Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Quidditch Card Game

by Mattel

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00004VXMG
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #39,120 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)

Product Description

Product Description

Grab your broomstick and prepare to fly in this card version of the popular sport played at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It's Gryffindor against Slytherin as players score goals with quaffles, avoid getting hit with bludgers, and attempt to grab the winged Golden Snitch. Don't worry--that makes sense if you've read the books. The house championship is on the line, so be alert!

Customer Reviews

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89 of 94 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quidditch or No!, November 3, 2000

A Kid's Review

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

I think this toy is great for big Harry Potter lovers and others alike. I could not stop playing. But it what not my image of Quidditch was. Maybe a second edition would be more helpful to me. I don't know about everyone but all of the Harry Potter lovers should buy this! Definately!!!

73 of 80 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting twist on Quidditch, November 10, 2000

By	Greg Benninger (PA USA) - See all my reviews

Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

i couldn't help myself when i saw this product. The artwork on the cards are excellent and the gameplay is good, well, when you learn to play it. It's confusing at first play. I had to read the directions over and over. but eventually i got used to it and it became very fun. I recommend the game but i'd rather just admire the cards themselves.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Forewarned... But we loved it anyway!, May 1, 2001

By	Jennifer M. Macleod "yiddishe supermama" (Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

Sure, the rules are tough to figure out. Forewarned by other reviewers here at Amazon.com, I sat down by myself to read through them and play a game or two on my own before I introduced this game to my son (6 and a half, which I knew was too young, but he's a big fan of Quidditch!).

Anyway, I don't know what the big deal was. One reviewer here said she had four adults with six degrees between them and she couldn't figure out the rules. I'm only one adult, with one degree, and I'm not trying to brag, but it was just a matter of reading them over and flipping through the cards a few times to get used to what was what.

There are actually THREE decks included in this game, Gryffindor, Slytherin and a Pitch deck which has all the balls that come into play. Figuring out the game did take a little more time than it would have taken for a less elaborate deck. I can understand that; it's not an easy matter, translating a magical field sport into a tabletop game for Muggles!

I played a couple of rounds by myself to make sure I understood it, and then I taught the game to another adult. That's when the fun started happening. He isn't a Harry Potter fan, and he was dreading having to learn all the new words and spells, but it turned out that wasn't a problem. Though it's true that you have to make up a few rules as you go along, we both (very quickly) managed to have an enormously good time. As a card game, Quidditch certainly holds its own once you've mastered the rules. We ended up going for "best 2 of 3" and "best 3 of 5" just so we could keep playing!

I haven't introduced this game to my son yet; I think it's a little complicated for him, and I've ordered the Harry Potter Uno set for him instead. But I think partly I'm just being selfish... this is such a fun game, I can't help thinking that it's wasted on our kids!

FYI: I contacted Mattel and they do indeed have another set of rules available now. They haven't arrived in the mail yet, but I'm still looking forward to having a couple of my questions cleared up. If you purchase the game, just give them a call at their 800-number and they'll ship you off the new rules.