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KayKay28 –
Brought this as a Christmas present for my niece it was a little challenging to understand how to play but we gave it a go, not sure we play it correctly but it’s fun when you get going.We did check out YouTube tutorials to see if we could understand how to play but still quite complicated. Definitely have to play a few times before it gets easier.
CobWeb –
‘Travel through the Land of Oz’ in this typically good quality product (for the best part), from Ravensburger, which includes a thick board GAME BOOK, measuring just over 25 cm square. The 12 pages are colour-coded, matte-finish, double-page spreads for the 6 CHAPTERS within.All-in-all, a different adventure game for fans of such, but it may prove to be a bit long-winded + a fair bit of space is required to play.Although the plastic-type characters are detailed, Dorothy & Toto are very bent over in the set I received, and I hope that the piece stands the test of time!From the back of the box ~ ‘Images may differ slightly from actual product.’ooOoo’1-4 PLAYERS/AGE GUIDE: 10+’ (from the box)~ ‘Complete challenges to move onto the next chapter.’~ ‘Estimated PLAY TIME: 15 minutes per CHAPTER’From the back of the box:~ ‘… “I HAVE A FEELING WE’RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE.”Follow the yellow brick road with Dorothy & Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion.Can you work together to defeat the Wicked Witch of the West, find the great and wonderful Wizard of Oz, and make it back to Kansas?After all, there’s no place like home!’ooOoo~ RAVENSBURGER~ REF: 27 360 7~ THE WIZARD OF OZ/ADVENTURE BOOK GAME 2This game comes neatly presented in a colourful cardboard box, measuring around 26.5 cm square x 5.5 cm, which has a touch of shiny gold colouring to the front & sides of the lid, all glistening mischievously in the change of light.The 4 x 5 cm transparent plastic-type seals remove easily enough without damage to the artwork, in my experience.The inside of the box is compartmentalised with the components mainly in little resealable plastic type bags, namely the:~ PLASTIC-TYPE CHARACTERS x 6~ COUNTERS x 40~ REFERENCE CARDS x 4~ SPECIAL CARDS x 20The 51 PLOT CARDS + 40 STORY CARDS are in 2 x easily opened cellophane-type wrappers, but could benefit from having their own bags, IMO.The GAME BOOK & RULE BOOK lie flat on top.From the front of the RULEBOOK:~ ‘Avoid the twister, follow the yellow brick road, and traverse the poppy fields on your way to the Emerald City. Work together to help Dorothy and her friends find the courage, heart, and brains needed to defeat the Wicked Witch of the West!Complete all six chapters to get Dorothy back home to Kansas, and win!ooOooIn a nut-shell ~ ‘PLAYING THE WIZARD OF OZ ADVENTURE BOOK GAME:In this adventure book game, players cooperate to help Dorothy through six chapters of adventure from Kansas to Oz, and back home again. Players will work together to complete challenges by guiding characters and discarding Story cards from their hand.Players will complete 5 steps in order during their turn. They may move a single character 1-2 spaces or move two characters 1 space each. During Storytelling, players may take several different actions, including trading cards, discarding cards, or completing a challenge. After, they will draw from the Story deck, before moving on to the Plot deck. Finally, they’ll discard cards from their hand down to 6.Each chapter has a number of challenges, and all must be completed to finish that chapter and move on to the next one. In addition, each chapter features a SONG CHALLENGE that must be completed to finish the chapter.Players can decide how many Story cards to discard to complete the challenge.Once all chapters are complete, players win the game and Dorothy gets to return home to Kansas!’24 images attached ©Ravensburger & ©™ Turner Entertainment/WBEI/2022 ™ Turner Entertainment/WBEI/2022
Mr Monster Hat –
The product page photos do not do this game justice. It’s beautiful. It has a wonderful vintage look and feel. This is like something from an old toy shop emporium or maybe you would find it sitting on the book shelf of a kid back in the 1950s. Attention to detail, care, and passion have gone into the entire game. The pieces, the board, the cards are all just as lovely as the box itself and the whole thing oozes charm and quality.This is a cooperative game. Players will have to work together. The board itself is a story book. There are 6 chapters in all. Each board is a chapter. You follow through the story of the Wizard of Oz movie. Each chapter ( board ) is different. There are various quests you need to complete. On the left side of the board it tells you the set up, the rules, and how you win. The right side tells you what you need to do so you win. Think of them as quests. Each chapter has its own characters and quests. I liked that each board was different. It’s almost like 6 board games in one.The game took me just over 3 hours to finish. You won’t have to complete it all in one go though. You could easily just play one of the chapters and set it all up again or just leave it somewhere on a table and come back to it again. This would be a great game for all the family to play together.I really liked this game, however there are two things I think are important to point out. It’s geared toward families and a younger audience. Not that you can’t have fun with it ( we did ) and especially if you are fans of the movie but older children might be bored. Secondly I think there isn’t that much repeatability. Once the story is done, I’m not sure how much you would want to go back and play it. I don’t see it as something you would do over and over. It’s more like you play it and maybe some months go past and feel like running through it again.This is a wonderful game ( especially for fans ) it’s fun vintage look, quality materials, and interesting game mechanics make it a great buy.
