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Part of the fun in raising Zoey is finding things that delight and educate her; I want to find fun, creative board games to play with her during our family game nights! This week we played the Dr. Seuss Pattern Party Game for 2 to 4 players!

This game was a Christmas gift to Zoey from her great aunt and uncle, and we love it! Zoey has enjoyed most of the Dr. Seuss books we have read to her and the opportunity to play a game with all the characters she recognizes is an opportunity we can’t pass up! Especially when Dr. Seuss’s birthday is coming up on March 2nd!

Let’s play!

IN THE BOX

• 4 game spinners 
• A game board
• Goal cards
• Tiles

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Place the board in the center of the play area.
2. Each player chooses a color (blue, green, red, yellow) and then takes all the tiles of that color.
3. Starting with the youngest player, each player chooses a spinner and a goal card (if you are playing with fewer than four players, place the remaining spinners next the game board in front of pretend players, then leave the remaining tiles and goal cars in the box).
4. Each player places their goal card in front of them. Each goal card has a basic green side and an advanced pink side. When you set up the game, choose which side to use (you may want to choose a different side for each player, such as younger players using green sides and older players using pink sides).
5. On your turn, spin your spinner.
   • If you spin a picture (character, color, shape or pattern) play one of your tiles on a matching space on the game board. If there are no matching spaces, you may play on an empty space. You cannot play on a space that already has a tile.
     • If you spin WILD!, play one of your tiles on any space on the game board. You can even play on another tile if your tile will fit – only four tiles may stack in each space.
       • If you spin SWAP!, everyone passes their spinner to the left. If you’re playing with fewer than four players, don’t forget to pass the pretend players’ spinners. Then spin again!
6. You can match squares on your goal card anywhere on the game board, even if they’re facing a different direction.
7. The first player with four of their tiles showing on the game board that match their goal card is the winner!

ENJOY!