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A snail's pace will win the race. Six colorful garden snails are ready to race. Which snail will come in first and which will finish last? Who can guess the outcome? To find out, roll the two colored dice and start the race. A cooperative game with real wooden playing pieces.
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Snail's Pace Race is an early learning game for children ages 3 and up. It is part of Ravensburger's Imagine - Play - Discover collection of games designed to build basic learning skills in preschoolers. This no-reading, quick-play game features six brightly-colored wooden garden snails that players move across a colorful game board according to the roll of the dice.
A Snail's Pace Wins the Race
Snail's Pace Race is a cooperative, non-competitive game that is part of Ravensburger's Imagine-Play-Discover line of early learning games for children ages 3 and up. Players move six colorful snail game pieces along the path of the game board, each starting from their matching colored leaf. All snails race even if there aren't an equal number of players. Players roll the dice to move the snails forward along their color path until they reach the last spot in their color.
 Winner of Parent's Choice Gold Award and Creative Child Magazine Seal of Excellence 2011. |
 Beautifully illustrated game board and 6 wooden snails. |
Snail's Pace Race is a cooperative, non-competitive game that is part of Ravensburger's Imagine-Play-Discover line of early learning games for children ages 3 and up. Players move six colorful snail game pieces along the path of the game board, each starting from their matching colored leaf. All snails race even if there aren't an equal number of players. Players roll the dice to move the snails forward along their color path until they reach the last spot in their color.
Players Cooperate with One Another to Race the Snails
Ravensburger's Snail's Pace Race is an early learning game designed to introduce preschoolers to the basics of board game play without the pressure of direct competition. In this game, the snails race each other, faciliated by the roll of the dice thrown by the children. The game encourages cooperative play as participants work together to race the snails. Snail's Pace Race introduces children to basic board game rules such as turn-taking, patience, dice-rolling and piece movement. Players also get to practice their counting, color-matching, memory, and social skills.
Bright Artwork and Bold Designs Engage Children
Like the other games in Ravensburger's Imagine - Play - Discover collection, Snail's Pace Race features bright artwork and bold callouts to engage young players and hold their attention. The carved wooden snail-shaped playing pieces provide a tactile appeal and help deepen players' connection to the game.
What's In The Box?
6 wooden snails, 2 colored wooden dice, 1 playing board, 1 set of instructions
 Players race six brightly-colored wooden snails to see which one comes in first. |
Customer Reviews
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Durability:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
3.0 out of 5 stars
This game indicates that it is for ages 3+. I'm not so sure about that "+" part. My younger daughter, who is three (and, to be honest, a rather odd bird), loves the game. Her older sister, who is a very typical worldly-wise five-year-old, didn't see the point.
The game is very simple. There are six wooden snails in six different bright colors, a game board with six different color-coded tracks for the snails to "race" on and two "dice" with six different colored dots rather than numbers or pips. The snails line up at the starting line (the instructions indicate that the leaves are the starting point, but my daughter insisted that the leaves should be the finish line - the reward that the snails are racing for, so we started at the snail end). All six snails line up regardless of how many people are playing. Players take turns rolling the dice and moving the appropriate snail forward each time its color comes up (a snail gets to move ahead two spaces if both dice come up with its color). The players make predictions about which snail will win and which will come in last. The winning player is the one who correctly guesses the winning and losing snail.
There are some pluses and minuses to this game, which is why I say it's a good game for the right child at the right age. It's perfect for my younger daughter because she's not very competitive and she's never been into traditional board games. This game allows her to play not to win or lose, but just to see what happens. If anything, she feels sorry for the "slow" snails and she will "cheat" to help them win. She really doesn't use it as a game, but more of an interactive toy to play with Mommy or perhaps a bridge to board games. It's also good for her because the snails fit nicely in her hands and there are no numbers or reading involved - just color matching. She's a very laid-back kid and this game is perfect for her.
But if your child is more traditional, this game probabaly won't go over very well, even at younger ages. My five-year-old never would have gone for this game, even when she was three. It's too nebulous, not clear cut. For instance, the instructions say that the players should make their predictions "as the game progresses". What exactly does that mean? At what point specifically should predictions be made and set in stone? My younger daughter is fine with the fluidity of changing predictions based on how the snails are progressing, but it drives my older daughter nuts - she thinks that's cheating. You can probably set your own rules that work for your child(ren), but it might be difficult to play with other kids.
As is almost universally true of Ravensburger products, this game is quite durable. There's very little to get broken. The snails are sturdy wood and the game board is also sturdy with only one fold.
I got this product free through the Amazon Vine program and I'm glad to have it, but I don't know that I would spend money on it. This could be a good game for your three or four-year-old if he or she is more reserved, sensitive and/or non-competitive. It's a good way for young children to work on colors and on making predictions and it's a nice introductory game to play with parents or other adults. But I don't think it will be wildly popular with most children and even for children to whom it appeals, I think the age range will be quite narrow.
