Customer Reviews

Horsez

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My nine year old daughter got this game for her birthday. We had a little frustration at first trying to figure out how to make money, but once we figured out building the guest house was free, we were off and running! This game is pretty simple, with little frustration, which is a nice change of pace. Even I have a saved game on it as it is fun (and a little addictive) to build your ranch. It is fairly open-ended- you don't have to follow tasks in order, just decide what you want to buy and build and watch your farm grow. No having to figure out and find what so-and-so wants in order to move on...just wait for guests to pay and spend time fiddling around with the horses. It can be a little boring at times because there's only so much horse care you can do and you can't "end your day" till a certain time. We just let the clock run and take a break. Once you get more things built and more horses, there is more to occupy your time. I think it's great for kids age 6-10 and even adults can have fun with it.

The game seems pretty good, but I had to help my first grader. It is a little too advanced for her in the reading and math department. I wish the games would indicate how much reading and math is necessary to play. A first graders' skills aren't that advanced. This would be great for a 10 year old. I would recommend the My Little Pony for the younger ones, we got her that later and she loves it!

I bought this game for my 7 year old. She played with it for 5 minutes and said...."You can have this game mom....it's too hard for me." So I tried playing it and EVENTUALLY I figured out what I was supposed to do. So far, it's an okay game. You have to choose a horse and take care of it (brushing, feeding, cleaning, riding). Then you have to build a guest house on your property. And as someone else said, the house is free, but it doesn't show up at all on your property until day #2. Then guests show up at your ranch. And that is as far as I've gotten. From what I can see in the game and directions....you basically run a ranch, keep your guests happy, upgrade your properties, buy and sell horses to make money, go into town for supplies, compete in shows, etc. It's a fun little game, but I can see how younger children would get easily bored and frustrated with it. I think a child age 10+ who likes horses and has the patience for this type of game would enjoy playing it.

We bought this for our kids. They are 8, 7, and 5. This is too hard for them. I even tried to play, it is very hard and complicated. Not recommended for kids.