Expert Review: Lookout Games’s Sir Ocelot’s Cave 

THIS GAME IS ALL ABOUT CAVES, COMPANIONS, AND COLLECTIBLE GEMS

• Encourages strategic thinking
• Teaches cause and effect
• Great for social play

WHAT IT IS

Tweens can embark on a great expedition from the comforts of home by playing Sir Ocelot’s Cave. This tabletop title from Lookout Games is a two-player adventure about collecting gemstones in a cave. Taking on the role of Sir Ocelot or Professor Penguin, players will use their tools and companion to find the most gems. In the end, the player with the most valuable collection of gemstones wins the game. 

Players explore the cave by playing as Professor Penguin or Sir Ocelot. | Source: Lookout Games

Players take turn exploring the cave and collecting gemstones. | Source: Lookout Games

Players can only grab gems if they intersect between three different tools. | Source: Lookout Games

Players can use their companion to gain an advantage over their opponent. | Source: Lookout Games

The player with the most gem points at the end of the game wins. | Source: Lookout Games

WHY WE LOVE IT

Collecting gemstones adds an exciting thrill to the game, but the real fun comes when players test their wits. In Sir Ocelot’s Cave, tweens take turns placing tool tokens outside around the cave perimeter. Kids ages 8 and up will have to think carefully, as they can only earn gems when the tokens intersect between three different tools in three different directions. The game also includes companion tokens and amethyst gems, which can give a player critical advantages over their opponent. And, while tweens learn about cause and effect, they’ll engage in friendly competition with their friends, creating great opportunities for social play.

IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW

Gameplay rules are designed for older kids, so parents shouldn’t recommend the game for kids under the recommended age. 

PERFECT FOR

Family game nights; older kids; strategic gaming; indoor fun; tweens; board game fans