Exploding Kittens - My Parents Might be Martians - 2+ Players - Ages 4+ - 10 Minutes to Play - Teamwork and Guessing Game - Kid Friendly Card Game, Ideal for Family Night Fun, Parents and Kids

Great game, about 10 minutes a game, simple to understand for both children and adults, gives specific jobs to the youngest player which is a bonus and removes any arguing. Good presentation and durable cards/ stars. Good value for money, the megaphone is a little flimsy and I don't think will last long being made of cardboard but doesn't need to be used for the game, just a fun addition. Age appropriate for my youngest as it is hard to find fun games little ones are able to play easily

Have yet to play but good quality

My Parents Might Be Martians is a fast-paced guessing game for ages 4+ that’s perfect for 2+ players. The teamwork element makes it a blast for families, while the silly alien theme and colorful cards keep kids entertained. Easy to learn and quick to play in just 10 minutes, it’s ideal for family game nights or playdates. A great mix of laughs and cooperation that kids and parents will both enjoy!

Great game, defo recommend

Boring game, we love family games but none of us liked this

🚀 Pros: Kid-friendly and engaging - Keeps the little ones in the loop at all times. Clear instructions - Separate guides for parents and kids take the guesswork out of gameplay. Affordable fun - At £14.99, it's a good price for a family game. 👽 Cons: Component quality - While functional, the game pieces could be a tad sturdier. Right, let's get into it. I ordered the Exploding Kittens My Parents Might be Martians Family Card Game, and let me tell you, this isn't your run-of-the-mill family game night. First off, I loved the concept of having adults compete using the kids to score points. This means the kids are always involved and it doesn't get too complicated for them. Plus, our little one found it absolutely hilarious when we made mistakes - talk about a confidence boost for the kiddos! 🚸🤣 In terms of gameplay, the instructions were super clear, with separate guides for parents and children covering everything you need to know. It took us no time at all to get the hang of the game and jump right into the fun. Now, onto the components. They're mostly cardboard, which isn't necessarily the best quality, but they're functional and do the job. The timer is a nice addition, and it really adds to the excitement of the game. All in all, at £14.99, I think this game offers excellent value for money. It's a blast to play, it's easy to understand, and it ensures everyone gets involved. If you're looking for a new addition to your family game night, the Exploding Kittens My Parents Might be Martians Family Card Game might just be a stellar choice! 🌟🎲

I played this game with a group of adults, and it was really fun and fast paced. Here is how we adapted it: each person got one turn (one go of the egg timer) in which they were the Martian, and everyone yelled out answers at once. The person who guessed the word won a token, and the Martian got to keep the card, giving them both one point. Then it moved onto the next person, who became the Martian. After a full go-round, each person counted up their cards and tokens to see how many points they got. This makes it more fun and more competitive. It was enjoyable trying to work out the simplest way of describing the word with single syllables. e.g. dentist was "tooth man", and banana was "fruit curve". Another variation suggested would be if two people were joint Martians, and they took turns saying alternate words, which would be a great party game. It is a very simple game though. Our variations made it more fun, but playing it the way suggested would only work with children. Also the megaphone is flimsy and kind of useless, and the egg timer is a bit badly made. So if you want to use this idea as a jumping off point you could make more word cards (as with replaying, you will use up all the words), and add a better quality egg timer. I expect they will make an expansion pack as well, in due course. I haven't played their caveman game so I don't know how it compares. Having played Exploding Kittens a few times, what I did like about this one is that it didn't involve loads of quirky cartoons. I actually hate the cartoon style of Exploding Kittens, all that rainbow vomit and farting cats stuff.

I love the intro to the instructions. It can only have been written by someone who’s played a lot of new games with his/her children. I’ll leave you to buy the game, though, if you want to read it for yourself. The instructions themselves are particularly well structured and written, on quality paper. They’re aimed at adults, with a section at the end to explain the game to children when the adults have figured out how to play. It boils down to a ‘get them to guess the word on the card’ game. But it’s clever. Firstly, you can only use words of one syllable to describe the word on the card. Secondly it’s designed so that kids will always win, or at least think they have, while the adults compete among themselves. And, rather than go into great detail on what’s allowed when describing words, the instructions say ”…if it feels like cheating, it’s cheating”. How refreshing! Kitten games are mostly great fun and this is one of the better ones for youngsters. Recommended. All I have to do now is find a space for it in the bulging games cupboard!

