The summer vacation is coming to an end, this summer vacation because of the high temperature, so we didn't take the children out to play, the children complained a little heavy, so I thought about buying some interesting toys for the children, coaxing the children.
When I searched on the Internet, I saw a new "Mysterious Door" board game from the Dolphin Xiaomeng brand, and it was quite interesting to read the introduction, so I bought it back and gave it to my daughter as a summer vacation gift.
The logistics speed is still very fast, not long after the order was received, a large box, after opening it can be seen that there are a lot of accessories.
After installation, it looks like this (here I want to praise the quality of the board game toy of Dolphin Xiaomeng, the cardboard of the game accessories is very thick, and at the same time, it is easy to take out the small parts from the cardboard, and the user experience is very good).
The story of this board game is set like this: you are a police officer, and last night, at twelve o'clock, a thief stole three treasures from the city and hid them behind a mysterious door. You'll need to work together with your companions to find out which three treasures the thief stole by 12 noon today.
So how exactly should this board game be played?
First, we're going to build the castle as shown in the picture and place the 24 Treasure Cards on the table with the back side up.
Then, take three random Treasure Cards and place them behind the Mystery Door.
Next, place the remaining 21 Treasure Cards and 12 Clock Cards face up on the table, shuffle them, and place them anywhere in the castle at random.
Then set the hands of the clock to 12 o'clock.
Next, it's time to start playing this mystery board game with your kids.
The specific gameplay is shown in the following figure, so I won't introduce it:
After playing with my teammates and children a few times, I thought this board game was quite interesting.
First of all, it can exercise children's cooperation skills. Collaboration is an indispensable skill in modern society, and Mystery Gate encourages children to learn teamwork through game mechanics. In this board game, no matter how many players participate in the game, everyone has a common goal: to find the treasure that has been stolen by the thief and arrest the thief before the clock strikes 12 o'clock at noon.
There are dozens of cards scattered in different locations in the castle, and one person's memory ability is limited after all, so the children need to divide the work and each person memorize the treasures in certain locations, so that they can complete the treasure matching as quickly as possible and catch the thief as soon as possible.
Secondly, it can exercise children's memory. As I said, when playing the Mystery Door board game, players need to remember the location and content of the treasure cards they have opened in order to match the treasure as quickly as possible and catch the thief.
This game mechanic can motivate children to actively mobilize their brains and constantly recall what happened before, thus unconsciously improving their memory. At the same time, the items in the game are very beautifully designed, making the memorization process itself very interesting.
This game also exercises your child's reasoning skills. Reasoning ability is an important part of logical thinking, and "Mysterious Door" also effectively trains children to this ability through a series of careful designs. There are a total of 12 kinds of treasures in the game, and the children have not completed the task after opening all the pictures of the treasures in the castle, and must find out which 3 treasures the thief stole in order to successfully complete the task. Children need to use logical thinking to deduce which 3 treasures the thief stole away, and in the process, their reasoning skills are developed.
To sum up, Mystery Gate is not just a board game, but also an educational product. While it brings joy to children, it also imperceptibly exercises their memory, collaboration and reasoning skills. For parents, this game is undoubtedly an ideal choice to help their children develop holistically.