The game is very simple. There are six wooden snails in six different bright colors, a game board with six different color-coded tracks for the snails to "race" on and two "dice" with six different colored dots rather than numbers or pips. The snails line up at the starting line (the instructions indicate that the leaves are the starting point, but my daughter insisted that the leaves should be the finish line - the reward that the snails are racing for, so we started at the snail end). All six snails line up regardless of how many people are playing. Players take turns rolling the dice and moving the appropriate snail forward each time its color comes up (a snail gets to move ahead two spaces if both dice come up with its color). The players make predictions about which snail will win and which will come in last. The winning player is the one who correctly guesses the winning and losing snail.
There are some pluses and minuses to this game, which is why I say it's a good game for the right child at the right age. It's perfect for my younger daughter because she's not very competitive and she's never been into traditional board games. This game allows her to play not to win or lose, but just to see what happens. If anything, she feels sorry for the "slow" snails and she will "cheat" to help them win. She really doesn't use it as a game, but more of an interactive toy to play with Mommy or perhaps a bridge to board games. It's also good for her because the snails fit nicely in her hands and there are no numbers or reading involved - just color matching. She's a very laid-back kid and this game is perfect for her.
But if your child is more traditional, this game probabaly won't go over very well, even at younger ages. My five-year-old never would have gone for this game, even when she was three. It's too nebulous, not clear cut. For instance, the instructions say that the players should make their predictions "as the game progresses". What exactly does that mean? At what point specifically should predictions be made and set in stone? My younger daughter is fine with the fluidity of changing predictions based on how the snails are progressing, but it drives my older daughter nuts - she thinks that's cheating. You can probably set your own rules that work for your child(ren), but it might be difficult to play with other kids.
As is almost universally true of Ravensburger products, this game is quite durable. There's very little to get broken. The snails are sturdy wood and the game board is also sturdy with only one fold.
I got this product free through the Amazon Vine program and I'm glad to have it, but I don't know that I would spend money on it. This could be a good game for your three or four-year-old if he or she is more reserved, sensitive and/or non-competitive. It's a good way for young children to work on colors and on making predictions and it's a nice introductory game to play with parents or other adults. But I don't think it will be wildly popular with most children and even for children to whom it appeals, I think the age range will be quite narrow.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By D. Bobo
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Durability:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I bought this game for my children and now I'm buying it for my grandchildren. Love it! They learn to take turns. They learn colors. They learn to count spaces as they move the snails. AND it's not a child that wins or loses, it's the snails. Like every Ravensburger game the box is extra sturdy.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Durability:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This game is an excellent game for an older toddler to practice colors and simple counting. My daughter loves it. I would not guess that this game would be much fun for older children, since it is very simple. The advantage, though, is that many of the board games that kids play for many years (like Candyland or Chutes and Ladders) are a bit too complex for a 3-year-old. This game is perfect for that age range and is great for parents like myself or, I would imagine, daycare/preschool teachers who are looking for extra activities. It's very durable (although a child should still be monitored while playing with it). There are also a lot of ways to extend the learning - the snail race can be used to reinforce the concepts of more and less. A slightly older child can practice counting how many more spaces one snail is ahead of another for instance. Really any game involving counting can be extended to involve more complex math, so this can be a great learning tool for your child.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
wonderful cooperative game for preschoolers
This game is a popular choice in my preschool classrooms. There's no winners or losers yet children become very engaged.
Published 18 days ago by Mari S.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cooperative game! Horray!
I love this game! Really easy for 3 and 4 year olds to play. It's a cooperative game so there is not a winner or loser. Read more
Published 27 days ago by Megan
5.0 out of 5 stars
now he wants to play it all the time
I got the game for my 3.5 year old son, and he loves it. It is fun for him because we play with him, because the snails are bright and of good size for his lil hands. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Svetlana
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Introduction to board games
This is a very well built game with sturdy pieces. The game is super simple, roll the dice and move in a straight line. There is no strategy or complicated rules to follow. Read more
Published 1 month ago by ice grizzly
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fun game with appeal to younger kids
This is a fun game where snails race. Fun for younger kids (under 6). Well made and constructed, just not a lasting game that will grow with your child.
Published 2 months ago by Russ
4.0 out of 5 stars
EVERYbody wins!
Our five kids, ages 4-9 years old LOVE this game. It's bright colors and pace of the game is perfect for them, and best of all EVERYBODY wins in the game. Read more
Published 2 months ago by B. B.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Had used it before and had to get it
I'm a speech therapist in the schools and had used this product before with preschool and young grade school children. They always love this game. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Kerry
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect first roll-and-move game
There isn't much to this game. For an adult or child much older than 3 or 4 it gets boring very, very fast. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Elizabeth
3.0 out of 5 stars
interesting, but not spellbinding.
I like non-competitive games. This felt a bit like a betting game...which one do you think is going to get there first. Of course, there is no logic to how the race will go. Read more
Published 3 months ago by M. Abe
5.0 out of 5 stars
Granddaughter's delight
Any item with the Ravensburger label is going to be a winner with both the giver and the recipient. The colors, quality construction, game concepts are all top notch.
Published 4 months ago by Jane A Dombrowski
