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(More customer reviews)My daughters love the Disney Princesses, much to my chagrin, and I knew that this game would be an instant hit with my "girly" girls.
The game hasn't changed much since my little sister received it for one of her adolescent birthdays (she's 23 now) except that since this version is a Princess version, you don't get the black ring as a setback, but get a cardboard playing piece Maleficent instead.
There are 4 girly coloured playing pieces to choose from (all Sleeping Beauty, no other Princess choices) blue, yellow, pink, and purple. Each person chooses a colour and there is corresponding jewelry to match that colour: one necklace, one bracelet, a pair of dangly earrings, and a ring. My only problem with the jewelry I received in my game is that one of the earrings from two colours (one purple earring and one blue earring) does not close remotely tight enough to hang on an earlobe (thought none of the jewelry is supposed to fit tight anyway). This really takes away from the fun of the game as we cannot wear those pieces. The point of the game is to spin a spinner and go around the board and land on spaces to collect all your corresponding jewelry AND the Princess crown while NOT in possession of Maleficent.
The crown is more fun than the old version because this game comes with a sheet of old school stick on earrings that you can decorate the crown with and make as fancy as you want. Or you can just keep the stickers and use them as we would have in the '80s- worn them on our ears.
The gameboard itself is very simple. It's 4 cardboard pieces in the 4 colours that lock in a diamond shape, but unfortunately these pieces lock together and are not interchangeable so if you are playing with a PINK lover and a PURPLE lover, they have to move to that spot of the board to begin with. In the middle of the diamond shape is a space reserved for a small pink container that holds all the jewelry, playing pieces, and uses the lid as the spinner very smartly. The spinner is numbered one to four, so this game may be a challenge to those younger ones who cannot identify numbers by sight, but this game taught my 3.5 those numbers.
While not my style, per se, my daughters (3.5 and 2) love this game. It will teach them how to take turns, identify colours (and basic jewelry terms), counting, and number recognition. It even teaches fine motor skills (putting a bracelet on, etc). As long as the quality of the jewelry you receive is good, this is a great game for the girly girl in all of us.
I also love watching Dad play this game with the girls as well (bring a camera)!
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Pretty Pretty Princess Sleeping BeautyBased on Disney's Platinum DVD release 10/07/08. Dress up like beautiful Sleeping Beauty with fancy jewlery and a sparkling crown.Collect the ring, necklace, bracelet and earrings that match your color gown.But beware of Maleficent! If you land on her space, she will cast a spell on you and you have to free yourself of her spell before you can win.When you have all your jewlery plus the crown, you win the game.Now you're ready to meet your prince.
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