Cauldron Quest Cooperative Potions and Spells Game for Kids

My kids love this game. Found it at a board game cafe and my kids played (nicely!) together for quite some time. We've played it many times since at home, and there is always minimal fighting. Easy to learn, set up, etc. Great co-op game.

Both my four year old and seven year old could play this and enjoyed it. It has a little complexity with dice rolling but still very easy to play for young kids.

Great game to play with kids under 10. Easy to follow instructions that made the game approachable. I love the cooperative nature of the game; it adds to the fun.

My 6 and 4 year old boys really like this game. A cooperative game is refreshing for us since the 6 year old naturally outmatches the 4 year old in most games. The premise is fairly simple for the adults, but a reasonable challenge for most 6 and 4 year olds. The adults will probably get the most enjoyment out of helping the kids. My guess is that in a few years we'll sell this one for more of a challenge, but for now it is a regular favorite. The pieces are excellent quality, the rules are clear, and the game mechanics are solid. It takes about 15-20 minutes to play, which is perfect for young attention spans. The game quality really shines if you use it as a teaching tool for decision making. Adults: refrain from taking charge! Guide the kids in making good, considered decisions! Let them make mistakes and help them learn from them. And have fun!

I've played a lot of children's cooperative games and often I find that they are cooperative only in spirit. They have a rule that everyone has to win or no one wins, and while guided by an adult you can continue to share that point. Unfortunately, a young child who is falling behind the group can still feel like they are loosing even when there is no individual loss written into the rules. Cauldron Quest is not like that at all. This is a truly cooperative game where everyone is working toward a shared goal and there is no player token to track if one child is doing better than another. It is interesting enough that my children have played it with a wide variety of the adults in their life to everyone's enjoyment and simple enough that they can set it up and play a game on their own. They have even taught friends how to play. I love this game!

Fun cooperative game. Cute game premise. Facilitates learning of goal oriented strategizing, following directions, and good for reading comprehension for the older kids.

I have given this to three different families and they all have loved it! They said it's a great way to help show kids how working cooperatively is the way to achieve a goal. They said the game is fun and keeps kids attention without having competition against each other. Everyone wins or everyone loses. Highly recommend this game. The children were ages 6 and up.

My 2 boys, age 6 and 3, LOVE this game. We have had it for about a month and they still ask to play it almost every day. If they don't ask... it's only because they got busy that day and didn't have time. They also enjoy playing it over and over on any given day. Seriously, they can't get enough of it. The game only lasts about 10 minutes... so I don't mind playing it either. It is fairly well made and very easy to learn. Overview (very basic): You have a cauldron in the middle of the board that you need to get three specific ingredients in before the wizard stops you. You get your ingredients in by rolling different things and moving the potions along the board. The wizard tries to stop you by blocking your paths. Whether you move or the wizard does... is determined by the roll of your dice.

Génial great Au début nous étions un peu déconcertés par le nombre de des et les instructions. Au bout d'une partie tout était clair et c'était parti pour de nombreuses..Parties On adore le concept de jeux en équipe ou nous perdons tous ou gagnons tous. Le hasard joue certes mais la stratégie aussi et les enfants se retrouvent à compter et à envisager les meilleures options sans s'en rendre compte. Les adultes prennent aussi beaucoup de plaisir ! Derniers mots : Les aînées de 8 et 6 ans jouent stratégie et le petit dernier de 4 ans joue avec un adulte et au bout de quelques parties maîtrise les règles et se prend au jeu!

Delivered really quick. Lovely wrapping and vendor also responded to my query without delay. Would definitely shop with them again. Thanks!

Really pleased with this game. I bought it together with Race to the Treasure because my grandson is very competitive and gets extremely upset when he loses at anything. So I was looking for something which we could enjoy, without having winners and losers and this fits the bill perfectly. There is still the competitive element, as you’re playing against the game, but everyone is on the same side, and it also encourages them to learn to work together. It took a few games before we could remember all the rules without checking back to the instructions, but it is not difficult to learn, and the various different elements help to make it more interesting. Grandchildren are 5, 6 and 7 and all love it.

It took us a few minutes to work out what to do - but actual game play is simple - it is really nice to play together as a team and decide on strategy etc, much less arguing than with other board games - we love traditional games too. My children are 5 and 7 and I would say those are about the perfect age for this. We have beaten the wizard a few times and been beaten too. The actual game is nicely contructed out of solid card / plastic and seems durable with a nice design.

Two tokens were printed incorrectly, when contacting the game company, Mindware, their response was pretty poor. They would not replace the pieces if you live outside the USA.