Grandmother Fish

For years I pondered how to make a game about evolution, and my answer is Clades. Players match animals according to their positions on the evolutionary tree of life. Everyone plays at once so it’s fast. FWIW, I get royalties on this one. Kids love animals!

Available from Atlas Games.

Atlas Games | Clades and Clades Prehistoric Clades at a Glance A pattern recognition game for one or more players.Make sets of three similar animals (such as mammals) in this fast-paced card game.Fun and educational at the same time! [Clades] manages to help teach evolutionary concepts in a relaxed and organic way that has children asking dee...

Ten years ago, Karen & I raised money on Kickstarter to self-publish Grandmother Fish. The experience of running a Kickstarter was good in surprising ways.

http://www.grandmotherfish.com/10-years-ago/10-years-ago-grandmother-fish-on-kickstarter/

Jupiter is high in the evening sky, perfect for pointing it out to kids. You can use pieces from Planet Voyagers so show kids why Jupiter appears where it does in the sky. http://www.grandmotherfish.com/resource/jupiter-in-the-evening/