Chicken Cha Cha Cha is that rare bird of a children's game that can hold the attention of a group of adults. Based on a theme of memory matching, players try to remember the locations of pictures in order to move their chickens around a circle. Overtake an opponent and you steal their tail feather. Be first to steal all the tail feathers and you win the game. In turn, each player reveals a hexagon tile. If it is the same picture as their chicken's adjacent egg tile, their chicken moves forward one place, the hexagon is turned back upside down and the player gets another turn. If the hexagon contains any other picture, the player places the hexagon back upside down and play continues to their left. When passing an adjacent chicken, the first unoccupied egg picture must be revealed. A successful pass rewards the passer with all the tail feathers owned by the chicken being passed. Among adults, there seems to be a minor advantage to players who have become more familiar with the various pictures, but that goes away after just two or three games Upon opening the box, the first thing you will notice is the high quality of the components. The wooden chickens are so well made, younger players will be tempted to wander off with them and use them as toys. The cardboard tiles used to form the game board are bright, colorful, and made of the thickest cardboard I've yet seen. They approach the durability of thin particleboard. The game has a pretty high price tag, but the pieces are such great quality it could easily become a family heirloom. To set up, twelve hexagons are scattered around face down in the center of the playing area. Each hexagon has a unique, nicely drawn, cartoon of a chicken or egg theme. Twenty-four egg shaped tiles are placed in a circle around the central hexagons. The eggs have the exact same pictures that are found on the hexagons, each picture appearing on two eggs. Finally, each player places their wooden chicken, with a single tail feather attached, roughly equidistant around the circle formed by the egg-shaped tiles. I find the memory aspect of the game particularly challenging since the central hexagons are not normally arranged in a neat grid. It is a simple game with simple rules, but the high quality of the pieces and artwork elevate it to a great family game. It has a broad appeal so is a fine candidate for families that span large age ranges. The endgame can become quite tense, as everyone knows almost all the picture locations. Chickens begin to run wildly around the board and a winner can come down to a single lapse of memory. Playable in just a few minutes, it can fill in as a warm-up game or be the focus of an evening of fun. I can't wait to have kids so I can play this game with them. There is plenty of room for an adult to coyly play below their capacity in order to help keep the game interesting for their child. Be warned that many kids can catch on pretty fast and quickly have you scampering to avoid losing altogether. Kid Factor by Dr. Matt J. Carlson