Indiana Jones Games: 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
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By : Hasbro
Price : $13.85

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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

Customer Reviews

...there are a number of superior causes why "Candy Land" is the first board game youngsters understand to play:
Initially, the game does not need kids know how to read. They do not even require to know their numbers as they do in "Chutes and Ladders." Movement is based on a youngster getting in a position to recognize colors and symbols. What could be easier than that?
Second, the game is based on luck (or likelihood or divine intervention or on the other hand you want to characterize it), which implies it is a good equalizer. This is a game where a kid has the same chance 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 begin instead of "Monopoly" or "Trivial Pursuit."
Third, the game teaches the simple skills of board games. The hardest lesson kid have to discover with this game is to...take turns. Yes, this may be 1 of the initial 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 simple consideration. Strategy and tactics come later, but learning to take turns comes initial (and I could argue is a simple lesson in civil behavior).
For this reason, I would respectfully submit that "Candy Land" remains the ideal decision for the 1st board game you play with your youngsters. Just pick a card, move to the appropriate square, and proceed to have a awesome life.

I remember playing Candyland as a child, so it is a further game that has passed the test of time. It is easy, and it does not require reading expertise, so really young children can play the game. It is really good for practicing colors and for taking turns and following guidelines. I do really feel that the game is a little long, primarily for the 3-year old youngsters in the proposed age range. Some of the rules, like obtaining stuck till a certain card is drawn, makes the game rules a little a great deal more tough to follow, so in that way I would advocate it much more for a four-6 age group. A three-year old can play it with a lot of supervision, but some of the guidelines are hard to have an understanding of at that age - especially when they can draw a card but can not move their game piece! The game is quite affordable, and as a result the good quality of the actual game is not awesome. I agree with a further reviewer that a "classic gold" edition with wooden pieces and a durable box would be a marvelous alternative for someone who would like the game to final. It would also be good to have a good spot to place all of the cards during the game and for storage. Regardless of the length of the game and the durability element, I would still highly advise this classic game to parents with modest youngsters, specially those in the 4 - 6 age range.