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Candy Land Castle Game [New] - $6.99 + $5 shipping

1 * Hasbro 41450 Candy Land Castle Game

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Bought three last time, my 3-yr old loves this game and the other 2 made great gifts for those B-day invites you get in the 11th hour.

Some reviews from amazon


http://www.amazon.com/Hasbro-41450-Candy-Land-Castle/dp/B000OKS774

My 3 and a half year old Grand Daughter and I play this game almost every night and we have a blast! It is a simple game of matching colors and shapes so you don't even have to let your little one win, they will anyway!!

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I bought this last time it was for sale. This is Candyland in name only. It's like another game called Zingo, which is a very very very simple game. My little girl, bordering on three, likes this game, but it is not challenging, and she will certainly outgrow it in the next few months. So if you have a child pushing four, I would definitely not get this game. It's for babies, really. Nicely made and colorful, but very simpy.

I also got this last time for my daughter who turned two at the end of January. The game is exceedingly simple, even for her, but she still enjoys it. It is good to introduce the concept of playing a game with set rules and taking turns. She has played it multiple times with the "older" neighbor kids (around 5 years old) and they enjoyed playing it with her too, but I think it was only because they like playing with the "baby" and not because they could really get into the game.

When I was a kid, I played Candyland every night (or at least tried to get my parents to). I don't know how I feel about what appears to be a ... mutation ... of my beloved game. When I have kids of my own, they most certainly will not play anything but the original board game.

It's interesting to see the original Candy Land put up on a pedestal.

Candy Land is a terrible game. In fact, it's not really a game at all, because it offers absolutely no options for the players. You draw a card, you move where it tells you. Once the deck is shuffled at the start, the entire game is pre-determined.

Yes, it's for very young kids, and can help with the idea of taking turns. But it's fiddly and complicated enough that its intended age group should be well beyond that point developmentally. And there's no incentive for kids to interact with each other whatsoever while playing.

There are so many better games to play with kids of any age. If they're old enough to deal with Candy Land, they're probably close to old enough to play Viva Topo! or Max, and they'll get sooo much more out of the experience. Those are simple games that actually require decisions and teach consequences, as well as basics like taking turns. Even Memory is a better choice (and one your kid is very likely to kick your butt at - kids are generally much better at memory games than adults!).

Take a look at http://www.kidgameratings.com/ and learn about the hundreds of wonderful games for kids that actually teach them something and encourage them to think and interact!

To bring this back on topic... it looks like Candy Land Castle is actually a "better" game than Candy Land, inasmuch as it's even simpler. It's more a toy with a couple of rules than anything else. It doesn't allow for any decisions either, but at least it's simple enough that it's appropriate for kids that are really only at the level of learning the concepts of taking turns and so forth.

I bought this the last time it was for sale here and am really glad I did. My 2-year-old LOVES it. It's simple enough for her to understand the rules and enough fun that my 5-year-old doesn't mind playing it with her. And I like the way it all stores neatly together; it looks cute standing on a bookshelf. Personally, I'd rather play this over and over than the original Candyland -- it probably helps that this game can be played in just a few minutes.

My boys love this game the oldest one is awesome at taking turns so we all help the younger with his turn taking. The game goes fast too it isn't a long drawn out game where mom and dad are ready to cheat just to get it done and over with.

I bought this game the last time woot had it up for sale.

I have to agree with the other posters here that the game is very, very simple. Our little one quickly lost interest in it but not before almost choking on one of the pieces. She was playing the game with an adult (but children can and often do make very quick movements), she had the piece up to her mouth in an instant.

It should be noted that the build quality is great! Has stood up to my 2 and 4 year old over the last year of repeated play without a problem. Yes, it is a simple game but perfect for kids ages 2-4. Can't go wrong with this one!

Like most others here, I bought this on the last kids.woot outing. Purchased for our 2yr old granddaughter, it is almost always the first thing she reaches for when she's visiting. But that is probably due to the colorful aspect of the toy and the crank action which spits out the plastic pieces when you pull on the lever. And although she figured out the idea of the shapes rather quickly, she really hasn't learned how to play the game with others yet, which is fine. Other than that, this isn't a cheaply made toy in my opinion: the pieces are colorful, hard plastic, but light. The castle is sturdy. The gingerbread is 1/4 inch cardboard and very sturdy. A few notes: there are two extra shape pieces that don't have a matching place on the gingerbread which confused our granddaughter - so we simply remove those two pieces when she's playing. And when you drop the pieces down the chute, they don't always fall flat into place. You have to pick up the castle and shake it a little to get the pieces to stack neatly.

