Sleepy Castle

Today's game review is of the 2015 release, Sleepy Castle.  For 1-4 players, it takes 10 minutes.  It's a children's game.

Overview
In Sleepy Castle, your job is to sneak by snoozing guards to nab the treasure between them.  Twelve unique and alert guards ring the castle; in between each is 1-3 gold coins (randomly determined during setup).  In the center is a 4x3 grid of face-down cards of twelve matching- but sleeping- guards.  On your turn, you flip two cards.  If those guards are adjacent on the ring, you get the gold between them.  Then flip the cards back face-down and the next person goes.  The game ends when all the treasure is collected.  Highest total wins!

in this example, no gold is collected, as the bird and chicken are not adjacent on the ring (image from here)

Review
Bearing in mind that this is for children, this is a nice game.  It's a memory variant, of course, and a good one.  I like the 'weighted' options on the ring- you obviously want to go for the highest gold totals, and that can influence your choices in the game.  And I enjoy the fact that you're going for adjacent figures- its a nice twist.  My 5-year-old loves it, and I enjoy it too.

Rating: A-