Snake Oil is a good family word association game, but the amount of fun is highly dependent on the players. One player starts by selecting a customer card, and the remaining 2+ players must select two cards from the six cards in their hand to create a product they can effectively sell to the customer. The customer listens to each player's 30 second pitch and decides who wins the round. Play rotates to the next player to be the customer. The customer cards can be anyone from a sports fan to a witch to a billionaire. Players will need to combine words such as vest, diaper and pump. Most late elementary students should be familiar with all of the words, and with the right group a student can grow comfortable making up with creative word associations and articulating a good rationale for a product. However, the game will only be as fun as the players make it, so be sure to play this game with a good group that will be supportive in ways a student needs.

• Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
• Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
• Presents educational concepts accurately
• Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
• Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
• Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
• Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

• Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
• Visually appealing to children in the target age range
• Adults would enjoy playing with a child
• For electronic games, gives positive or encouraging feedback
• Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
• Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

• Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
• Student should be able to use independently after first use
• Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
• Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
• Does not require excessive set-up time after first time use
• Can be fun as a single player game
• Multi-player game which fosters collaboration or cooperation
• Well-made for the cost
• For electronic games, can play without sound
• For electronic games, allows user to save work
• For electronic games, voice/sounds are appealing and pronounces words properly
• Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
• Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
• Overall - Easy to use

• Self-regulation
• Multi-player activity that requires cooperation or has potential for disagreements
• Multi-player activity with a clear 'winner' and 'loser'
• Turn or quiz abruptly ends when timer runs out

Snake Oil…It cures what ails ya! Believe you me folks, Snake Oil will cure your doldrums and have your friends and family rolling in laughter! This party potion is the best party game in the world with over 10 million laughs sold! With this game the party will always be filled with laughs and healthy living. It includes 324 word cards and 36 double-sided customer cards. Perfect for 3 to 6 players ages 8 and up. The object of the game is to do the best you can to sell your product to the customer and win that round resulting in winning the game when being the one to sell the most products to the customers. The fun-filled Snake Oil game is one for the shelf.