Puzzledgameboard.com specializes in providing quality childrens classic board games. You can shop online with us, knowing that your transactions are always secure. http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-categories/cat-358_404/board_games_for_children.html Wed, 8 Sep 2010 23:18:46 -0500 en Age: 3 to 6 Number of Players: 2 to 4 Players Players move with colorful gingerbread men to reach Candy Castle. Classic beginner's game. No reading required. Something wonderful has happened in Candy Land! Very special friends now live in such favorite places as the Peanut Brittle House, the Gumdrop Mountains, the Molasses Swamp and other sweet spots. Get ready to meet such exciting new pals as the rather muddle-headed Gramma Nutt the warm-hearted Queen Frostine and even (shudder) the black-hearted Lord Licorice. Before you begin to play, you might want to read The Legend of The Lost Candy Castle on the game platform. It's a once upon a time story about all your new Candy Land friends. To play the game, move your Ginger-bread playing piece to gameboard spaces that match colors and pictures of "drawn" cards. Be the first player to move your Gingerbread Man to the Candy Castle at the end of the path and you'll win the game! OBJECT. Be the first player to reach the Candy Castle. CONTENTS 1 colorful gameboard 4 Gingerbread Men playing pieces 84 cards HOW TO SET UP THE GAME 1. Open up the gameboard and place it on a flat surface 2. Shuffle the cards well and place them facedown in a pile off the board within easy reach of all players. 3. Each player picks a Gingerbead Man playing piece to move and places it at START on the gameboard. HOW TO PLAY THE GAME 1. The youngest player goes first. Play proceeds to the left. 2. On a turn, draw one card from the deck and then move your Gingerbread Man to the space on tile board that the card directs. After you move your Gingerbread Man, your turn is over. Place the card in a discard pile. Here's where the cards direct you to move: Cards with one color block. - when you draw a card with one color block, move your playing piece ahead on the path to the first matching color space on the path. Cards with two color blocks – When you draw a card with two color blocks, move your playing piece ahead on the path to the second matching color space on the path. Picture cards - When you draw a card with pictures on it. move your playing piece forward or backward on the path to the PINK picture space on the board that matches the PINK picture square on the "drawn" card. For example, if you draw a card with a SNOWFLAKE QUEEN FROSTINE, move your playing piece to the pink space on the board that pictures the snowflake. 3. Some movement rules: A. Always move In the direction of the signposts, unless directed to move backward on. the path by a picture card. B. Two or more Gingerbread Men may be on the same space at the same time C. Shortcuts: there are 2 shortcuts on the path - the Rainbow Trail and the Gumdrop Pass. if your playing piece lands by exact count on the orange space below the Rainbow Trail or on the purple space below the Gumdrop Pass, you can take the shortcut immediately by moving your piece to the purple space above the Rainbow Trail or on the purple space above the Gumdrop Pass. D. Penalty spaces: there are 3 penalty spaces on the path. When you land on any of these spaces by exact count, your playing place is stuck there until you draw a certain color card on your turn. IMPORTANT! You only draw 1 card per turn. Here are the 3 spaces: Gooey Gumdrops - If stuck here, you must remain on this space until you draw a card with 1 yellow block or 2 yellow blocks. When you do, advance to that yellow space on the board. Lost in the Lollipop Woods - If stuck here, you must remain on this space until you draw a card with 1 blue block or 2 blue blocks. When you do, advance to that blue apace on the board Stuck In the Molasses Swamp – If stuck here, you, must remain on this space until you draw a card with a red block or 2 red blocks. When you do, advance to that red space on the board. 4. Play as above until a player reaches the last purple space near the Candy Castle or until a player draws a color card that directs him or her past the last purple space. HOW TO WIN THE GAME If you're the first person to reach the last purple space or move beyond the last purple space, you've reached the Candy Castle and won the game. http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1218/candy_land.html http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/images/products/candyland.jpg http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1218/candy_land.html Age: 4 to 7 Number of Players: 2-4 Players Land on ladders, race ahead...don't chute back! Exciting up and down game. No reading required http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1192/chutes_and_ladders.html http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/images/products/chutes.jpg http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1192/chutes_and_ladders.html Animal Magnetic Tic Tac Twice #805062 This Animal Magnetic version includes fun animal graphics and facts. Great for travel! Ages 7 and Up, 2 Players http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1505/animal_magnetic_tic_tac_twice.html http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/images/products/animaltictac.JPG http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1505/animal_magnetic_tic_tac_twice.html Bible Mad Gab Board Game #6120 It may seem like youre in the Tower of Babel, but rememberits not what you say, its what you hear! Read a group of simple words aloud, like: Know Ozark. Do you hear what I hear? Quick, your team has 30 seconds to sound out 3 puzzles! Did you hear yourself say Noahs Ark? All puzzles