$8.99 when purchased online
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About this item
Highlights
- Great for 2+ players aged 4 and up.
- Perfect for small family game nights or breaking the ice at big gatherings.
- The kids are on their own team, while the grown-ups compete against each other to serve up Martian clues to the Humans (Kids).
- Encourage teamwork and family bonding with this game’s unique guessing aspect.
- It only takes 10 minutes to play.
- Includes 150 kid-focused Cards, 1 Sand Timer, 36 Point Tokens, and 1 Megaphone.
Description
In My Parents Might Be Martians, the kids are Human, the grown-ups are Martians, and everyone’s laughing! The goal is for the Martians to get their Human friends to guess a word by only using clues with single-syllable words. The kids have to work together to make sense of the grown-ups' silly speech before the timer runs out. My Parents Might Be Martians is an out-of-this-world way to improve your little ones’ teamwork and language skills.
Suggested Age: 4 Years and Up
Type of Game: Creative Games
Playing Time: 15 Minutes
CPSC Choking Hazard Warnings: Choking_hazard_small_parts
Number of Players: 2-4 Players
Educational Focus: Language Skills, Memory Skills
Includes: Tokens, Cards, Sand Timer, Game Pieces, Instructions
Package type: Full Game
Battery: No Battery Used
TCIN: 87876785
UPC: 810083044323
Item Number (DPCI): 087-10-5596
Origin: Imported
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Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 5.7 inches length x 7.8 inches width x 2.7 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.8 pounds
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4.4 out of 5 stars with 29 reviews
broad age appeal: 1 out of 5
length of play: 1 out of 5
quality: 1 out of 5
value: 1 out of 5
0% would recommend
1 recommendations
Just not fun
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
Meghan - 1 year ago, Verified purchaser
My Parents Must Be Martians “just isn’t fun” as my 6 year old put it. It’s especially unfun if you’re just playing one parent vs one child. Of course my child immediately was asking when it would be her turn to get to say the clues to the words, which the answer is apparently never…? Since she cannot read fully yet.. I don’t know WHAT age would find this fun, it seems too hard for younger kids and too boring for older.
5 stars on presentation alone
5 out of 5 stars
JASPER C. - 1 year ago
originally posted on Exploding Kittens
Really excited to have the kiddo open this up in a few weeks. Can’t wait to stop playing candy land 😂
Fun "guessing" game for kids!
4 out of 5 stars
Cheryl - 2 years ago
originally posted on Exploding Kittens
This is a fun "guessing" game for kids, including young kids! My 4 year old loved that she was able to guess the words on the card all by herself! The words on the cards are simple enough for young and older kids to be able to guess, and there aren't many instructions or wait-your-turn time, so there's minimal frustrations. While there isn't much strategy to the game, the kids are using their thinking skills!Also, I just want to note that we, the adults, found the 1-syllable word rule to be very difficult, slowed down the game, and made us very tired adults have to think way too much! Also, my 4 year old didn't understand the connection with parents being martians. She thought we sounded more like a robot, and kept asking when were we going to act like martians. So, we dropped that rule, which sped up the game and made it much more fun. Lastly, we didn't understand the purpose of the megaphone, other than it just being a gimmick, as it has nothing to do with martians. My kid liked playing with it (gimmick), but it's made of paper, so I don't expect it to last very long. Overall, it's a fun, quick game to get the kids thinking and being proud of themselves.
A delightfully hilarious game!
5 out of 5 stars
Katherine B. - 2 years ago
originally posted on Exploding Kittens
My kids love this game! They get to watch their adults compete over them, and act silly. It's been great for expanding my 5 year old's guessing skills and getting her to practice figuring out how many syllables a word has (she lets us know if a word has too many now as well), all while giggling madly.
Hilarious
5 out of 5 stars
Sean B. - 2 years ago
originally posted on Exploding Kittens
Kids started laughing from the moment we explained the rules.
Fun for Adults and Kids!
5 out of 5 stars
Summer - 2 years ago
originally posted on Exploding Kittens
My family loved this game! It was easy enough that 5-year-old could play and contribute to the team and not just sit there while his older brother and sister gave all the answers. Sticking to the one-syllable rule was still challenging for my husband and me; we got too much joy in calling each other out if we messed up. There was a lot of laughter throughout the game and it isn't something that is painful to play over and over with our kids like a lot of other games for their age. I also loved that my kids were on a team and working together and all won. It really is a win-win-win game.
