Post by michele5611 on Sept 8, 2010 22:59:49 GMT -5
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A while back, I obtained a copy of a new board game entitled Fur-ever Home - The Animal Rescue Game.
Fur-Ever Home (developed by Petsapolooza) is a game about animal rescue. It can be played by up to four players, who each run shelters in the game. All of the shelters are working to adopt out all of the animals in Strayville -- and the winner is the rescue that adopts out the most animals.
And in a nutshell, the game is great. Loved it.
To some, the game may feel a little too much like real life. Animals sometimes get returned to the shelter because it doesn't work out for the owner. A virus may hit the shelter and you may have to pay health care costs for all of the animals in your shelter. Someone may drop off a couple of animals and you don't have enough room for them -- having to send them to another shelter (with a small fee). Someone may come to your shelter looking for a particular type of pet -- that you don't have -- and the adoption may then go to a different shelter. Dogs escape. There are also ways to raise funds in order to pay all of the bills. There are even pros and cons to having a large vs a small rescue.
But I think it's great. Not only does it provide legitimate situations, but it also is a great way to educate kids on animal welfare. And it has some great real-life scenerios that I think are very educational (and some rescues are even using the game to educate new volunteers).
Some animals are harder to adopt (often elderly, or blind/deaf, or of harder-to-place breeds) -- but when you place those animals, you get more points. You can hire a behavior educator that will work with people who seek to return pets to the shelter that will work with them so the pet can stay in the home. One card involves someone going to your shelter to adopt on a Sunday, but your shelter was closed, so the adopter adopts from another shelter in Strayville. Another involves one of your staffers being rude to an adopter, so they go elsewhere.
In total, I give the game an A. It's easy to play, easy to get the rules right, and should be fun for the whole family, even the young-uns in your life. The visuals/graphics are very fun and family-friendly.
$5 for the sale of each game goes to a participating rescue (you can choose which one it goes to). It's a great game -- made by someone in the animal welfare community -- and fun and educational for the whole family. There are also volume discounts available so rescues can buy several at a discount and sell them at events.
Go buy one for yourself or for your holiday gift-giving. If your order before midnight, PST on Friday September 10th, you can enter the following promotional code: KCDOGBLG and get a 25% discount. Limited time, so don't delay.
A while back, I obtained a copy of a new board game entitled Fur-ever Home - The Animal Rescue Game.
Fur-Ever Home (developed by Petsapolooza) is a game about animal rescue. It can be played by up to four players, who each run shelters in the game. All of the shelters are working to adopt out all of the animals in Strayville -- and the winner is the rescue that adopts out the most animals.
And in a nutshell, the game is great. Loved it.
To some, the game may feel a little too much like real life. Animals sometimes get returned to the shelter because it doesn't work out for the owner. A virus may hit the shelter and you may have to pay health care costs for all of the animals in your shelter. Someone may drop off a couple of animals and you don't have enough room for them -- having to send them to another shelter (with a small fee). Someone may come to your shelter looking for a particular type of pet -- that you don't have -- and the adoption may then go to a different shelter. Dogs escape. There are also ways to raise funds in order to pay all of the bills. There are even pros and cons to having a large vs a small rescue.
But I think it's great. Not only does it provide legitimate situations, but it also is a great way to educate kids on animal welfare. And it has some great real-life scenerios that I think are very educational (and some rescues are even using the game to educate new volunteers).
Some animals are harder to adopt (often elderly, or blind/deaf, or of harder-to-place breeds) -- but when you place those animals, you get more points. You can hire a behavior educator that will work with people who seek to return pets to the shelter that will work with them so the pet can stay in the home. One card involves someone going to your shelter to adopt on a Sunday, but your shelter was closed, so the adopter adopts from another shelter in Strayville. Another involves one of your staffers being rude to an adopter, so they go elsewhere.
In total, I give the game an A. It's easy to play, easy to get the rules right, and should be fun for the whole family, even the young-uns in your life. The visuals/graphics are very fun and family-friendly.
$5 for the sale of each game goes to a participating rescue (you can choose which one it goes to). It's a great game -- made by someone in the animal welfare community -- and fun and educational for the whole family. There are also volume discounts available so rescues can buy several at a discount and sell them at events.
Go buy one for yourself or for your holiday gift-giving. If your order before midnight, PST on Friday September 10th, you can enter the following promotional code: KCDOGBLG and get a 25% discount. Limited time, so don't delay.