I have a 6, 4 and 2 year old. They all love this game. I do too because it's one that all four of us can play together without worrying about if they "get it" or not.

I regretted not getting one of these last time they were on, so I doubled up this time. I figure the other one can go into the "closet of future gifts".

I bought these the last as well (for a $1 more I believe). My 3 year old LOVES it! It helps for shape and color recognition and like most kids games, it's easy to play.

Wonderful purchase if you have little ones

I bought this last time it was on Kids.woot and both my boys (ages 3 & 4) LOVE it. They have been learning to take turns and my oldest is teaching my youngest about matching the pieces to the right place on the cards.

I had this game as a child and loved it. Bought it last time it was on and my son now loves it! He's 3...its easy and a great learning tool.

I also got one last time and my 2 year old likes it a lot. It was a great game for her to play with Grandpa.

Debating if I should pick up a couple more for gifts...I should have tacked them on last time!

We got this last time they were on Woot and the kids love them. Very simple game for the littles.

Also a well-made piece! We've already lost two pieces but I found that an extra set of candy pieces can be ordered from Hasbro for $2.

GREAT game!! My son was able to understand the concept and play at 2 years of age! He'll be 4 in June and still loves to play it!

This is a website with a bunch of customer video reviews.


http://www.expotv.com/videos/reviews/20/186/Candy-Land-Castle-Game/284924

In for one to see if my 20-month-old can transfer the lessons learned from the shape blocks.

I got this game last time for my 2 yr old and bought a few extras for presents...so far my 2 yr old love it, and so do his friends. Don't think he'll care about it in a yr or so, but who cares, it's only $7. He loves pulling the candy cane and gets excited to tell me the name and shape of each of the "candies".

I do have a question to those who have it...what do you call the "clover" piece??

we obviously call it a clover, but don't know if there is a 'more correct' term..?

(and I'm a math teacher!)

My 2 yr old knows what an 'octagon' is because of this game!

Its a perfect first game. He learned to take turns and to match shapes and colors. And I like that its a quick game that doesn't bore him to death.

This is a GREAT game. Unlike the original candy land, you can actually play this with your young one without wanting to kill yourself rather than finish the game.

Really what this is, is very simple bingo.
The shapes are used instead of letters.
Even the youngest child gets the concept. They can learn shapes and colors and taking turns etc.

The best part of this game is that a round is very short. Then once you've played it with the kid(s) a couple times, they can do it themselves.

Very worth the woot price! and makes great b-day gifts for your kid's preschool classmates.

Got two of these last time they were on Woot and gave one as a birthday present.
Our family doesn't play the standard way - instead we load all of the pieces in the little chimney thing (yes, you have to make sure they lay flat) and then repeatedly pull the Candy Cane lever as fast as we can to watch them all go shooting out. This inspires many giggles in the process. To throw in some learning, we will sometimes count as the pieces come flying out.
My two year old is good with the shape sorting so we just use it for some family bonding time in different ways where my kids (2 and 9) and I just sit around and laugh.
If you aren't a rule follower, it doesn't matter how old you are, you can have tons of fun with this game!

I bought this game when it first came out for my then 2 year old daughter and as a birthday present for my 3 year old niece. Both of them loved the game. It is a simple game, but it's good for introducing colors and shapes to toddlers. Plus the game moves quickly so if your little one has a short attention span like mine does, this game will work for them. I also like how all of the pieces are contained in the castle so it makes storage nice and easy and you don't have to worry about a box getting destroyed and all of the pieces being lost.

bought this in a previous wooting. my 4.5 and 2yr olds got board with this game very quickly. it languishes...

I bought 3 of these in a previous kids.woot, gave one to my 3-year-old and 5-year-old, and gave the others as gifts. My kids enjoy this game, and its a game that they can play together by themselves, which is wonderful for me!

My two-year-old son loves this game. It's a great first game for kids. It's fun because he can play with the fun shapes on his own or with a friend and can also learn matching by color and shape. Adults can play too and lose honestly thanks to the randomn element of the game.

This was the first product I bought from kids.woot! I am very pleased with this product and would buy one again!

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