Skillmatics' Guess in 10 Junior: Animal Kingdom (item SKILL125GJAK), the box our link goes toPhoto: Skillmatics
What's in the box: 35 game cards and 10 guider tilesPhoto: Skillmatics
Pick a tile, hear the answer, guess the animalPhoto: Skillmatics
Sample cards and guider tilesPhoto: Skillmatics
The back of the boxPhoto: Skillmatics
For 2 to 6 players, ages 3 to 6Photo: Skillmatics
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Card game

Guess in 10 Junior: Animal Kingdom

Picture tiles help preschoolers guess the hidden animal

2–6players · best with 2-3, with a grown-up
10–20 minplaying time
3+recommended age
Learning curve
Very easy1 / 5
EasyDemanding
Luck & skill
More luck than skill
LuckSkill
Interaction
Medium
Set-up
Under a minute
Reading
None

The quick verdict

Full verdict ↓

Great for Animal-mad children of about 3 to 5 who aren't reading yet

Think twice if Your child is 6 or older and loves animals: Guess in 10: Animal Kingdom, the 6+ deck, has 50 animals and written clues

How we rate it

Learning curve. Pick a tile, ask its question, name the animal, collect 7 cards; Skillmatics says about 5 minutes to learn. 1 on our scale, with UNO and Connect 4. Knowing animals helps more than knowing rules.

Luck & skill. Which animal comes up is luck, and a lion is easier than an unusual animal. Picking the tile that cuts the choices fastest, and waiting before guessing, are small choices older children in the range start to make.

Interaction. One player asks, the other answers truthfully, then you swap; nobody blocks or attacks.

Set-up. Shuffle the 35 animal cards into a pile and set the 10 guider tiles where the guesser can reach them.

Reading. Picture cards and picture tiles; a grown-up reads the English rules once.

Learning curve: 1 = UNO or Connect 4; 3 = Catan; 5 = a heavy strategy game. These describe the experience, not an overall score.

Is Guess in 10 Junior: Animal Kingdom right for you?

Great if

  • Animal-mad children of about 3 to 5 who aren't reading yet
  • Parents who want a first game of questions and answers that gets a small child talking
  • Grandparents and grandchildren, since the questions can be asked in any language
  • Travel and waiting rooms: one small box of cards and tiles

Skip it if

  • Your child is 6 or older and loves animals: Guess in 10: Animal Kingdom, the 6+ deck, has 50 animals and written clues
  • You already own Skillmatics' Junior World of Animals: Skillmatics describes the two decks the same way
  • You want a game small children can play without a grown-up: someone has to hold the card and answer

How Guess in 10 Junior: Animal Kingdom plays

First, which Animal Kingdom is this? Skillmatics uses the name for two different boxes. The one on our Guess in 10 page is for ages 6 and up: 50 animal cards full of English buzz words, clues, facts and bonus questions, plus 6 clue cards. This Junior box is for ages 3 to 6: 35 picture cards of animals, 10 picture guider tiles and nothing to read. Look for the word Junior and the 3-6 age on the box.

  • Time to teach: about 5 minutes.
  • Reading and language: Nothing for children to read: the animal cards and the guider tiles are pictures. The rules are in English, so a parent reads them once; after that, ask and answer in Hindi, Bengali or whatever the family speaks.
Pick a tile, hear the answer, guess the animal · Photo: Skillmatics

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A turn, step by step

  1. 1
    Draw

    The other player draws an animal card and keeps it hidden from the guesser.

  2. 2
    Ask

    Pick up a guider tile and ask its question, such as what colour the animal is: one tile per question, up to 10.

  3. 3
    Guess

    Name the animal whenever you're ready. Right and you keep the card; wrong and it is discarded.

  4. 4
    Win

    Swap roles each round. The first player to collect 7 cards wins.

Read the official rulesGuess in 10 Junior: Animal Kingdom (Skillmatics product page) · English
The full explanation: how a game of Guess in 10 Junior: Animal Kingdom goes

To play, choose who guesses first. The other player, usually a grown-up when the youngest children play, draws an animal card and keeps it hidden. The guesser picks up a guider tile and asks the question it pictures, one tile per question. Skillmatics' examples include what colour the animal is, how many feet it has, where it lives and what it eats, so the answers are clues rather than a plain yes or no.

The guesser can name the animal at any time, or use all 10 tiles first. Name it correctly and you keep the card; get it wrong and the card is discarded. Take turns, and the first player to collect 7 cards wins. Skillmatics' pictures show a bear, a wolf, an octopus, a horse, a lion, a leopard and a deer among the animals; it doesn't publish the full list of 35.

Skillmatics' Indian shop sells its Junior animal deck as World of Animals (item SKILL200GJWA), while Animal Kingdom (SKILL125GJAK) is the name on its global shop and on our Amazon.in link. Skillmatics describes both the same way, with 35 animal cards, 10 guider tiles and the same sample questions, and its pictures of the two show the same sample cards, but it gives them different item codes and barcodes. It doesn't publish full card lists, so they look like one deck under two names, but we can't be sure.

With a 3-year-old, go through the tiles one by one and let the answers do the teaching: 'It lives in water, it has no feet...'. Older children in the range can try to pick the tile that rules out the most animals, which is the skill the 6+ game is built on.

