The Cat in the Hat Game (1996)

About this game

This is a neat little kid's game that teaches color and letter recognition - a little like Candyland. Players spin the spinner and move along a board made up of colored squares with picture tiles on them. When a player lands on a tile, if it matches either the color or the letter of his current tile, he takes it and placed it on top of his stack. When the last player reaches the Finish space, the player with the most picture tiles wins.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 1.0/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 4 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.