Dinosaurs and Things Board Game

by TaliCor

Product Features

• Educational dinosaur-themed board game
• Includes game board, 4 game pieces, 1 six-colored die, 36 creature cut-outs, 3 decks of cards and instructions
• Game evolves with different stages of educational development for varying rates of play
• Feature a cool, fossilized design for a unique way to move around the board
• For 2 or more players

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 1.5 x 14.7 inches ; 2.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000IZCS
• Item model number: 4100150
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 - 10 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #173,537 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

This board game, which can be played at four different levels of complexity, is a good way to introduce young kids to prehistoric life on earth. It's played a bit like Candyland: You roll a die and move your fossil playing piece over colored spaces. Progress around the board coincides with the extraordinary evolution of dinosaurs that roamed the planet as far back as 570 million years ago. As the animals adapt and change, players can land on squares that advance their path ("Develop lungs. Swim ahead three spaces.") or hold them back ("Bitten by Plesiosaurus. Paddle back two spaces."). When you land on a creature, collect the matching creature cutout and place it on its skeleton on your side of the board. The winning player is the first to collect all nine of his or her allotted cutouts. (In more advanced levels of the game, players have to answer questions about the dinosaur before collecting the cutout.) --Tom Keogh

Product Description

Dinosaurs appeal to kids of all ages. Dinosaurs and Things, with three game levels, is equally appealing. Each game lets you travel back to the prehistoric world, experienced. Included is a full-color game board depicting the geological ages of prehistoric life, four "fossilized" playing pieces, 36 dinosaur cutouts and three decks of question cards. Plus, a bibliography of dinosaur books and more.

Features include:

•Educational dinosaur-themed board game
•Includes game board, 4 game pieces, 1 six-colored die, 36 creature cut-outs, 3 decks of cards and instructions
•Game evolves with different stages of educational development for varying rates of play
•Feature a cool, fossilized design for a unique way to move around the board
•For 2 or more players

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Could be fun if it wasn't so long!, March 24, 2000

By A Customer

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

This review is from: Dinosaurs and Things Board Game (Toy)

I bought this for my daughter (age 4) for Christmas, and she was thrilled to be getting her own game, and about dinosaurs, no less! Unfortunately her enthusiasm (and mine, my almost 6 year old son's, my husband's, and my mother-in-law's) quickly died out as we played. It is advertised as similar to Candyland, which it is. But unlike Candyland, there are very few ways to change the order of the players--once someone gets out in front, they stay there. Even playing at Level 1, when you don't have to answer the questions, it is just too long. And as for the questions...well, there is one question card for each area on the board. On the card is a question for each color on the die. So if everyone rolls the same color (which did happen when we played), then everyone gets the same question. So basically, we are pretty disappointed with the game. The best part about it seems to be fitting the dinosaur puzzle pieces into each side of the board.

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best part about this game is the multi-level ability., October 19, 1999

By A Customer

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

This review is from: Dinosaurs and Things Board Game (Toy)

My son is 5 and enjoys Level 1, and as he gets older it will still be exciting because there's more to learn.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This game is cool!, May 3, 2000

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: Dinosaurs and Things Board Game (Toy)

By combining a puzzle with a game we found this to be really fun to play. My kids wanted to play it again and were thrilled to be able to answer more questions the more they played. My youngest child even caught me from behind and ended up beating me! The reading,web site and museum list in the instructions was a great added bonus. I would recommend this for any one who likes dinosaurs.