What's in the box

What's in the box: 35 game cards and 10 guider tiles · Photo: Skillmatics
  • 35Game cards
    picture cards, each showing one animal
  • 10Guider tiles
    picture tiles that each suggest a question, such as colour or number of feet
  • 1Instruction manual
  • 1Storage box
    a small box that keeps the cards and tiles together

Box: 18.8 × 15 × 3.9 cm, 0.3 kg. Handy to know for gifting and travel.

Skillmatics' own page for this deck (item SKILL125GJAK) lists 35 game cards, 10 guider tiles and a storage box; the listing we link gives the same cards and tiles plus an instruction manual. Skillmatics India's Junior World of Animals has the same contents. The 6+ Animal Kingdom deck on our Guess in 10 page is a bigger set: 50 game cards, 6 clue cards, a card holder and a manual.

Where to buy

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About the editions

Skillmatics makes this deck in India: its own photo of the box back reads 'Made in India' and gives the product code SKILL125GJAK and Grasper Global's Mumbai address. Only one Animal Kingdom Junior box is known, the one on Skillmatics' global shop; in India, Skillmatics' own website sells its Junior animal deck as World of Animals. Our Amazon.in link goes to the Animal Kingdom Junior deck, item SKILL125GJAK, for ages 3 to 6.

Before you choose

  • The box should name Skillmatics and read Guess in 10 Junior and Animal Kingdom, for ages 3 to 6.
  • Inside you should find 35 picture cards and 10 guider tiles. If you find 50 cards and clue cards, it is the 6+ Animal Kingdom deck instead.
  • Skillmatics' item code for this deck is SKILL125GJAK and its barcode 8904279501034; the 6+ Animal Kingdom deck is SKILL118GAK.
  • Check for the word Junior on the box: without it, Guess in 10 is the game for 6 and up.

What reviewers and players say

We found no independent written review or forum thread about the Junior Animal Kingdom deck. What we know comes from Skillmatics: a version of Guess in 10 for curious pre-readers who love animals, in which picture guider tiles suggest questions about an animal's colour, feet, home and food, so a 3-year-old can join in without reading. It is a smaller, gentler box than the 6+ Animal Kingdom deck on our Guess in 10 page and a natural step before it. Families in India should know that Skillmatics' Indian shop sells a Junior animal deck called World of Animals, which Skillmatics describes the same way.

What people love

  • No reading needed: the picture tiles suggest what to ask
  • Questions about colour, feet, home and food teach children to describe an animal, not just name it
  • The same race to 7 cards as the grown-up game, so older brothers and sisters can join in
  • A small box that travels well

Common complaints

  • No independent reviews yet, so we can't say how long 35 animals keep a child's interest
  • Two Junior animal decks under different names, and a 6+ deck called Animal Kingdom too, make it easy to buy the wrong box
  • For the youngest players, a grown-up has to hold the card and answer
Based on 5 reviews and discussions

Summarised in our own words from the sources above. We don't use Amazon reviews or ratings.

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Questions people ask about Guess in 10 Junior: Animal Kingdom

Is Guess in 10 Junior Animal Kingdom the same as Guess in 10 Animal Kingdom?

No. The Junior box is for ages 3 to 6, with 35 picture cards and 10 picture guider tiles and nothing to read. Guess in 10: Animal Kingdom, on our Guess in 10 page, is for 6 and up, with 50 cards of written clues and 6 clue cards. Look for the word Junior and the 3-6 age on the box.

What is the difference between Guess in 10 Junior Animal Kingdom and World of Animals?

Skillmatics describes them the same way: 35 animal cards, 10 guider tiles, the same sample questions and ages 3 to 6, and its pictures of both show the same sample animal cards. They have different item codes and barcodes, though, and World of Animals is the one on Skillmatics' Indian shop. Skillmatics doesn't publish full card lists, so we can't be sure they are the same deck.

Can a 3-year-old play Guess in 10 Junior?

Yes. Skillmatics makes it for ages 3 to 6 and says no reading is needed, because the guider tiles are pictures. A 3-year-old will usually need a grown-up to hold the card, answer, and help turn each tile into a question.

How many people can play Guess in 10 Junior Animal Kingdom?

Two to six. With young children it works best as one grown-up and one or two children; a bigger family group can split into two teams.

Is Guess in 10 Junior Animal Kingdom made in India?

Yes. Skillmatics' own photo of the box back reads 'Made in India', with the product code SKILL125GJAK and Grasper Global Private Limited, Mumbai, Skillmatics' company, as the maker.

Game facts

Publisher
Skillmatics (Grasper Global Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, India)
In India
Skillmatics, an Indian company (Grasper Global Private Limited, Mumbai)
First published
2021
Players
2–6
Barcode
8904279501034
Language
Little reading – Nothing for children to read: the animal cards and the guider tiles are pictures. The rules are in English, so a parent reads them once; after that, ask and answer in Hindi, Bengali or whatever the family speaks.
Box size and weight
18.8 × 15 × 3.9 cm, 0.3 kg
Sources & photo creditsThe references behind this guide.

Facts on this page come from the publisher, the Indian maker or distributor, and the sources below. Photos are credited under each one.