First, you have to accept that this game is essentially an ordered chaos.
Getting back on track, let me describe the game's main concept. Come to think of it, the idea that I actually thought of my wife when purchasing games for us to spend "quality time" may in fact help with that other thing too. Just to be clear, that wasn't a typo, I actually meant the medical term for chest pain, not that other thing that sounds a bit line angina. It's fast, it's fun, and it may actually cause you to contract angina from the absolute, well, panic that ensues during points of the game. I am happy to report that although my friends may be wrong about important stuff, like their disbelief that the Philly Phanatic is indeed the coolest mascot ever, they were right about Castle Panic. I'd read quite a bit about Castle Panic and have had friends tell me how much fun it was, so I just had to have it.
The titles I selected were Pandemic: On The Brink, Ghost Stories, A Touch Of Evil, and last but not least, Castle Panic.
In fact, I just recently I ordered just over a hundred duckets worth of them from to get the free shipping they offer on larger orders, and instead of being a selfish prick and getting what I would normally buy for my own amusement, I decided that I should put the family first and get some of the most highly-touted co-op games. At my house, we love almost all games, but our constantly evolving list of favorites tends to migrate toward cooperative games.