Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #333 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Hasbro
• Model: 4700 S5
• Dimensions: 15.90" h x 10.60" w x 1.60" l, 1.50 pounds

Features

• Classic game with updated graphics and sculpted, detailed pawns
• Be the first to reach the Candy Castle
• No reading required to play
• 2 to 4 players.

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

From ToyTips.com
For generations, boys and girls have enjoyed Candy Land as their first board game. The color-themed game requires no reading on the part of the players and is easy for even the youngest of children to follow. Players move their primary-colored gingerbread people around the rainbow path, moving through the Peppermint Stick Forest by matching the color spaces to the colors on the pick deck. The player who reaches the Candy Castle first wins. This game is suitable to two to four players, children and adult and children can even play it alone. As a primary learning game, Candy Land fosters a child's exposure to following directions, taking turns, color recognition and count skills. The game promotes thinking as well as patience in the form of waiting one's turn to play. By play games with others, children are encouraged to socially interact in a more controlled manner, which helps develop character for future endeavors.

From the Manufacturer
Every child's first game, Candy Land is a colorful way for a preschooler to experience the joy of game play. The game teaches color recognition and matching while reinforcing the lesson of taking turns and being a gracious winner or loser. You will love to see the smile on a young person's face as they travel through Candy Land. Includes 4 Gingerbread Pawns, Gameboard, Card Deck, Instructions in English and Spanish.

Customer Reviews

Classic Fun
Candyland has been around forever and you would be hard pressed to find someone who has not actually played it, I know I did when growing up and remember playing it with my younger sister.

I now play it with my 3 year old daughter who loves it just as much. The revised game is a bit different than what I recall, but it has been awhile since I had a copy before I got this one.

It may not keep attention for all youngsters, but as a general introduction to board games it is still hard to beat.

How to put SKILL in Candyland.
Each player draw a hand of three cards. Play a card out of your hand on your turn, then draw a replacement.

A card may be played on either yourself OR another player. Note that a color card can only move any player forward; this is mainly useful for sticking opponents in the swamp, and so on.

Other players can now send you to the swamp/pitfalls, but on the other hand, it is easier to get out with the greater card choices(It will also be easier to get on the Rainbow Bridge, which seldom happens in the regular game). There will be no more sending yourself back by drawing a special card, but other players will now be dumping the things on you if said things send you back- which should liven the game up.

This variant can teach basic strategy skills, and make the game a little less simple for adults who get roped into it. But beware of teary three-year olds who get sent way back by -mean Mr. Mint- when they are about to win. (That would be -candy hearts- in the old game).

Classic game redone badly
Candyland is a great first game for children. The redone version of the game with its new illustrations is horrendous.