There are still those who like to play traditional board games because of the whole social aspect of them but not everyone likes having to fetch for the box and set up all the pieces that go with them. Even worse, when you’re missing pieces. What if you could keep every board game you owned safe and sound on your iPad with little to no setup time required? That’s what Chicken Cha Cha Cha on the iPad allows you to do. Chicken Cha Cha Cha is a popular kids board game where players race animated chickens around a meadow, all while training their visual memory.
This is a multiplayer game on the same device, though you can play on your own if you wish and play against bots. The main objective in the game is to gain all of your opponents’ feathers. You do so by moving around the board and trying to overtake your opponents. If you do so, you’ll gain one of their feathers. In order to move around the board, you have to match up the picture on the track with one of the pictures in the middle of the board. It’s like playing the game of memory, but the cards in the center will always flip back over so it’s up to you to remember what each and every one of the pictures are here.
I had never heard of Chicken Cha Cha Cha until recently and it probably wouldn’t even have been a game I’d look twice at. But after playing it here on the iPad, it’s actually pretty fun, especially if you play it with multiple friends. Not only that, kids will enjoy it as well and since this is a memory style game, it will also help train their memory skills. Although, I can say that my kids are way better than at this game than I am. Maybe age has finally caught up with me.
App Store Link: Chicken Cha Cha Cha
Version: 1.05
Developer: TheCodingMonkeys
Price: $4.99
Compatible Devices: Requires iOS 5.1 or later. Compatible with iPad.
Description
The award-winning memory-training board game for up to four kids now available for iPad!
Kids aged 4 and up race animated chickens around a meadow, all while training their visual memory. Who will be the first to collect all tail feathers and cackle in triumph? Parents are invited to play and test their memory skills, too! The goal of the game: To adorn yourself with borrowed plumes. Try to match the card that’s next in your way with a card in the middle of the game board to advance. If your chicken catches up to the next player, you are able to steal her feathers! Collect all feathers to win the game. The fast-paced brainteasing chicken rally is a exciting classic for kids of all ages.
The colorful, merry chickens take this board game classic and bring it to the iPad with intuitive controls suitable for children. The screens are full of details to explore and easily accessible for even the youngest kids, thanks to numerous tests done with children during development of the app. Parents can customize the difficulty and limit the number of games allowed in a play session. Once the play session is over, night comes and the chicken go to bed. Easy, child-oriented, kid-safe – like the “real” board game.
Chicken Cha Cha Cha has won several awards for Best Children’s Game in Germany, France and Finland, including the prestigious “Game of Year” (Spiel des Jahres) award in 1998. It helps to train visual memory and concentration – essentials skills in child development.
Features:
• 2-4 kids on one iPad or single-player against the computer-chicken
• Three computer-chickens of varying smartness
• Limit plays and secure the app
• Intuitive textless controls
• An easy mode for small kids with less types of cards
• Tested and approved by Kindergarten kids
• Interactive menus that invite to be explored
[via App Store]
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