Players: 2-8

Ages: 6 and up

Playing Time: 25 minutes

Sneaks is a combination of the card game Spoons and the basketball game Horse. The object of Sneaks is to collect four of a kind then grab a sneaker. The person last to try and grab a sneaker will be disappointed as there are not enough sneakers for all players. There is one less sneaker that will be in play than players. The person without a sneaker gains a letter. When a person has the letters SNEAKS, then they are out of the game. The last person in the game wins.

Game play goes like this: decide who will be the dealer, and place sneakers in the middle of the players so everyone has equal access to them. The dealer shuffles all 50 sneak cards and deals everyone four cards. The remaining cards are placed to the dealer's side. Each person will pass one card to their left facedown while the dealer draws a new card from the deck. The player to the dealer's right will create a discard pile as he/she receives passed cards. Players pick up the discarded cards from the play on their right. This continues until someone has four of a kind.

That person then snatches a sneaker from the middle of the playing area. Then it's a free-for-all for the remaining sneakers. The person without a sneaker gets a letter. When a person gets all the letters in SNEAKS then they are out of the game. Next round begins with a new dealer and play continues as in the previous round. When a player is eliminated from the game, remove a sneaker so there is always one less sneaker than players.

Sneaks is a simple, fun game that includes in the rules variations of play. The rules of Sneaks has rules for shortening the game as well a variation where a cards are not drawn from the deck. There is also included in the game a Fun Memories journal where you can keep track of games played and the outcome.

Since the game includes snatching sneakers, watch out for zealous players. Sometimes a mad dash for sneakers can be exciting as well as a little hectic. You can also add some fun to the game but trying to be as sneaky as you can when grabbing the first sneaker.

Sneaks has received Parenting Magazine's Toy of the Year award. This game is fun for kids and adults and makes a great game for family night. Now you can stop raiding the kitchen drawer for spoons, and pull out the sneakers.