The Dinosaur Game

by Latz Chance Games

Product Features

• The Dinosaur Game- Currently being enjoyed by hundreds of thousands WORLDWIDE!
• The Dinosaur Game that's won 11 Awards for quality, education, and value!

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00000J1I4
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #45,963 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review
As one of the winners of Dr. Toy's 10 Best Games award, the Survival/Extinction Dinosaur Game will be a hit with playful paleontologists everywhere. Players in the game learn about dinosaurs firsthand by themselves becoming the creatures. Each of the 16 player-dinosaurs must make his or her way through the prehistoric world in search of food and struggling for survival. Winning the game means getting to the finish with at least one food token. To do this, players must remember his or her dinosaur's habitat, sources of food, intelligence, speed, and size. Natural disaster cards also teach the hazards associated with everyday dinosaur life. Players will learn about these giant creatures with every fateful step of this creative board game. --Lee Strucker

Product Description
Become a Dinosaur and struggle to survive! Overcome natural disasters, avoid famine and fend off attacks from your dinosaur opponents. This game has it all! For ages 5 and up with 2 play versions. Over 130 components including a DINO DIE!

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

81 of 81 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A personal opinion, December 3, 1999

By A Customer

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

I bought 'survival or extinction' the dinosaur game on a trip to the USA for my kids. My daughter is 6 years old and my son is 9, both are fascinated with dinosaurs. My wife and I played the game with our children, and i must say, that was one of the best activities we shared with our kids. I thought the game had an interesting angle of each one of us becoming a different dinosaur, and competing with each other, we definitely had our unique personalities and virtues. we were kidding each other for days later. The children remembered so much about different kinds of dinosaurs, their eating habits, their natural habitats and the challenges they faced to survive. It is rare to see a game which is so much fun and educational at the same time.

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars highly educational and fun at the same time!, November 4, 1999

By A Customer

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

My students of 2nd through 4th grades loved this game.Survival And Extinction is a very unique game which gives the child the perspective of being a dinosaur who faces so many challenges for his survival. The child has to make intelligent decisions and understand the characteristics of the dinosaur he represent at the time. I found this game to be highly educational and fun at the same time It is one of the few games my students ask to play over and over again. Highly recommended for teachers and parents alike!.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and more!, April 26, 2002

By	KBN - See all my reviews

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

As a science teacher, I'm always on the lookout for fun games that reinforce concepts. This game is fun-- my 3rd graders love it (and older: former students remembered the game three years later and asked to borrow it to play on a 6th grade free day!). It also teaches good science concepts, unlike many board games that have a science title but then just have the "roll and move" approach that has nothing to do with the concepts. Herbivores, carnivores, habitat, reproduction rate, natural disasters, speed and strength all affect your survival in this game! It used to be available only at specialty toy stores-- I'm glad to see it available here.