Review: HABA Tier and Tier Game

My sister Courtney received this game to try out with her 4 yr old Logan. Below are her thoughts.

This game is only for only two people ages 5-99 and contains small parts. We've found that a lot of games are usually off on the ages and that Logan can usually play them sooner than the recommended age, but that really wasn't the case with this game. It was difficult for us, let alone him.

Each player has the same set of four animals and the object of the game is to be the first person to successfully stack them. It is a game that really requires concentration. It is not easy to stack the four animals on top of each other without them falling, especially if you play be the rule that more than two animals can never touch.

Logan (maybe because of age) did not stay very interested in the game after two attempts. I played with him and it is not easy to build a stack. It takes time and thought which younger kids have a hard time being patient with. We'll try to play the game more as he gets older, in the meantime the wooden animal pieces are cute and fun to play with.

Overall, I feel like this game is average, something that the kids will go to every now and then but not be a favorite. The pieces are small and there aren't enough of them to grab their attention. I've seen other stacking games that seem more doable (but still challenging).