Summer vacation may be winding down, but The Op’s newest game is all about beach vibes. 

Designed for kids ages 8 and up, The Perfect Wave is a strategy game where players must create the best combination of moves for the ultimate surfing moment. Throughout the game, players will collect wave cards, play trick cards, and more to try and hit their best personal score. 

The goal of wave cards is to give surfers the best chance at pulling off an epic stunt. The closer a wave is to the shore, the smaller it is. Cards must be put in descending order to count as a wave. If kids have a run of numbers in descending order or have a set of cards with the same number, they can perform different tricks on them! Each trick has different requirements that must be met, but the reward is worth it! Players may also have to complete private goals for themselves or public goals for the whole table. At the end of the game, whoever has the most points, wins!


The Perfect Wave is available for $34.99 at theop.games and Amazon. Even if kids don’t have the coordination required to hit the waves in real life, The Perfect Wave is a great way to add some tropical vibes to family game night.

About the author

Ashley Pelletier

Ashley Pelletier

Ashley is assistant editor for The Toy Insider, The Pop Insider, and The Toy Book with a Master's in journalism from Quinnipiac University. When she isn’t writing her latest story, she is reading a fantasy novel or rewatching one of her three favorite TV shows over and over again. She’s also a big fan of showing people pictures of her two dogs and cat.

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