This was one of the girls very first games that they played in the preschool years. It's probably most suitable for 4 to 6 yr olds.

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Product Description

First, gardens are planted. Then everyone rolls the special die. to do the harvesting. The job is to harvest the gardens before Winter comes. A Cooperative Game

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13390 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Family Pastimes
• Model: HT
• Released on: 2006-04-19
• Dimensions: 1.25" h x 6.50" w x 13.00" l, .75 pounds

Features

• Co-Operative Games are Better Games for Young Children
• Candian Toy Testing- TOP Rating
• Includes: 12 x 12" board, die, 48 vegetables, winter and spring puzzle pieces, rules for harder "spring planting" game.
• Designed by Jim Deacove
• Recommended Age Range 3 to 7

Editorial Review
Children learn the benefits of cooperation in this innovative game from Family Pastimes. Each player tends a small garden composed of four different types of vegetables. The object is for all players to harvest all the vegetables before winter arrives. If one of the four colors comes up when the color-coded die is thrown, then each player may harvest one vegetable of that color from his or her own garden or from any of the other gardens. If the die comes up black, each player may choose which color vegetable to pick. If the die shows a white dot, then a Winter piece must be placed on the board. The game ends when all players harvest all vegetables, or when all six Winter pieces are filled in.

Cooperation is encouraged with a few special rules: if a player's garden has been completely harvested and he or she rolls the white dot, then a winter piece is removed. Players are thus subtly encouraged to concentrate on one garden at a time, instead of each tending only to their own gardens. --Michael Fehlauer

Awards
Canada Toy Testing Top Rating

From the Manufacturer
The ORIGINAL CO-OPERATIVE GAME, this game draws the most fan mail to Family Pastimes! First, gardens are planted. Then everyone rolls the special die. to do the harvesting. The job is to harvest the gardens before Winter comes. Will we get them all? Maybe, if we remember to help each other out. A simple but challenging game for beginning game players.

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Customer Reviews

Great Family Game
We bought this game for our two children when they were 3 and 4, and we were pleasantly surprised at how enjoyable it is to play, even for mom and dad. It isn't a competition game as much as it is a cooperation game, so if having a clear cut winner is what you want, this probably isn't the game for you.

Each player has a farm with four different crops to harvest before autumn turns to winter. You roll the die to determine which crop you may pick or if you have to move everyone closer to winter. If winter comes before the crops are harvested, then there might not be enough food for winter, but the object is for everyone to harvest their crops before the onset of winter.

The neat thing about this game is that really the best way to get the harvest in is for everyone to work together to harvest each other's crops and not just work individually on your own crop. There is an additional element (which we have not yet played) to the game where you can plant the garden first and then harvest it. It is for more advanced players, but I think a young player could easily play it too after having played the easier version a few times.

I highly recommend this game for families of all ages. It's been a blessing to watch the kids want to help other players more than they want to harvest their own crop!

Enjoyable!
I bought this last year for my competitive 4 year old. She has difficulty playing other games (she can get rather upset when she loses - you know how that is!), so this game is a breath of fresh air - we both enjoy it and it's nice for us to finish playing a game, rather than having to stop when she gets mad. We have fun coming up with "recipes" to make as we harvest as well.

Great for preschoolers
Our 3 y/o loves this game and we enjoy it too. It's pictorial, so no number or word recognition is required, and the cooperative aspect makes it so much more enjoyable than Candyland!