Does your family love fun, fast-paced games? Then you need to check out Astro Trash! Astro Trash has no reading, so it’s suitable for kids who are not strong readers. However, all players should be at somewhat similar skill levels.

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Up to five players can play Astro Trash as there are only five planets and five sets of dice. The sun goes in the center of the playing area and each player chooses a planet. Each player gets a set of three dice and an equal number of trash pieces.

One of the dice has numbers (three 1s, two 2s, and one 3). One of the dice has a different type of trash on each side. The last die indicates where the player will put their trash: two Ls (goes to the player on their left), two Rs (goes to the player on their right), a sun (goes into the sun), and a question mark (they get to choose where it goes). Players roll their dice sets to determine how many of what kind of trash will be moved where.

To play, no turns are taken. Instead, all players roll simultaneously, as fast as they can. This is why I don’t recommend Astro Trash for a wide range of ages or skill levels. However, it is great practice of left versus right, hand-eye coordination, and visual acuity.

Another downside of Astro Trash is that it can be overwhelming. While recording the play-through video, my daughter wanted to hide under the table or quit the game. She managed to persevere, but we won’t play this game when any of us are stressed.