Candyland - The World of Sweets Board Game

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• Product Dimensions: 1.6 x 10.6 x 15.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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• ASIN: B00000DMF5
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• Item model number: 4700 S5
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 6 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: 465 in Toys ; Games (See Top 100 in Toys ; Games)
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By : Hasbro
Price : $13.29

Product Description

Editorial Review
"Once upon a time, King Kandy, the Imperial Head Bonbon and Grand Jujube of Candy Land disappeared." Thus begins the magical journey of Milton Bradley's classic Candy Land board game. Captivated by the story of a kidnapped king and eager to help find him, little ones move their gingerbread pawns along a rainbow path and through a land of candy characters, all subjects of King Kandy's realm.
Playing cards thoughtfully designed for non-readers are coded with colorful squares matching the jeweled stepping-stone path or an occasional token matching one of the characters' symbols: draw a blue card, move to the nearest blue stepping-stone; draw a snowflake and earn a visit to Queen Frostine's iceberg. There are occasional pitfalls, too: land on the wrong square and you might be stuck in Molasses Swamp until a red card is drawn. With all these enticing, sugarcoated images (and King Kandy plainly visible at path's end), children can't help but be delighted by Candy Land. It's delicious! Instructions are in both Spanish and English. Candy Land is for two to four players) --Julie Ubben
This is the classic "child's first game", and preschoolers will love it. Children draw colored cards, and move their plastic gingerbread playing tokens to the next square of the same color. Passing the peppermint forest and the ice cream sea on the way, the first one to reach the candy castle wins. No need to read to play this game.2 to 4 players can play this game. This board game includes a game board, four plastic playing pieces, 64 cards, "Legend of the Lost Candy Castle", and instructions in English and Spanish.
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Candyland - The World of Sweets Board Game

 

Product Features

• Classic game with updated graphics and sculpted, detailed pawns
• Passing the peppermint forest and the ice cream sea on the way, the first one to reach the candy castle wins
• No reading required to play
• This is the classic "child's first game", and preschoolers will love it
• Instructions are in both Spanish and English
• Children draw colored cards, and move their plastic gingerbread playing tokens to the next square of the same color

Buyer Critiques

...there are a variety of good causes why "Candy Land" is the first board game young children discover to play:
Initial, the game does not call for young children know how to read. They do not even want to know their numbers as they do in "Chutes and Ladders." Movement is based on a youngster becoming able to recognize colors and symbols. What could be less complicated than that?
Second, the game is based on luck (or opportunity or divine intervention or but you want to characterize it), which means it is a awesome equalizer. This is a game exactly where a kid has the very same likelihood of winning as their parents, older siblings, grandparents, babysitters or whoever. Children are not going to be interested in playing a game they can not win, which is why "Candy Land" is where they start rather of "Monopoly" or "Trivial Pursuit."
Third, the game teaches the fundamental skills of board games. The hardest lesson kid have to understand with this game is to...take turns. Yes, this may be 1 of the 1st occasions in their young lives when youngsters are confronted with the regiment of structure that will afflict them the rest of their lives. But from board games like "Candy Land" to sports like baseball, structure and guidelines are a standard consideration. Approach and tactics come later, but studying to take turns comes 1st (and I could argue is a basic lesson in civil behavior).
For that reason, I would respectfully submit that "Candy Land" remains the ideal decision for the very first board game you play with your kids. Just pick a card, move to the proper square, and proceed to have a great life.

I keep in mind playing Candyland as a child, so it is a different game that has passed the test of time. It is very simple, and it does not demand reading skills, so pretty young youngsters can play the game. It is very good for practicing colors and for taking turns and following guidelines. I do feel that the game is a little long, specifically for the 3-year old youngsters in the recommended age range. Some of the rules, like receiving stuck until a specific card is drawn, tends to make the game guidelines a small far more tricky to follow, so in that way I would advise it a lot more for a 4-6 age group. A three-year old can play it with a lot of supervision, but some of the guidelines are tough to comprehend at that age - in particular when they can draw a card but cannot move their game piece! The game is pretty economical, and hence the top quality of the actual game is not wonderful. I agree with another reviewer that a "classic gold" edition with wooden pieces and a durable box would be a superb option for somebody who would like the game to last. It would also be nice to have a nice spot to place all of the cards throughout the game and for storage. Regardless of the length of the game and the durability factor, I would nonetheless very suggest this classic game to parents with modest kids, primarily those in the 4 - 6 age range.

 

Candyland - The World of Sweets Board Game