are fully referenced from the NIV of the Bible. This game is so much fun youll want to play for 40 days and 40 nights! Ages 10 and Up, 2 or more players. Made in the U.S.A. http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1565/bible_mad_gab_board_game.html http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/images/products/thumbnail_6120_1521.jpg http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1565/bible_mad_gab_board_game.html Buzz Off #308 A frolicking game of matching with a twist! Players roll the over-sized Fly Dice and then must be the first to swat a matching Fly Card. The player with the most Fly Cards at the end of the game wins. A fun way to learn and match http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1530/buzz_off.html http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/images/products/thumbnail_308_1544.jpg http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1530/buzz_off.html Disney Villains Checkers and Tic Tac Toe Play checkers or Tic Tac Toe with your favorite Disney villains that appear and disappear at your command! Captain Hook, Jafar, Cruella De Vil, Ursula, and 20 more evil characters are featured in this two game set. Make it to your opponent's side to get "kinged" with a magic cauldron or flip the double-sided game board to play on the custom Magic Mirror Tic Tac Toe board! Everything is stored in a collectible game tin. Contents of Disney Villains Checkers & Tic Tac Toe Game Set:1 Double-sided Game Board 3 Purple Cauldrons for "Kinging" 3 Dark Green Cauldrons for "Kinging" 12 Purple Checkers with Magically Appearing/Disappearing Disney Villains 12 Dark Green Checkers with Magically Appearing/Disappearing Disney Villains Rules in English and Spanish http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1722/disney_villains_checkers_and_tic_tac_toe.html http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/images/products/USA-CM004241.jpg http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1722/disney_villains_checkers_and_tic_tac_toe.html Disney's Alice in Wonderland Yahtzee Collector's Edition It's America's all-time #1 dice game with Tim Burton's interpretation of the classic story, Alice in Wonderland! Shake the dice in the travel-sized dice cup and watch the Mad Hatter's hat, Tea cup and Round Hall key fly! Will you roll a Large Straight with the Oranulum, Dink Me potion, Tea pot, Roung Hall key and Mad Hatter's hat? Or will you roll five Tea cups? That's YAHTZEE with an Alice in Wonderland twist! Copntains: Custom Travel-Sized dice cup; 5 Collectible Alice in Wonderland Dice; Custom Score Card, Pencil and Rules. Ages 12 to Adult Contains Small Parts http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1723/disney_s_alice_in_wonderland_yahtzee_collector_s_edition.html http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/images/products/USA-YZ004280.jpg http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1723/disney_s_alice_in_wonderland_yahtzee_collector_s_edition.html Herd Your Horses #623 Loaded with facts, adventures and beauty, our most popular award-winning game allows players to experience life as a ranch hand or as a member of a wild herd as they move along an adventure-filled game board. Included is a deck of beautifully designed horse cards each with the name, breed, color, markings and biography of a fictional horse. Includes a solitaire game for solo play. Ages 8 and Up, 2 to 4 Players http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1562/herd_your_horses.html http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/images/products/thumbnail_623_1511.jpg http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1562/herd_your_horses.html LifeStories #3000 Bring family & friends together to recall and share their LifeStories. An enjoyable pastime with surprising and revealing results, this storytelling game is a way to warm up a family gathering, rekindle a friendship or renew histories. While playing this game, generations of family and friends will talk, laugh and share opinions together as they recall memories, reveal hopes and dreams in response to stimulating questions. An ingenious game that opens a pathway to each others heart and soul. LifeStories encourages self-expression, affirmation, creative thinking, problem solving and team work! Ages 6 to 106, 2 to 8 Players Made in the U.S.A. http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1531/lifestories.html http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/images/products/thumbnail_3000_1430.jpg http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1531/lifestories.html Totika #2500 Totika, a Maori word meaning well balanced, is a wood block stacking game unlike any other. As players pull blocks from the stack, being careful not to let it topple, they ask each other questions that focus on building self-esteem, social skills and coping strategies. As they concentrate on removing the blocks, players tend to relax, allowing them to open up and talk more freely with one another. Playing Totika will encourage people of all ages to set and achieve goals, motivate themselves, identify strong role models and form healthy relationships. Totika includes the Self-Esteem deck of questions but may be played with any card deck made by Open Spaces, LLC. Ages 8 and Up, 2 or more players http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1533/totika.html http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/images/products/totika.jpg http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1533/totika.html The Great Word Race #803 Children of all ages will have fun challenging their spelling skills while playing The Great Word Race! Youll never believe spelling can be such a blast. Race your pawn from start to finish