PowerHaus

By Adventerra Games
Price $24.95
Age 7+

This outstanding, family-friendly board game teaches kids the money- and planet-saving benefits of adopting energy-efficient habits and the disastrous downsides of perpetuating energy-wasting ones! In PowerHaus, players assume the roles of friends who have purchased a heat-leaking, budget-busting house together. After being bankrolled 1,500 Adventcoin each, they take turns moving around the board, reading and acquiring cards that detail energy-saving or energy-wasting behaviors. These are practical tips with real-world applications kids readily embrace, the knowledge of which carries over into day-to-day life long after play is over. Players practice math skills throughout, adding and subtracting values displayed on cards in their possession at the start of each turn in order to determine the net sum they must pay or receive from the bank. There are also Energy Smart Buttons that bestow special powers, Service Cards that take an immediate financial bite but improve future cash flow, and lots of other fine touches that add to players' enjoyment while serving to cultivate agile, informed minds! Includes game board, 67 game cards, 4 movement tokens, 4 marker disks, 3 dice, banknotes and illustrated rules. For 3 to 4 players.