Goats and Cabbages is a fun game designed to train executive functions in children aged 5 and above and adults alike, particularly memory and attention skills. Playing is simple: whether you’re a herder or a farmer, figure out the correct sequence and be the first to reach 8 points—the minimum number of goats needed to form a small flock.

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THE BOX CONTENTS

8 Role cards:

4 Farmers

4 Growers

96 Playing cards:

12 Wolves

12 Vegetarian wolves

12 Goats

12 Were-goats

12 Peasants

12 Re-roll Cards

12 Cabbage baskets

12 Sausage baskets

HOW TO PLAY?

The goal of the game is to collect five different cards and arrange them in a sequence according to the rule determined by the dice roll.

Dice can result into 4 possible rules

1. Each player draws six cards from their deck.
2. The youngest player rolls the dice. The result will determine which rule from the list must be followed to form the initial sequence.
3. At the start signal, all players simultaneously draw a card from their deck, trying to create the required sequence.
4. The first player to complete a valid sequence declares it, shows it, and – if the sequence is correct – he/she chooses an opponent’s Role Card whose role he/she has to guess to earn points and win.
5. The first player to reach eight points — the minimum number of goats needed to form a small herd — wins the game!

Leaf through some selected pages from the instruction book that have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation:

A GAME WHICH STIMULATES EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS

THE AUTHOR

Gianluca Daffi, with a degree in Psychology and specializing in behavioral problems, he collaborates with the Department of Psychology and with the Learning and Educational Psychology Service of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan. He has collaborated with IRRE Lombardy in the research group on personalisation and with MIUR on the project for training special needs teachers. A trainer for public authorities and private enterprises, he provides workshops for parents and teachers.

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