Carmen Sandiego USA Junior Edition (Board Game)

by University Games

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.2 x 17.2 x 10.8 inches ; 1.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00000IVW4
• Item model number: 1670
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 - 8 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #167,105 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Product Description

Missing: The Gateway Arch from St. Louis, Wisconsin's cheese, salmon from Alaska! Carmen Sandiego and her henchmen have stolen famous landmarks and national treasures from America's cities and states. Help ACME CrimeNet find America's jewels and return them to their rightful homes. Players learn the lay of the land as they move across the United States returning landmarks to their rightful state, searching for Carmen as they go!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Could be much better, but my son does love it, October 17, 2001

By A Customer

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Carmen Sandiego USA Junior Edition (Board Game) (Board Game)

I bought this for my 4 1/2 year old son this summer because he was (and remains) obsessed with geography in general and the 50 states in particular. He loves it. The rest of us, however, don't. The instructions are inadequate and the purpose of the game is just too basic. By the way, the instructions do tell you where to begin--in the state where you live or where you are currently playing the game. My son lives for the day when we will take the game to another state so he can start in a different state. But the instructions do not say anything about how you are supposed to get to Hawaii and Alaska. And the fact that some of the states are combined into groupings has been a little confusing for my son. I think if the company had designed the board better, with less space wasted on the picture of Carmen SanDiego, the map could have been larger thus negating the necessity of combining smaller states. Anyway. We have logged a lot of hours on this game over the past few months. We've changed the rules to make it more interesting, but even so, it gets rather boring. I would give the game 1 star, but I can't discount the fact that my son does love it so much.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Kids Love It, November 15, 2001

By A Customer

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Carmen Sandiego USA Junior Edition (Board Game) (Board Game)

I bought this for my children when they were 3 & 5. Although I don't find it very entertaining, the children love it. Three years later they still bring it out to play. They have learned all of the states and their location because of this game. We have changed a few of the rules to make the game more interesting (like drawing for a card to determine where to start). We also have Carmen Sandiego on the computer but they prefer the board game.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Game!, February 22, 2001

By 

Scott D. Campbell (Slidell, LA USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Carmen Sandiego USA Junior Edition (Board Game) (Board Game)

My 5 year old and my 4 year old and I LOVE this game! True, the instructions leave a little room for "imagination", but we could play all day. I give this game as a gift and every parent loves it. My preschooler and my kindergartener have learned all their states. No reading skills necessary. I highly recommend it!!!