Such a fun game
5 out of 5 stars
Melissa - 2 years ago
originally posted on Exploding Kittens
This game was so fun! It was easy to learn and play and it was perfect for a bunch of kids of different age groups. The big kids loved it and.the little kids loved it too. I would definitely recommend!
Definitely Martians
5 out of 5 stars
Caterina M. - 2 years ago
originally posted on Exploding Kittens
The game is easy to learn and follow. That makes it easy to play with different age groups!
Like Apples to Apples
3 out of 5 stars
Channing - 2 years ago
originally posted on Exploding Kittens
This game is similar to Apples to Apples but you have to use one Syllable words.
Cute game for littles!
4 out of 5 stars
Meredith - 2 years ago
originally posted on Exploding Kittens
I think my children (7,8,& 10) were a little too old for this game, but it is a great introduction to "Taboo"-like games for little kids age 3-6. We had friends over and played with their 35 year old, and he LOVED the game so much, especially getting to be the one who announces the guess in the megaphone. It's a sweet "kids always win" game for preschoolers!
Super fun!
5 out of 5 stars
Lauren G. - 2 years ago
originally posted on Exploding Kittens
Loved playing this game with my kids, we had a blast!
Giggle Warning!
5 out of 5 stars
Travis B. - 2 years ago
originally posted on Exploding Kittens
Awesome game with lots of giggling and laughter from everyone of all ages! Played with a 6, 10, 38, 37, and 65 year old and we all had a blast!!
Am I A Martian?
5 out of 5 stars
Ty C. - 2 years ago
originally posted on Exploding Kittens
One things for sure, after playing this game I really don’t know who (or what) I am anymore. Turn the tables and be the one with the poor speech and language skills rather than your kiddo for once. Wonderful time!
Amazingly fun to lose!
5 out of 5 stars
Sean S. - 2 years ago
originally posted on Exploding Kittens
We loved this so much. Shhhh don't tell the humans (kids) they always win! As parents, I mean martians, competing for second place, losing has never been more fun. My kids love playing this game together against the parents and ask and ask to play over and over. The packaging for kittens games are always amazing but this new round of games is even better.
Fun for everyone!
4 out of 5 stars
Rob S. - 2 years ago
originally posted on Exploding Kittens
It’s both fun for both adults and kids. Adults have a fun time competing against each other and the kids have a fun time beating the adults.
Really funny
5 out of 5 stars
Jessica - 2 years ago
originally posted on Exploding Kittens
This game is super fun and easy to play. It manages to let everyone feel like a winner, and work together, and on top of that, served as reading practice for our 1st/2nd graders in a way that they thought was fun. And they thought it was really funny having to come up with creative ways to explain something. We will be packing this with us on an upcoming family trip for sure.
Just another version of neanderthal poetry
3 out of 5 stars
- 2 years ago
originally posted on Exploding Kittens
This is just another version of Neanderthal poetry with a setup that could work for kids. Honestly, I've already introduced my kids to Neanderthal poetry, so this game was kind of a letdown. However, if you've never played Neanderthal poetry, you might enjoy this.
Attractive potential for fun with the title
1 out of 5 stars
Paul M. - 2 years ago
originally posted on Exploding Kittens
In general, I would say that it is too young for the children in my household. The youngest is 7 and the oldest 14 with 3 in between. They quickly realized that they would win automatically.We own poetry for Neanderthals and they enjoy that one as they know they can lose or win based on performance.They mentioned that this was a 'kid version" of PFN.
Easy and fun for children
5 out of 5 stars
Ben - 2 years ago
originally posted on Exploding Kittens
My 5 year very much enjoyed laughing at me messing up something that should have been a simple task
Good but can be better
4 out of 5 stars
Mark E. - 2 years ago
originally posted on Exploding Kittens
It was fun and easy to learn. Everyone was involved. Our kids are 8, 10, 13, 15. After the second round, the kids wanted to give the clues. They took their own turn and did great. Would suggest to allow all players to give clues. We also changed it so that anyone on the human team can guess. This probably works better when the youngest is 8 (versus only 4). Those are the two main tweaks we made to the game to make it better from our perspective.