I can not say enough about great things about this game. We are a family that likes to have a few nights a week of being unplugged and have frequent game nights. Our daughter is 5, so it is sometimes challenging to find a game that is easy to setup and that she can play without much learning curve. The game pits adults against children in this game. Parents need to read out an everyday word of a card and form a sentence of 1 syllable words to the kiddos who need to guess them. one example would be if the word was "Bicycle" the parent might say: "has-wheel-fun-ride-outside" and the kids would guess "bike". The game is set up so that only the kids can win (although id say its not really a game of winning and losing anyhow), so if you a little one who strugges when they dont win, this helps with that aspect. The game comes with a cardboard megaphone for the kids team, and only the person with it gets to shout the awnser. this adds a fun element to the game. overall 5 of 5 and especially recommend to anyone with kids ages 3-6

An absolute blast to play with our 6yo! Highly recommend! Thank you Avalon!

This is so much fun for the adults too. I would recommend for anyone with 4-6yr olds. It will make the adult think as well as the children. So fun and basic, it is great that it is more of the parents against each other than playing against your kids. The kids win by guessing correctly and then it is you vs the other adult in language skills of making something easier to understand for the kids. This makes a great gift but would say that it is for that preschool and kindergarten age level. It is also doesn’t have to be a long game, you can play through the whole game in less than 10 minutes then choose how many times you want to play. Plenty of cards for replay value.

So this basically seems to be the young child-friendly version of Poetry for Neanderthals (minus the bonking). It's a word guessing game where the kids must guess the word being described by the adults using only one-syllable words. It's timed, and the goal is to guess as many words as possible within that time. Sometimes it's more tricky than it would seem and it's so easy to slip-up if you're not careful. The game includes a timer, (paper) point tokens, and a megaphone. The megaphone is just a rounded piece of paper and nothing to truly get excited about. The megaphone basically acts as the conch from Lord of the Flies. It controls the shouting of answers from the children. It's intended to be given to the youngest player to provide the answers, but can also be used as way of ensuring that every child gets their turn to be responsible for providing the answer. The scoring system is designed in such a way that the children always win. The kids always get a point with every correct guess, but the adults can only gain points (holding the card) on their specific turn. However, if you have more than one adult playing, the game becomes a secondary competition between them. The young kids can get a kick out of the fact that they "won" and now the adults are struggling to take 2nd place. Overall, it's a very basic game and, especially with the fact that the kids are guaranteed to win, it won't likely hold the interest of older children for long. Younger kids will likely find it fun, especially if there are two adults who can make the game seem more competitive than it really is. I think the excitement of the game really comes down to how the adults deliver it. The more silly and competitive the adults can make the game, the better. As always, the presentation of the game contents is wonderful in typical Exploding Kittens style.

This is an all right game. My son is four years old and likes playing this game for two reasons, the stars that you get as your reward for guessing the word, and the praise that I give him for guessing the word. Essentially, this is just a guess the word game with flashcards. The parents are supposed to describe the word using one syllable words, obviously this can be adapted. My son just turned four years old, so I use the cards as the words give a sentence or a couple words to describe it for him to guess. As he gets older, we can change it to one syllable words at a time. Typically I just play myself with him so we don’t really use the timer but he likes flipping it over and then every so often he realizes it ran out of time so we flip it over again, but we don’t really pay much attention to it we just go through half of the cards or until has won all of the stars. It comes with a paper megaphone, this was a big hit however he puts his mouth right up to it and after the third time, the thin cardboard has just disintegrated so we had to recycle it. It definitely is not needed, but it’s a nice touch, I wish it was plastic or something more durable for young kids. As an adult, this game is boring but my 4 year old is learning and thinking about words so that is what matters.