Too Many Monkeys – Mama, call the doctor

The first time we saw the card game Too Many Monkeys from Gamewright we immediately started singing, “5 little monkeys jumping on a bed, one fell off and broke his head. Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, too many monkeys jumping on the bed.” And looking at the art on these cards, it seemed to fit pretty well.

Check out what Brooke thinks of Too Many Monkeys in her family game video review and see how well you think it fits.

Can the whole family enjoy Too Many Monkeys?

While everyone can enjoy playing this family card game together, we find that Too Many Monkeys is enjoyed more by the little kids. Unlike the song, In Too Many Monkeys one little monkey really is trying to go to bed and it’s your job to whittle it down to that final monkey. So it’s played in rounds until one player gets down to just one monkey left and he/she gets to sleep. The winner of each round removes one card so they have one less monkey to line up the next round.

We think it’s good that it’s played in rounds because the game lasts longer than just one person getting their six monkeys in a row. That would be too simple and quick. But at the same time with all 6 of us in the family playing, it lasts much longer than you’d think. The funny thing though is that the younger kids don’t mind a longer game length at all. As you can see by Brooke’s glowing review, they really enjoy it.

And while you’d think that removing cards makes it easier for the leader to stay ahead, that’s not the case – because that person will get the “Hello my name is Skip” card played on them a lot to keep things in line. And believe me, the kids love that card.

How does Too Many Monkeys score on the “Let’s Play Again” meter?
When we play Too Many Monkeys with the whole family, we’ll typically stop after one game. But the younger kids will go at it again. And since it’s a simple card game, they tend to pull it out and play frequently with their friends.

So if you’re looking for a simple card game for the kids to play out and enjoy, you might want to think about picking up Too Many Monkeys.