Animal Upon Animal

Clearly intended to be a children's game, Animal Upon Animal (or Stack-imals as it is called in my household), makes an appearance every game night - regardless of the ages of those playing. True, my two and six year old love it, but so do my adult friends. The game is beyond simple, roll a die, stack the animal, rinse and repeat. But there is something so sensationally satisfying in building a wooden tower of animal bodies only to see them crashing down. I find it crazy that my son can just casually toss his animal on top the pyramid without issue but I can spend a solid two minutes carefully setting my animal atop only to have it come crashing down. When I was a child, we played a lot of Jenga. Now that I am an adult, I play a lot of Stack-imals. As do my children.

I will say that when I first bought this game I was expecting to play it right away with my kids. I came to the conclusion that this game is for kids, but be aware that this game is tough and kids that are too young may find it frustrating. Haba is known for rock solid games with quality components. My son could take it or leave it at his age, but he still really enjoys just playing around and stacking the animals just for fun.

This is the best stacking game. Pros Can be taught in 60 seconds Can be played by ages 4 to 104 High quality pieces Small enough to take while traveling Large enough to still look nice on the table Kids can actually compete with adults Adults like to play it without kids Short play time about 5-10 minutes Cons None

HABA games are known for their high quality design and construction and this one is a great example. Fantastic wooden animal pieces are great for the dexterity game play as well as just to look at and play with outside of the game itself. The gameplay is quick and has simple rules for kids to learn. Despite its simplicity it is a blast even for us adults to play as well. Highly recommended!

If you have little kids, you can't go wrong with Animal Upon Animal. Rolling the dice and stacking animals on top of the crocodile (or next to it) is a lot of fun and even the youngest kids enjoy it. The wooden animals are really cute and they are a perfect child for a child's tiny hand to hold and play with. What's best is that even parents can enjoy this game!