Gamewright The Scrambled States of America Game & - Go Nuts for Donuts - The Pastry-Picking Card Game

Some reviewers said their kids loved this game and always wanted to play. I thought that had to be an exaggeration. Its absolutely true. My 9 and 13 year old LOVE this game and my husband and I enjoy it also. Great way to learn the states and capitals and perfect refresher for the older players. We've come up with ways to add challenges such as when you draw a new card only say the capital and see who can name the state, Or name the states nickname. So much fun.

We enjoy this for a bit. They like it but certainly not a favorite. They get bored about 3/4th in and we rush to finish. Also we all aren’t learning really anything about the states. Other than where they are located. But outside location no learning about our country

We have had this game for two years. At first I didn’t think it would be a hit nor would they learn much. I have to say it is one that is pulled out quite frequently and they have learned a great deal. They can point all the states out on a map and know the name of most of them. I got this when my kids were 6 and 9. My 6 year old was not a strong reader yet. So she played as a partner. Now at 8 she plays well on her own. Game play takes around 30 minutes, unless your kids, like mine, insist on reading the story first every time. It is easy to get started and pretty self explanatory once you set up. Players will have to read all the state names, capitals, and nick names. I do make sure when the kids get a new state they say the name and look for it on the map to give them a little quicker of a response. Over all it’s a good game that my kids enjoy playing and choose it on their own frequently.One con is Alaska is pictured smaller than Texas. This confuses my kids with most state informational text that includes a picture.

My full-time job is as a private homeschool teacher, and I’m always looking for ways to engage my students to learn without it having to be boring! They were struggling with locating the states, so I wanted to try this out!They really enjoy it; they’re always begging me to play this game on the days that we don’t even have geography scheduled! It’s really easy to learn how to play, and helps teach them to know where the states are in relativity to other ones, what the capital of each state is, & it also throws in some grammar and character development skills (patience & graceful defeat, lol!)Super creative and a great addition to our studies.

This was my favorite childhood game. Just bought it for my cousin. Can’t wait to play it with him.

We have ordered multiple copies of this game, and are giving them as gifts for our kid's classmates birthdays. The game is cute, easy to learn, and works well for families with kids over 5 years old or for a group of kids over 7 to play on their own. You can't go wrong with Gamewright Games!

A little scrambled on your State and Capitols knowledge? Me too! And in trying to teach my 3rd grader, that was painfully obvious. UNTIL, we found The Scrambled States of America! Fun was had by all, young and old(yes, I'm feeling old at 30!), WHILE fun facts were being deposited into my son's learning tank. (Who else had forgotten that Carson City is Nevada's capitol?)The game is quick-paced, and as a busy mom of 3, is a literal game changer (the differance between sitting on the shelf and actually getting played). It averages 10 to 15 minutes per game, which is going through all 50 state cards!It is not complicated (easy directions for a sleep deprived Mom) and yet is not mind numbing to play and actually have fun. Each state card has the State name, State Capitol, and the State Nickname(who knew that Utah is the Beehive State? Not I!). You then try to earn your State cards by being the first to identify one of your States that meets the criteria for whatever the Red Scramble card is asking. Such as, 'Is South of Colorado', or 'Nickname contains 4 different vowels', or 'Touches the Atlantic Ocean' or 'State has same number of letters as it's capital'. This game is different every time we play, yet ALWAYS fun! We have played with either 3 or 4 people, only difference is that it went a little faster with 3.The disapointing thing about this product:My son originally wanted this game because he has the Scrambled States Talent Show book (different book in the series) and loves it! This game advertises that the book, The Scrambled States of America, is included. We were very excited to add this book to our library and that was a part of the reason that we decided to make this purchase. Long story short... it's not really able to be considered a book IMO. It's more of the original book in a 5in square pamphlet format. Definately not able to be added to our library, it would get lost and destroyed quickly in the hands of my 2 yr old. While my son and I were dissapointed with that aspect, we greatly enjoy playing the game. And everything else about the game is great quality.I highly recommend purchasing this great game! You'll feel like you're in the "Land of Enchantment" (the State Nickname of New Mexico: Fun Fact courtesy of this game) when your child is unassumingly getting a better understand of the geography of the United States and happily learning their State Capitals! Win Win! Get your facts UNscrambled, with The Scrambled States of America Game! Worth every penny!

This is actually a super fun game! Surprisingly entertaining because it is fast and competitive, so that kids don't feel beaten over the head with geographical facts. The story that comes with it was also really enjoyable.