Chicken Cha Cha Cha is a memory game in which wooden chickens (one per player), bearing tail-feathers (initially one per chicken), move around a circular path (comprised of 24 spaces, each bearing one of 12 images). In order to move one space forward, a player must select from another 12 face-down tiles, choosing the one whose image matches the space they wish to move into.
I first saw this game at the Australian Games Expo in Canberra in January 2010, and purchased it on the advice of a demonstrator at the Rio Grande Games booth. (I feel obliged to buy at least one children's game whenever I attend a gaming convention.) Several months later, we continue to play this regularly: a push-your-luck filler game in which it helps to have a good memory!
We all want our children to be healthy, intelligent, well-behaved and, above all, happy. Of course, tabletop gaming is neither necessary nor sufficient to achieve these goals, but I consider it a worthwhile supplement to sports, music, crafts and reading.
Do adults need to play more? Yes, most assuredly. As an adult, we have lots of responsibilities and these can weigh us down. Mortgage payments, raising children, working the J.O.B...it never ends.
Your young player taking a loooooooooooong time to complete their turn? No problem! Here's the solution!
A fellow father geek writes in to ask, where is the best place to teach and play games?