls! Very popular request and loved by both 4&6 yr old girls.

I first saw Peaceable Kingdom's cooperative board games as a preschool teacher, and knew that I wanted to get some for my children as they grew. I chose Mermaid Kingdom for my 4 year old who loves mermaids. We have been playing with it for over a year (she's now 5), and she still enjoys it. She has also taught her 2 year old sister to play, and it's simple enough that they can play together without adult input. Basically, the players work together to advance 3 mermaids along the board using a spinner. They have to get the mermaids to their kingdom before the sea witch (who has her own "slice" on the spinner). There are also "wands" that players can choose use if the sea witch is closing in. In terms of strategy, it's not too challenging-- it is geared for preschoolers, after all. I found it really helpful for teaching my girls how to take turns and move game pieces without the anxiety that winning or losing seems to cause them. As they get older, I imagine that they will start to use strategy and social cues to move their mermaids more intentionally (even now they talk about how the mermaids "feel" about being left behind or how happy they are to be together sharing a space. This would probably be a good opportunity to discuss friendships and feelings with them, but I haven't taken the time yet). The game is bright and appealing, without extraneous packaging or pieces (ie, it is easy to clean up). We have had it for a year and a half in a home daycare setting and it has been relatively durable. We did lose one part of the spinner, and the company was exremely pleasant to deal with and quickly replaced the spinner. Incidentally, although this is a cooperative game and is very fun and useful as such, it can also easily be modified into a more traditional competitive type board game for individuals or teams once your child is ready for or interested in practicing good sportsmanship. Or if grandpa just can't wrap his head around cooperative play. ;)

All the games I’ve gotten from this company are well played and enjoyed by a 3 and 5 year old. I’d recommend to anyone with young kids, helps teach to play together.

4歳女児のために購入しました。ボドゲは3歳から行っており、子供用の「果樹園」や「雲の上のユニコーン」などを好んで行っています。 幼児あるあるだとは思いますが、プレイヤー同士で順位がつくゲームは劣勢になると不機嫌になったり、負けると泣いてしまいますので、幼児でも出来る協力型のゲームを増やしたく、購入しました。 ディズニープリンセスに馴染みがありますので、すぐに「アリエルの仲間を助けるゲーム」と理解し、楽しく遊んでいます。 「魔女」に大きな差を付けられて負けてしまうこともありますが、ギリギリで逆転出来ることもあり、概ね良いゲームバランスだと感じます。 ※日本語訳のゲームルールブックは、橋やアイテムに関する記述が不十分と感じました。英語のルールブックを読むか、スマホカメラで翻訳して読むことをおすすめします。

I got this game for my 4 year old and she loves it. I really like how it is cooperative rather than competitive. You work together to beat the sea witch. It encourages problem solving and critical thinking skills.

Easy fun game to play with my 4 year old