by moving it the number of letters in the word you build. Throw six dice with the letters of the alphabet. Add any Letter for Life cards you have collected. If you land on a Pick A Card square, use it! Should you collect Letter for Life cards, double your spaces, or Pick a Card and follow its instructions. Choose your strategy and race for the finish! Ages 6 and up, 2 to 4 players. Made in the USA. http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1534/the_great_word_race.html http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/images/products/thumbnail_803_1679 (2).jpg http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1534/the_great_word_race.html Spelling Beez #301 Just as honeybees move from flower to flower collecting nectar to create honey, you'll move around the Spelling Beez game board collecting letters to create words. With two levels of play, children of all ages will enjoy this unique and educational spelling game. While younger children work to collect letters that spell simple words, older children are challenged by collecting letters for more difficult words. Older children will also share and learn interesting facts about honeybees as they try to collect the most pollen and nectar points to win the game. Spelling Beez is all you need to learn your ABC's. Ages 4 to 8, 1 to 4 Players http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1563/spelling_beez.html http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/images/products/thumbnail_301_1528.jpg http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1563/spelling_beez.html SomeBody #603 Its easy to understand why Somebody is so popular. Young children play it as a puzzle, carefully placing body parts on the body boards and taking them off again and again. Older kids learn names, functions and locations as they play. With five different games included, all ages will learn and grow with this game for years to come. SomeBody has received rave reviews from homes to classrooms. Ages 6 to 10, 2 to 4 Players http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1532/some_body.html http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/images/products/somebody.jpg http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1532/some_body.html Heres the basic receipe that resulted in the creation of SAFETY BRAINIAC Junior Edition. Create 360 fun and challenging, child-oriented questions that help children learn how to be safe as they play, learn and explore their world Make sure that a 5 year old has the chance to win the game even when competing against older children Mix in different playing options so that families, of all different types and sizes, can have the pleasure of playing the game Include rewards for the winner(s) which helps families build a positive reinforcement system and encourges the children to play the game again and again becoming more and more safety smart each time they play! Add elements of luck and chance (as every good board game should have!) Add in the If there is only one board game under my Christmas Tree this year THIS IS IT! effect which happens when you realize the value that SAFETY BRAINIAC offers you and your children. Description of game: The Award Winning Safety Brainiac-Junior Edition is a great family board game that teaches children between the ages of 5-12 how to stay safe. The game has been reviewed by teachers, parents, children, grandparents, D.A.R.E officers and Toy experts alike with rave reviews from all. A partial list of safety topics covered in the game include: bully & internet predator safety, stranger & bus safety, fire & poison safety, pedestrian & bicycle safety, weather hazards, and much more. Safety Brainiac has won 8 prestigious industry Toy Awards in 2007, which validates its quality, fun factor and value to families. Safety Brainiac-Junior Edition helps families teach safety to their children in a way that grips a childs attention, nurtures their desire to learn and engages the child in the learning process in a fun and non-threatening manner. With the built in reward system the children continue to want to play again and again.they build a cool puzzle and race around the board answering safety questions, becoming little safety brainiacs. It is destined to be a classic and family favorite board game for many years to come! http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1518/safety_brainiac_junior_edition.html http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/images/products/pic_game-shots.jpg http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1518/safety_brainiac_junior_edition.html Pocket Ungame All Ages #1300 A non-competitive game that encourages conversation and communication. Use as an ice-breaker or for a serious exchange of thoughts, feelings and ideas. This pocket-sized Ungame can be played at parties, in the car, at the beach, at home or anywhere. It is one of six versions and has different questions than the board game. These cards can also be used with the board game. Ages 5 to Adult, 2 to 6 Players Examples of Pocket Ungame "All Ages" Version: If there were 6 more hours in the day, how would you spend them? Complete the sentence: "I wish all people would..." How do you feel about sharing personal problems? What have you done in the past 3 months that makes you feel proud? http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1564/pocket_ungame_all_ages.html http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/images/products/thumbnail_1300_1481.jpg http://www.puzzledgameboard.com/content-product_info/product_id-1564/pocket_ungame_all_ages.html Operation Board Game Age: 6 and Up Number of Players: 1 or More Players All-time classic skill and action game. 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