Picture this: your toddler asks you to play with him. You are not sure you want to commit to the mess of setting up a train track, and you are recovering from Paw Patrol overload. What do you do?
You pull out the wonderfully whimsical game of Cha-Cha Chihuahua: The Game of Dancing Doggies! Cha-Cha Chihuahua is recommended for players aged four and older and can be played by two to four players. The game is cute, silly, and easy to play. You can complete a game in under fifteen minutes, but if your child wants to play longer, you can always play another round.
So what exactly happens during a game of Cha-Cha Chihuahua? In short, your goal as a player is to collect as many chihuahuas as possible. Each player selects a “dance floor” that consists of thirty-six colored squares. Players take turns drawing cards from a pile. Most of the cards contain an image of a chihuahua dressed in a funny costume and performing a goofy dance move. When a player selects a chihuahua card, the player must copy the dance move shown on the card. The player may then take a plastic chihuahua and place the chihuahua on one of the colored squares on their dance floor. 67
Some cards depict two dancing chihuahuas; when these cards are drawn, the player must copy two dance moves before selecting two chihuahuas to add to their dance floor.
Other cards contain an image of a chihuahua sleeping in a bed that has a color corresponding to one of the colors on the dance floors. When a player selects a sleeping chihuahua, the player must collect any chihuahuas on squares sharing the color of the bed on the card. The player then sends those chihuahuas to the “nap shack,” a cardboard dog house. If a player draws a card that depicts the nap shack, the player gets to collect all chihuahuas from the nap shack and place those chihuahuas on their dance floor.
The final card type is “cha-cha chow chow,” a picture of a dog bowl filled with food and a bone. When a player draws this card, the player gets to steal one chihuahua off of another player’s dance floor. The game ends when all chihuahuas are either on the dance floors or in the nap shack. The player with the most chihuahuas on their dance floor wins the game.
The game play is very simple, which is a benefit of Cha-Cha Chihuahua. The highlights of gameplay, however, are the silly dance moves the players copy before collecting chihuahuas. You have to embrace the hilarity of the dancing doggies in order to optimize your enjoyment of the game. Your toddler - and you - will laugh during the entire game. Prepare your best dance moves and check out Cha-Cha Chihuahua today! 67