Game of the Week

I love a good educational game and my criteria is simple: The kids want to play it because it's fun, not educational!

And this is definitely a fun one.

Mad Dash!

The rules are simple: 3 minutes to connect your state cards in order. What's the order? Any order, as long as they share a border.

The game comes with 50 cards, one for each state, and 4 maps. Each player receives a map for reference, and all the cards are dealt out. When the timer starts, line them up in the longest chain possible. Hawaii and Alaska are wild, since they are not in the continguous states, and if you are able to go from coast to coast, extra points are scored.

When the 3 minutes are up, we each share what we have, checking to make sure the borders connect. The points are tallied and the person with the most points is the winner. It's that simple. Just the way I like 'em. It's great for geography and math review, but most of all it's FUN!