Ravensburger Snails Pace Race - Children's Game

by Ravensburger

• Players line up the colorful smooth wooden snails on their starting arrows and then predict which will come in first and last
• Improves color recognition, number conceptualizing, task completion, turn taking, and social skills playing
• Taking turns
• For 2 to 6 players
• For ages 4 to 8

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 9.2 x 13.2 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000J0RY
• Item model number: MN041-167
• Our recommended age: 36 months - 5 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,685 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

Product Description

Amazon.com

So many children's games require an adult to help out or set things up. Not this one. The Snail's Pace Race is a simple game that proceeds at a child's pace. Everything is based on colors, including the dice, without a printed word in sight. Players roll the dice to see which two of the colorful wooden snails they'll move forward one space on the board. No matter how many children play, all six snails enter the race. The goal is to guess which snail will be the first--or the last--to cross the finish line. --Lynne Sampson

Product Description

Little ones will learn their colors while playing a fun game. Choose a color snail that you think will come in first and one that will come in last. Roll the wooden die and move the snails that match the colors rolled on the dice. If two of the same colors are rolled, then your snail would move two spaces. Onceall of the snails have reached their color circle at the end of the board, the game is over. Just remember to keep track of which snails were first and which finished last. The players who chose the right snails win.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful first board game! January 1, 2005

By Kathleen W.

We bought this game for our son when he was barely 3 years old. He is now almost 6 and still loves it. The game is simple enough for him to play with his friends without adult help, since everything is based on colors and no reading is required. The beauty of this game, though, is that children can have fun without competing against each other. Since all children move all of the snails, it is the snails who race and who win or lose. Since no child loses, there are no hurt feelings. Plus, it's fun to try to guess which snail will win!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Snail's Pace Race Game is perfect!! February 6, 2005

By Andrea Bremer

I love this game!! My son has been playing it for 2 years now. He's 4.5 yrs old right now. It's so easy to learn and great fun for up to 6 people!! We make it a little more challenging by taking two colored snails each and trying to remember which are ours when the colors are rolled. For our family of 3, that makes it lots of fun! I advise everyone to buy this game if there are young children in your house. You will NOT be disappointed.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprising fun June 30, 2000

By A Customer

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

I bought this game because my youngest (3 yrs old) was feeling left out of the games her older siblings were playing. Well, she love it and my 5 and 8 year old loved it too. Since, the outcome is dice dependent, sometime the youngest can win over her older siblings and she likes that. Also, though a little junvenile for the older kids, they like playing a game that everyone can play.Very simple, but it is engaging. I recommend making a 'big deal' out of racing snails, it adds to the drama.