Game Schooling - Gobblet

Gobblet is another logic game, a smart spin-off from tic tac toe. Mindware.com says:

This game has won more awards than we can fit in this space-and no wonder, with astonishingly easy rules and addictive, fast-moving play. Players place four pieces in a row to win, "gobbling" their opponent's pieces. A wonderful exercise in strategy and logic.

This is another game we received when Mane was about 5, and it was an instant hit with both older and younger folks in the family. I even had a good friend of mine playing round after round with me on a camping trip a few summers ago! As Mane gets older, her play gets more sophisticated. It's great practice for learning to stay focused and attentive, too.  It reminds me of chess because of the way that you have to "see" several different possibilities for your opponent's next move. In Gobblet you have to plan for bigger pieces to be able to "gobble" littler pieces and strategically place the larger pieces that cannot be "gobbled."