Recently I had the opportunity to review the new card game Ratuki from Hasbro. We had a blast – it was so much fun! The weather here has been snowy & icy, so it was a treat to be able to play games at night. And for the last three nights in a row it has been nothing but Ratuki from Hasbro!
Ratuki is a fast moving, easy to play game. The recommended starting age is 8 and I think that is just about right.
“With Ratuki, families will enjoy card-slamming fun as they race to complete runs of five with numbered cards represented by Roman numerals, numbers and dice. Players will feel a rush of excitement as they try to be the first to slam down their cards and collect the most cards in the group.”
You literally are slamming cards down. You build piles of cards numbered 1-5. Each pile must start with a “1″ but then once the pile has a “2″ you can put a “1″ or a “3″ on top. You can try and build that pile of cards high because once it hits “5″ you need to yell “Ratuki” and grab the pile. When the first person runs out of cards the game is over. You then count your cards and keep score that way. There were a few rules that made you have to think rather than just rush. For example. You can only hold cards in one hand and put cards down in one hand. No double handing. This was a hard rule to follow because you are going so quickly you want to use both hands! The rule made this game so much more fun!
Ratuki is definitely high on my list of favorite games! Approximate retail is only 9.99 and definitely worth it in my opinion. I know we will be playing this game until we run the cards raw!
Disclosure: I received a copy of the game to facilitate my review. No other compensation was given. All opinions expressed are my own.
I'm such a sucker for card games! I'll be on the lookout for these next time I go to the stores.
Looks like a blast!!! I will definitely check it out!
looks like fun to me
It is so much fun…definitely will be playing it a lot!
I have a game similar to this called "Perpetual Commotion" that I think has cards from 1-10 and can be played with up to 6 people. Talk about crazy fast game! I love card games like this
Just posted about this great game as well. So much fun isn't it! Makes for great family time
That looks like so much fun! I'm always on the lookout for new games to play with my family and friends and this sounds like a game we'd enjoy xD
Although I'm not the quickest when it comes to reflexes. LOL
My kids love games and this one looks like it could be a good one to add to our collection. Great price too!
Boy, with the 5 days of snow days my kids have had this week, we could have used a game like that!
Sounds like fun… my family loves to play games. And at such a great price, too!
Wonderful! Always on the look out for new games for family game night!
Thanks for sharing!
Definitely a great indoor game. They all look like they had fun playing the card game. I have to look into that some more. Thanks for sharing.