[Ad- gifted product] Quick to carry around tabletop games are always ones that I find are perfect for the afterschool time between school ending and Kai’s DnD starting. We all bundle into our local Geek Retreat, grab a few milkshakes or sodas, and sit down to play games. Polar Panic was the latest on our list; the entire card game fits in a little tin, with the instructions in the lid, making it ideal for carry around with us!
Polar Panic is pretty simple. All of the cards need to be shuffled about and placed ice-side-up on a table. On your turn, you will flip over a card, then the next person will flip over a card and so on. If anyone sees two of the same fish out in the sea, they must rush to put their hands on both cards. If they are the first player to do so, they get both cards. If someone beats them to one, they get the card they got too. If you turn over a fisherman, you get to keep that card and turn all face-up cards back to their ice side and swish them about, before putting this card in your pile of cards you’ve earned. If someone reveals the polar bear, the game ends and you count up all the cards you’ve gotten.
The game itself is only as long as it takes to reveal the polar bear, which can be quick or can take up time. It’s really random! We played with our teens all the way to our 8 year old and everyone understood the game easily and had fun with it! It’s such a simple game that can be played anywhere, and the tin is really hearty, so I can see it taking a bit of a beating. I would say, you do need to have a lot of table space to spread out the entire ocean’s worth of cards, but we found having the cards slightly overlapping didn’t matter much, as everyone shuffled through them to grab ones they wanted to flip anyway.
Polar Panic is a very easy game to learn and very easy to play. I can see it being something brought around grandparent’s house for Christmas time, as it is themed slightly towards ice fishing and a game that could be easily taken on a holiday as well!
Looks a really good simple game to play but lot’s of fun my grandchildren would love this
Looks like a fun game
My great grandson loves card games, he tends to cheat! I am sure we would have great family fun with this game which is a twist on the game ofcSnap
I bet the grand kids would love this game when they come over to visit. Looks like so much fun!
This seems like an awesome board game!! We literally have like 40 board games and we definitely have room for one more lol…
This sounds like a super fun game! I love how easy it is to understand and that all ages can enjoy it.
Games like this are always the perfect recipe for family fun. I love that older and younger kids can both get in on the action.
I used to love playing games like this with the kids when they were younger. They’ll all be here again for the holidays this year, and I think this could be a great addition to the festivities!
Looks a really fun game.
Looks like an enjoyable family game to take away on holidays.
I much prefer my kids playing games like this to watching YouTube etc. I think they would both enjoy this, it is always fun to get a game going with the family.
Wow, fabulous game to keep the kiddies occupied on long winter nights!
This looks like a super cute game. My ten-year-old niece’s birthday is coming up and she would really like this!
Good to know that 8 years and upwards understood and enjoyed the game. It looks loads of fun. One for the Christmas shopping list.
The Polar Panic sounds like a really interesting game. Love the fact that it is easy to carry around!
I love that it’s easy enough for both teens and younger kids to play together, and the tin is a bonus for on-the-go fun.
The perfect gift for fun for my great neices
I love small games which we can carry about for an emergency to keep the kids busy
I like quick games. No-one gets bored. You can just play another round.
Oh this is so cute! I love good games to do together as a family. This is a cute theme.
this would be so special to play with my children
My grandson loves games and this looks like great fun.
We would love to play this as a family
This looks like a fun game to play with the little ones
Looks perfect for playing with my younger grandchildren on a rainy afternoon!
my grandchildren would love this
This sounds like a super fun game, my nephew will like this
Looks like a cool game and looks really fun want to play this.
Would love to win to play with my girls.
looks like fun, and good size for holidays
This is a lovely game. Not only would I play this with my family, but also the children in my after school club. Looks like a lot of fun!
My family would love this
I would love to play this with my family
This is something my nephew would enjoy playing.
Sounds like a fun game that would make a great Christmas present.
This is something that my kids would play with. Thanks for the competition!
This would be nice to win for my grandchildren for Christmas presents.