The perfect nightcap

The material itself is well thought out and of good quality. Everything looks as if the game even after a hundred games is still perfectly functional. The cutlery snap beautiful and take rude behavior (which during the hectic gameplay certainly occurs). Not bad

THE RULES
On the Schedule In total there are 24 pieces of cutlery that engage each in a vertical or horizontal position. These can be rotated between the two storage facilities. At the start, players choose one of the predefined starting lineups and put the cockroach in the midspan. This is now beginning to scurry across the field and run to the cutlery along. Who's turn rolls. The cube is either a piece of cutlery (fork, spoon or knife) or a question mark (any cutlery). Now the active player of the cutlery selects on the field, which he turns 90 °. The game is now running more in turn until the running around cockroach falls in the target field of a player. This gets a chip cockroaches. Then the game starts again.
The person who first collected a certain amount of chips to win.

If times less than four players to play is not a problem, here you can prevent through a door that the cockroach scurries into a destination field of a nonexistent player.

There is a variant of the game Finally. Here you have to try the cockroach prevent them to reach their own goal box.

THE GAME
Because the rules are written short and simple, the entry is very simple. Only the first assembly of the board requires a little patience. The building itself, however, all in all, not a problem if you perform this step by step. Then the structure is also to create very good in less than 5 minutes. Once assembled remains the Schedule as he is, so that you can theoretically start future games immediately after opening the box.

The game itself runs pretty fast and is even younger semesters (our youngest players is 4 years old) well understood. For this age group, one can use the game very well to practice anticipatory planning.

However, its full charm unfolds the game with some older players. Because then comes in addition to the planning nor the speed with it. Because each player has only a few moments time to rotate to cubes and cutlery. The instructions also specifically pointed out that one should stop his teammates to play quickly. Only then comes really to some chaos. A piece of cutlery quickly turned that denied the cockroach off into his own goal area. Or you open a teammate the chance to score points. Here is the other course will quickly try to close it again. So be broken later by heckling quickly covenants seconds.

All in all a hopeless chaos from which the game derives its appeal. However Kakerlakak suffers from the same things as other Chaos games (z. B. Ligretto).

- Some players hate the chaotic gameplay. This should not force you to play along, because none of the players will have fun.

- The great initial stimulus fades basically just as quickly as he came.

Against the first problem can not go unfortunately. Except another game to choose. The second problem does not fall so much weight because you Kakerlakak still can use as great nightcap or heat-up of a beautiful evening games. Quick explains set up quickly, played fast.

For casual gamers
Casual gamers entertained well over a longer period. Children in particular can deal with very long Kakerlakak. If on one day then the stimulus faded rests the game normally only a few days before it can provide the same excitement again.

Some players was the clacking sound that the cockroach while running makes too much. Our rounds it has not really bothered. And anyone who has ever had the pleasure to play Hippo flip will perceive the cockroach as a pleasantly quiet.

FOR MANY PLAYERS
Much player is designated as the heat-up or nightcap fond Kakerlakak. But even if one gets involved it to play fast and anything to plan. Does not create the one you should make the game a wide berth. Is it aware of this and can be on a Kakerlakak is a game that is certainly a short time to prepare fun again, so it's probably more often ends up at the table, as other games.

CONCLUSION
An insane game idea, short rules and a chaotic gameplay here make for a fun sport. However, wood-fetishists and planners would do better to look for another game. All others must decide for themselves if they lack a game that will bring you again for a brief pleasure out of the closet in your own collection.
Particular praise I want to mention that Ravensburger puts not just one, but two batteries in the box! That's what I call customer service.
The game itself will receive from us 4 out of 5 stars. Players who have a soft spot for chaotic games may drauflegen a star here like to have.