Board Games With Kids: Mouse Trap Board Game Review

Mouse Trap is a classic board game that has been a favorite among kids and families for decades. Created by Hasbro Games, this game involves players building a giant mouse trap and trying to catch their opponents’ mice as they move around the board.

What’s in the Box?

1. Gameboard
2. 4 plastic mice
3. 2 metal balls
4. rubber band
5. die
6. 25 mouse trap building parts and accessories
7. 52 cheese pieces
8. building plan
9. instructions

One of the great things about Mouse Trap is that it is easy to learn and play. The game comes with a game board, playing pieces, and various parts for building the mouse trap, such as a cage, a seesaw, and a bucket. Players take turns rolling the dice and moving their mice around the board, trying to avoid being caught in the trap.

How to Play

1. Pick a player to go first, play then proceeds to the left of the table
2. Each player selects a mouse
3. On your turn, roll the die and move your mouse that number of spaces, then follow any instructions listed on that space ( 2 or more mice may be on the same space at a time)
4. As your mouse moves around the board, you will collect cheese pieces from the cheese pile and from your opponents. You may use cheese pieces later in the game to help you spring the trap on your opponent’s mice.
5. You build the Mouse trap as you land on board spaces that say Build.
6. Once the Trap is complete you can use it to trap other players mice. If you land on a turn crank space you can turn the crank to set the trap in motion if another players mice are in the trap area and it lands on them they are out of the game, if the trap fails to operate then the mouse is safe and is moved to the safe square on the game board.
7. If your mouse is the last one left uncaptured you win!

In addition to being fun and easy to play, Mouse Trap also helps kids develop important skills such as strategic thinking and problem-solving. As players try to outmaneuver their opponents and avoid being caught in the trap, they are learning to think strategically and come up with creative solutions to problems.

Other Infromations

1. Suitable for ages 6 Plus
2. Ideal for 2 to 4 players
3. From Hasbro Games

Overall, Mouse Trap is a must-have board game for any family looking for a fun and entertaining game that also helps kids develop important skills. Its fast-paced gameplay and clever mouse trap theme make it a hit with kids, and its ability to help develop important skills make it a great choice for parents as well.