Cover Your Assets

I’m going to share a mildly unpopular opinion here. This game has over 16,000 reviews on Amazon and has an average rating of 4.8 which is pretty darn phenomenal. However, this isn’t actually one of our favorites. Definitely not a bad game. It’s easy to learn and anyone can play. I think when my kids are adults, maybe we will enjoy the stealing aspect. However, at this moment in our lives, the fact that the game is all about stealing from other player makes game play a little less than pleasant. (Don’t even get me started on Ruckus.)

Cover Your Assets Details

Product: Cover Your Assets
Company: Grandpa Beck’s Games
Website: https://www.grandpabecksgames.com/
Recommended Age Range: Box says 8 and up, but this is a great game if you are trying to teach your child to understand double digit numbers.
Price Range: ~$17
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Review

First the good: My teens think the name is hilarious. It is super quick to learn and easy to play. Anyone can play, even kids that don’t know their numbers yet, as long as they can match pictures and understand the concept of a wild card. It encourages math skills because kids have to add numbers like 5, 10, 15, 25, and 50 to keep score at the end. The entire game can be played in about 15 minutes, so it’s a quick way to squeeze in a little fun. The pictures are colorful and appealing. Also, it seems like a delightful, family friendly company.

The less-than-good: If there is anyone in your family who gets frustrated when they feel like they aren’t being treated fairly and is going to be upset by someone stealing their points, this game is probably not for you. Granted, there are a lot of games like this, and I definitely think that being a gracious loser and having good sportsmanship are qualities that we want to cultivate in our kids. However, I don’t feel like there is enough “fun” aspects of this particular game to justify the unpleasantness of an unhappy kid.

Personally, I would like to see a little more strategy and variety in game play to keep it fun and entertaining. When I polled my kids on what they thought of this game, my 10 and 13 year olds said they really liked it, my 15 year old said “meh,” and my 8 year old was not a fan. (Guess which one is working on losing gracefully. 😂 ) I’m sort of with my older teen. I definitely don’t hate it, but I don’t get excited about it either. Than being said, card games take up so little space, that I will probably hang onto it for quite some time!

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