Play-testing Observations (Sunday 15th)

• Game 1: 3 children (girls) 1 parent

• skipped straight to setting up. (parent looked shitty)
• playing cautiously, not sure about what to do (beginning)
• forgetting to follow the lines
• kids might not have understood without parents involvement
• completely understood the concept of depositing fruit in the nest
• feeling genuinely hurt when losing points
• confused about having kakapo and cat tokens on the same space
• 15 mins - no stored fruit yet, points lost. 20 to high?
• keep reaching for the instructions
• taking cats of each turn, before replacing them again
• forgetting whos nest is whos, but understand they cannot share
• strategy emerging - helping each other plan out moves to get the most points
• having fun, laughing
• "what happens when the cat stays in the same place"
• see the value in safe spots - late game
• may not have know you can deposit at any time

• Game 2: 3 boys, 1 girl, 1 parent

• 1 player nominated themselves to read the instructions all the way through
• understood the deposit mechanic very easily
• parent helping with explaining
• understood the moving mechanic
• understood the numbers on the nodes
• lack of direction regarding being trapped causing anger
• decided you just had to pass the nest to deposit instead of going inside
• youngest member playing banker.
• "dooooooooooom"