If the china souvenir mug is being kept away from the kids to stop breakages and the tea towels have been put away so they don’t get dirty, there’s one Coronation souvenir which all the family might just be allowed to touch. Enter Top Trumps.
The fun filled fact finding game that’s kept children and adults entertained for over forty years now has a special edition for the Coronation. These cards are covered with regal faces and statistics but the aim remains the same, to trump your opponent with a higher score. Each version of Top Trumps has a different theme and different rounds and for this right royal edition you’re competing in areas including length of reign (we all know which card you want to draw for that one) and military might.
It’s areas like battlefield prowess that make this rather intriguing. William the Conqueror, Richard the Lionheart and Henry V all depended on their military prowess to impress and rule but being as no British monarch has led their troops into battle for centuries, how do you measure the more modern rulers? Looking at scores like that does make you think and adds another element to a game that’s familiar to many.
That’s part of the power of Top Trumps. Parents everywhere can convince themselves that their children are learning something while playing a card game. And they are. By the end of a few rounds of this, you’ll know how many children Oliver Cromwell had and how old Edward VIII was when he died. And, as always, the cards come in a special container that means you can throw them in the back of the car with the kids and stave off some of the ‘are we nearly there yets’.
Top Trumps, Kings and Queens costs £6.99 and is available to buy online.
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