Continuum Games Exact Change (2Nd Edition)

We had a lot of fun playing this with two players. It is almost the same as Uno, but with the extra rule that you can play multiple cards together, regardless of color, to match the amount shown on the discard pile. For example, 25 cents plus 1 cent to match a 26 cent "loose change" card. Game lengths can be highly variable, just like Uno, but I think on average they are shorter due to the multiple card rule. Although the game was quite fun for adult and child alike, I don't feel it was particularly good at teaching how to add up money - it is true that each card shows one or more coins and/or bills, but the total amount (such as $1.12) is written in the corner, and during play you just look at the corner and ignore the pictures (which in any event can't be seen when you hold the cards as a hand). Instead it was better for plain old addition practice, as players try to determine whether they can make a multiple-card match when they do not have the right color to play. This slows down the draw-cards portion of the game since you don't just mindlessly draw, you keep checking your hand and adding up the amounts to see if you can make a multiple-card match yet. Sometimes you get so focused on adding that you forget that you can still match color! Due to the addition component, it is more intellectually engaging than Uno, and as a result I liked this better than Uno. It may not have worked as I had hoped for teaching money handling, but our family enjoys it so much that I recommend it as something to play just for fun.

This game VERY FUN AND FAST once you get the hang of it! Even though I am missing a couple of wild cards from the deck the cards are made of good quality and are pretty durable. This game was so fun the adults had a few rounds without the kids and we even have a blast. I would recommend to follow the instructions on how to play first when teaching your little person that everyone gets the hang of playing this game and then add all of the cards back into the deck!! Njoy!!!

Favorite family game. Similar to Uno. Helps kids with math and money counting.

My daughter likes it, and she's learning money and improving her addition skills well. The only pitfall, and a simultaneous benefit, is that it is relatively short compared to other games. We usually finish in less than 15 minutes. It's a good, quick game to kill time right before bed.

Used with 1st through 3rd grade - students love it. Be sure to read the instructions and start simple. Remove all the special cards - wild, bank withdrawal, etc - until the students are comfortable with the flow of the game. If they have played UNO they will pick up this game quickly. Then add in special cards a few at a time at the 1st grade level. Found 2nd and 3rd picked up using special cards really fast. They also were always looking at their hands to figure out ways to make exact change. PS: I had introduced coins - penny, nickel, dime, & quarter as well as their values - to 1st graders way before we used the card game. Initially the game reinforced values and coin recognition for the 1st graders - later in the year they started to understand the exact change part of the game.