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Harry Potter Sorcerer's Stone Trivia Game

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If you loved the books you will love the game. I am not a child and love the books and this game. The question are all from Rowlings fist book and they are not easy. This is the best Tivia game I have ever played. Buy it.

Shhh: we had an ulterior motive -- we're trying just about anything to get our 7 year old son excited about reading. He struggles with reading, especially out loud, but loves for US to read (and re-read) all 4 of the Harry Potter books to him. We were delighted that he was not only willing but excited to read -- out loud! -- the questions & answers on the clever trivia cards, all of which are based on the first book. He beat his parents every time we played, and now wants to play at least a couple of times a week! The game also encouraged us to look through the book on points of dispute (yes, the cards so far are right), and to go through later volumes to see what happened next to some of the characters. My only suggestion: create additional card sets for the last 3 books too -- and soon!

This game is tons of fun. Not only does it teach you a lot about Harry Potter but the various charms and spells cards make it even more challenging. The questions are about magic, muggles, wizard history and various other subjects. I don't reccomend this unless you are 9 or older and have read all the Harry Potter books and love the stories. This game combines trivial pursuit and jail in monopoly for a very fun game. Buy it now!

I sit here writing this review somewhat humbled and a lot embarrassed because despite my respectable IQ and my "too many to mention" Birthdays, I have just been trounced in a rousing game of Harry Potter Trivia by my 8 year old son! True, said 8 year old son is really an 28 year old in an 8 year olds body, but the truth of the matter is this...he beat me 2 games out of 3...and with no effort upon his part! In fact, I think he threw the last game just so I wouldn't feel too badly!

In less than a month, movie theaters everywhere will be packed with munchkins in Wizard's costumes, waving wands and muttering incantations while they dazzle their peers with their innate knowledge of the wizard of the day...Harry Potter!

Now, the reason I bought this game was not just because my son wanted it. To be sure, that was a factor, but the real reason was purely academic. We finished the fourth Harry Potter book in the series this summer and I seriously was wondering how much my son had retained from the books. Spying this game on the shelves the other day, I decided to buy it and hopefully through playing it, discover how much my son remembered from our journeys into Daigon Alley and our inevitable trips on the Hogwarts Express!

I found upon first glance at the game, an attractive playing board, with bright colors rivaling Bretie Bott's beans and crisp clear illustrations, reminiscent of Harry's photo album. I also found this game to be fairly simple to play...A plus for those of us who don't read "instruction-ese" very well! Having 5 different categories of questions, I quickly realized this would give my son's reading comprehension the ultimate test...and would help stave off boredom at the same time!

We set out to play the game and play we did. Throughout the next hour or so (the time in which it takes to complete one game, depending of course upon the number of persons playing and their abilities) I found myself reliving the adventures of Harry Potter and his friends. I also found myself trying to remember things such as...."What was the name of Harry's Aunt"....(Petunia)! Or...."Who delivered Harry to his Aunt and Uncle's doorstep?"....(Hagrid...on a motorcycle no less)! Now, I admit those are simple ones but try one of these....."What is the name of Hagrid's ideal 'pet'?".........."What is the REAL name of Harry's father's best friend?"........OR....."What is the last and final test in the Triwizard tournament?"....Now, I am not going to ruin the game for you by telling you the answers, but I will tell you that there are many more like the ones listed and lots are harder still to answer!

This game is a real brain buster in that you have to remember tidbits, from not just the first book in the series, but from ALL of them.....characters....actions.....outcomes.....spells.....wizards.....Quidditch facts.....and much, much more come at the player with the speed of the "golden snitch" with Harry hot on its trail!

I fully recommend this game to everyone who has a special child in his/her life who is crazy about Harry Potter! I found it a lot of fun to play with my son and it shows all too well the comprehension skills he has honed since reading these books! It also showed me that I need to do some reviewing before playing it again with my son, in order to save face!

Though it can seem a bit pricey at about [X], I feel it is still a good buy. Since it is filled with many detailed trivia bits...it will be a long time before we hear the same questions being asked again! I also recommend anyone contemplating purchasing this game for a Christmas gift, to purchase it NOW.....Harry Potter items promise to be "hot" this Christmas, and with less than a month to go before the movie premiers......items are already quickly leaving shelves!

So, dig out those old "wizard" robes, brush off your "Nimbus 2000", and polish up that wand.....Harry Potter is due any time now and you had better be ready!

Happy Harry Trivia......and have a magical good time!

This is a great game that requires a lot of thinking back on the books. The point is to collect 6 different charm cards by answering questions corectley, then racing back to your house and answering a final qusetion. But if you get it wrong you take a curse card. A curse card may say to give a charm card to any player, everyplayer can take a charm card from you, or it will say to go to teh trophy room, dungeon, forbiden forest, or the hospital wing. when your in on of these places you must follow the direcitons to get out. This is a great game for the whole family to play if they have read Harry Potter 1-4. The rules are a little hard to learn but once you got them it makes for nice smooth play. Remember you should only buy and play this game if you have read Harry Potter 1-4.

There can be up to 8 players. The point of the game is to get the most charm cards.You get put into one of the four houses. You move around the board and you land on diffrent signs. There are 5 diffrent subjects. magic wizards magical beasts magical places muggles

If you get the questions wrong you get a curse card. If you get it right you get two charms card. If you get it right with multiple choice you get 1 charm card.

It is a fun game. Although you have to have a good memory to play.

I'm a 45 year old Harry Potter Fan who introduced my 10 yr old son to Harry this year. The books converted a lukewarm reader into an avid Harry Potter reader. I was amazed at the number of correct (& minutely detailed) trivia answers he knew from just one reading of The Sorcerers Stone. We've had this game for one week and have played it at least once a day since. He and his cousins took the trivia cards (w/o the game) on a recent long road trip. If you have a young Harry Potter fan in the family, this is a "must have" game and a great "quality time" mechanism between parent and child.

My eight-year old daughter received this game for Christmas, and now we have bought it for her 10 year old cousin. We have had a lot of fun playing it. I think it is cleverly produced and very entertaining, as well as challenging. Many of the trivia questions are quite fun, and some are downright difficult. I have only read the first book once; my daughter has read it at least four times, so she is a real "wiz" at the game. She really enjoys being better at a game than the adults around her. I do not share the other reviewers' complaints about confusing rules, etc. We kept the quick reference part of the rules out for the first game or so; after that, we didn't need it. All in all, we are very happy with the game and enjoy it quite a bit.

Although I hate the marketing craze over all the new WB products, this has to be one of the better ones. It's very colourful and has lots to do, even if the instructions are a little bizzare/complex. I'd recomend for younger kids to play the first time with a parent or older sib to sort everything out. After that it should be OK, and a lot of fun for everybody.

The first time I played Harry Potter Trivia I was so excited. I loved collecting the charm cards, answering the questions and racing to you house. After a while though, it go a bit boring because you kept getting the same questions after you had gone around the whole pack. Now, if someone asks me to play Harry Potter, I will say yes but it isnt as much fun any more.