We live across the street from a fresh water pond, which gets its fair share of fishermen on your average spring day. But with three months of winter still to go, we won’t be baiting our lines anytime soon (we’re not exactly big fans of ice fishing). Just because you have to put our tackle boxes away for the season doesn’t mean you can’t roll up your sleeves and practice indoors. Fishing Camp, a brand-new board game for ages 4 and up, is a great playtime substitute for when the fish aren’t biting. The concept is straightforward: roll the dice and move your boat around the board until you land a fish and reach the docks. The more fish trivia questions you answer correctly, the further you get along the board. But, of course, the potential for trouble ensues along the way. Don’t land on the “Go to Shore Lunch Island” or you’re likely to miss a turn. Our favorite feature of the game is the special GPS game card. If you draw one of those cards and answer its trivia question correctly, you’ll be granted a shortcut to the docks. Now if only the fish in our pond would naturally gravitate to our lines…
In a Nutshell: When the weather calls for indoor play, hang up your “gone fishin'” sign on the door and break out this new board game.
