A dragon can block a knight from stealing a queen (we refer to the dragons as she). The idea is to wake up the Sleeping Queens which you can do by picking a king card or rescuing her with a knight. The game was invented by a little girl, so that’s cool, except I wish she wasn’t influenced to play to this “female get rescued” script. Can you tell by the name I have a problem with this game? At least it’s not called Sleeping Princesses, right? Reel Girl rates Slamwich ***GGG***Īnother game we play is called Sleeping Queens. As far as amount, there is one more male thief card than female thief card. Most of the cards are food (the idea is to build your own sandwich) but there are also “muncher” and “thief” cards, three females and two males types. The cards are diverse in the gender representation. It’s really fun to play for my 8 yr old and 5 yr old. My favorite card game right now is Slamwich. Reel Girl rates Old Maid ***SSS*** Do not play this game with your kids, or call it something else and use different cards. As far as I’m concerned, Old Maid should be banned for its sexism.

A racist card game would never be allowed to be sold to children.

I thought this game was so weird when I was a child and I still do. Even before I knew I was a feminist, I was offended by this game that teaches kids no one wants to be stuck with the lone female card.

So the all time worst has got to be Old Maid. Playing them also teaches kids math, how to follow rules, strategy, and how to win and lose gracefully.īut what are the card games that we play with our kids also teaching them about gender? Cards are a great activity for the whole family to do together. My children love card games, and even though I don’t, I’m learning to.

Amazoncom original old maid card game