Customer Reviews

Ravensburger Colorama - Children's Game

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
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This is a fantastic game. As a teacher it is a great tool for teaching shapes, colors, and attributes. There are three ways to play this game depending on the level of the players. This has also been a great game at home with our own child.

This is a pretty cute game that can be played on three levels. There are 5 different shaped pieces (circle, square, triangle, hexagon, trapezoid) in 4 different colors (red, green, blue, yellow). In addition there is a gameboard and two special dice (one die with colors, the other shows shapes).

The instructions that came with our game are a little different from those listed here. In our version you take the all of the pieces and put them in their proper places on the board. Then you begin play, removing the pieces to put them besides you. (We only play version 2 and 3).

In Version 2, you roll the shapes-die and then remove whatever shape that was rolled. In Version 3, you roll both the shape-die *and* the color-die, so that you remove the shape from the board that corresponds to what is shown on both dice.

I agree with one of the other reviewers that if you play the 'entire board' that the game can take much longer than the normal 3 year-old can stand. However we solved that by merely playing with half the board.

Three Stars. [C+]. Teaches colors and shapes: either one at a time or together. Teaches small children to take turns. My 3, now 4 year-old son enjoys this game though it's not about the learning now, as much as it is about learning to take turns.

I rarely review, but I wanted to sing the praises of this game. I often play this game with my 3- and 4-year-old. The game can take a long time, but each turn is relatively short and we have fun "helping" each other, especially help for my 3-year-old remembering the color or shape, or finding the correct piece. To pass the time between turns, we create imaginary items out of our pieces, like houses, people or trucks. And at the end, we each count our own pieces for another dimension of learning.

We tweaked it a bit so a double clown roll lets us pick TWO of any piece, so we always do some extra cheering when we get the coveted double clown roll.

I keep searching for a game that is as entertaining for both my kids and me. But for now, we return to this game over and over again.

My then 3 year old son found this game to be boring and we never completed a round. At age four he is likewise bored. My daughter probably would have enjoyed it at that age, but she possessed more patience.

Very well designed game for ue in a Kindergarten classroom or home schooling. Can be played independently and offers excellent color and shape practice!

My 3 year old daughter is able to start at the colorama level. It keeps her attention the whole game. I can vision myself creating new versions of the game to play with her. Great purchase.

My daughter loves playing with this game and it is one of the few that a two year old understands. It has helped her learn her colors and shapes tremendously. There is also many different ways to play so you can make it your own. The only downfall is that the board is cardboard and my child can be rough with her toys. Plastic would have been better.

A great toy to teach little ones shapes and colors. No reading required. My son got it for his second birthday and still enjoys playing it. There are only 5 shapes and 4 colors, which is probably the only limitation of the game. My son learned the shapes and colors within a week so it would have been nice to have more variety. Otherwise a really nice first game.

This is a good toy for learning colors and shapes - there are lots of different ways of playing so it can appeal to multiple ages and kids - unfortunately is can be a bit repetitive but the repetition is good for learning.