Carla Caramel

Serve every child an ice cream together before the sun melts the lot.

Designer: Sara Zarian
Published by: LOKI

A cooperative ice cream game for very young children. A queue of kids waits at Carla's stand on a blazing hot fairground day, and the team has to serve everyone before the sun melts what you have made. One die decides whether you add a scoop, move the sun, or serve a waiting child.

Fully cooperative with a solo modeSun timer creates tension without eliminating anyoneSuits children from four with no reading

Who it's for

First cooperative game for a four or five-year-old, especially if losing badly at competitive games ends in tears.

Not for you if…

You want meaningful decisions. Almost everything is dictated by the die, adults will find the choices near-nonexistent, and children will have seen everything it does within a handful of plays.

Vibe's take

Warm and low-pressure, with just enough sun-creeping tension to make the finish feel like an achievement. Nobody loses on their own.