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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Easy, somewhat entertaining, but minimal educational value, October 10, 2005
Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars
Okay, I know the box says "ages 5 and up," but I think this must mostly be for the choking hazards. My daughters are ages 3.5 and 2, and we play this game a couple of times a week.
The entire premise of the game is to move your colored slipper around the board where you land on pictures of various pieces of jewelry. If you aren't already wearing what you land on, you take the piece out of the jewelry box and put it on. To win, be the first person to get your necklace, bracelet, both earrings, ring, and crown.
Pros:
* Easy to play. Very simple rules.
* Easy and fast to put away. All pieces have a definite place inside the box.
* Entertaining for my preschool daughters who pretend princess 24/7.
* Teaches basics of playing board games such as taking turns, moving the number of spaces on the spinner, congratulating the winner (we princesses curtsy to the winner), putting away the pieces when finished, etc.
Cons:
* The target ages. I would not leave my preschoolers to play with this game alone due to choking hazards and flimsy jewelry that I'm sure they would break in no time. But I doubt that an older kid would find the game fun because there's really no challenge: you just win by luck of the spin.
* Cheap, cheap jewelry. Much less durable than regular Disney princess play jewelry. After game play, you'll want to put these pieces right back in the box to keep them whole.
* Some assembly required. When you first open the box, you decorate the crown and jewelry box with tiny, plastic, sticky-backed "jewels." These are so little that even I had trouble handling them and getting them where I wanted. The idea is that the child can decorate the crown the way she wants, but I really think most small children would find the small pieces frustrating.
Bottom line: Good for teaching game play to your youngest princesses-in-training if you're willing to play along or at least supervise. Likely boring for the listed 5-and-up crew.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as the original, December 1, 2006
This game isn't bad, but if you're looking for a Pretyy Pretty Princess stick to the orignial version, unless your daughter is a hardcore Disney fan. The original has a better crown (and it matters to some girls) and a mirror on the box for them to admire themselves (where a cinderella decal appears on this jewlery box.) But I think the most glaring differences are that instead of the black ring being what makes you not win, this includes a cardboard clock set at midnight, which just doesn't match the fun of the "Black Ring of Doom" and that they switched out the Green Jewlery for the Yellow Jewlery. (The Green is much prettier, and it's in the original).
Again, if you just want to play Pretty Pretty Princess, go for the original. If your daughter needs a Disney fix try to talk her in to the original, it really is a much better game.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Let's Play!, February 12, 2007
The Pretty Pretty Princess Cinderella Edition game is one of our five year old daughter's favorite games.
We had fun gluing on the stickers and trying to match our jewelry set. Having to wear the jewelry adds to the fun.
It's an easy game to learn and play. Her grandmother enjoyed playing this game and even glued sparkling craft pieces on the bottom of the jewelry box, much to the delight of our little Princess.
As previous reviewer mentioned the game is not 'educational'. While I, too, like educational games,
I don't think that every game has to be educational. Sharing time to play together is rewarding in itself.
The Pretty Pretty Princess Game is simply a sweet little girl's game, one all three generations had fun playing.
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