5 Second Rule Board Game review

We are always on the hunt for new family board games in our house and 5 Second Rule is certainly one of our favourites.

The aim of the game is to answer as many game cards as possible to make your way around the board and cross the finish line first. The game cards generally challenge you to name 3 kinds of things, for example, this could be 3 countries beginning with the letter 'C', 3 flavours of ice cream or 3 Harry Potter characters for example. There is a buzzer in the centre of the board that you hit, it then counts down the 5 seconds and buzzes when your time is up. The buzzer is a really fun addition which my children love,

I have been playing this game with my children, who are aged 9 and 7, and we all genuinely really enjoy it. I do go through the game cards first as some of the questions are fairly tricky for children, but there is such a good variety of cards I can easily create a couple of piles of questions that my children would understand and be able to answer.

This is a fast-paced, fun family game that would be a great addition to your games cupboard. We all laugh out loud at some of the funny answers that come out when you are under the time pressure and kick ourselves as we can't answer the most simple questions. This is a really great game that can be played as a whole family, just as adults or just as children.

If this sounds like the game for you, you can get it here. I have also seen you can buy it as a travel version. We haven't tried this one, but it looks great as a game to take on car journeys or out to restaurants.