Sssh Don’t wake Dad Game Review & Giveaway!

As a family, we love having an evening {once the toddler is tucked up in her bed} to play a board game or two. So as you can imagine, we’ve not bought any since last Christmas so I suppose the kids are approaching the “Oh no, not that game again!” with the bored tone attached. So when Drumond Park Games got in touch asking us to work with them we jumped at the chance.

Sssh Don’t Wake Dad Game Review

The latest game in our collection is Sssh Don’t Wake Dad! A fun game all about trying to tiptoe around a snoring Dad to get to the cakes and cookies. The kids honestly couldn’t wait to get this game opened and played and I have to admit, I was excited to play it myself as it seemed like a lot of fun.


Contents of the Sssh Don’t Wake Dad board game box include:

1 x Dad in a bed
2 x Stickers for the bed
1 x Game board
1 x Spinner on card
4 x Playing pieces
16 x Cards
1 x Rule sheet


Place your game board in the middle of your table, place the two stickers provided onto the spaces made for them on the bottom of Dads bed {see image below}

Shuffle the cards and deal them out to all the players {each having the same amount}, keep them face up and keep any leftover cards next to the board.


Everyone chooses their playing piece and you place them on the same colour slippers on the game board.

Flip the switch beneath Dads bed to the ‘I’ position and then pop him onto the four little holes on the game board. Place Dad into the sleeping position {just turn him and push his face down until you hear the click} as soon as he is in the position he’ll start snoring.

Now the game can start! The aim of the game is to be the first player to reach the chocolate cake in the fridge. 

Playing the game:

The youngest player starts, they’ll spin the spinner then follow these instructions.

If the arrow points to a colour you move your playing piece to the next empty space of the same colour the spinner landed on. You cannot move to the same space as another playing piece, so you would move to the next available space of that colour.

Most of the spaces have a picture on them. If you hold the card that matches the image you land on, you’re safe. {Phew!} If not, you must press the alarm clock the same number of times indicated on the space. {Dun, dun duuuun!}.


If Dad stays asleep, the game continues. If Dad wakes up, he has caught you and you must return to your slippers at the start of the board.

If you’re caught by Dad you keep the card that matches the picture. Keep hold of it though, as it’ll protect you later! Now just place Dad back into the sleeping position and play on. Players who are on an arrow don’t have to press the clock at all.

When the arrow lands to +: You can choose one card to take from another player.

If the arrow points to the slippers: Your playing piece is moved to the first space in front of the player in the lead.

How to win!

If you spin and there are no spaces available in that colour, then you have made it to the fridge {Huzzah!}. Press the alarm clock one more time and if Dad doesn’t wake you have reached the cake & won the game! HURRAH!

We LOVE this game. The tension gets REAL people each time you press that alarm clock and when Dad jumps up he never fails to make us all jump and laugh! A great fun family game and now I have a giveaway for one lucky person to win a Sssh Don’t Wake Dad board game!

Just fill out the rafflecopter widget and the best of luck!!

Terms and conditions. This competition is open to UK residents ONLY and ends on 9/9/2015. The winner will be selected at random from all those who entered correctly and contacted by email. This prize is sent to you from Drumond Park.