Sassy & Classy –
This is a great little board game – my family loved playing it. It took a while to get our heads around it, but when we did it was really good fun.You basically play through six chapter of a book – each chapter has it’s own board to play. Throughout each section you have to accomplish missions and challenge. I don’t want to reveal too much because a lot of the outcomes depend on what cards you are dealt and half the fun of the game is learning how it works.Its quite competitive but requires team co-operation and it has lots of twists and turns. It took us around two and a half hours to complete it the first time but that’s because it was new to us, however you can save your progress, for instance pausing at the end of a chapter, and resume it at a later date.What I like about this game is the replay value – each time you play it, it will have a different outcome.The quality of the book and pieces seem to be good quality and able to withstand lots of use.Overall, this is a great family game that will keep you thoroughly entertained.
NR –
This is a quality board game. From the box and its design to the pieces included, every element is really well made and of excellent quality.The game is divided into several chapters which aren’t too long and can be played ‘individually’ (by this, I mean, you don’t have to play them all in a row, you could play chapter 1, stop and then carry on another day onto chapter 2). This is great as it makes for a versatile game that doesn’t take up a lot of time if you don’t want it to. The game does follow the main premise of the Wizard of Oz story but even those who haven’t watched the film will be able able play and enjoy the game. Overall, it is a lot of fun, simple and best enjoyed with family and friends.
Otaku –
I’m not that amazing at board games, it takes me a couple of goes to fully understand what I am doing. But since this is meant to be playable by kids, I didn’t think it would be a barrier. I played this with my friend this week, and we got stuck on chapter one. There are elements of the game which really don’t seem to work for us.Each turn you get to move a character two spaces, or two characters one space each. In order to complete all the challenges in chapter one, you have to move Dorothy about 30 spaces in total, and the farmhands at least the same. These are the only playable characters in chapter one. Meanwhile the twister gets moved each time you pick a plot card, and it can only be moved 10 spaces before you lose the game. But then, there aren’t many plot cards and you run out of them before the twister gets to its final point. So I really don’t get it. There’s no way to move the twister backwards, and you have to keep moving the farmhands to turn the animals back to happy. I don’t see how you can ever win the game. I must be missing something, but I have read all the instructions multiple times. It just isn’t clear, and seems to rely too much on luck (although even with luck I cannot figure out how you would get to move everyone enough times to win the game).
Benson –
I have never seen a game like this before and upon first impressions it is really charming. The playing pieces are rather exquisite and the book features eye catching designs and set ups which differs slightly per chapter. The basic premise of the game is to work together as a team to complete the chapter. This is done through exchanging cards and through prompts from ‘plot’ cards. In each chapter you are working against something e.g in chapter one there is a ‘tornado’ game piece which moves and you have to complete the chapter before the tornado reaches the house. Every chapter is different and is themed around very well known concepts from the Wizard of Oz with each chapter requiring slightly different game pieces. If you’ve never read the book and only seen the movie you are in good hands, it will all make sense to you.I will say it took quite some time to grasp the concept and at first it was on the frustrating side both for me as the adult and for the child keen to get the pieces out and choose a character. I’d advise any family to look at the game ahead of the kids to understand the rules in order to avoid squabbles.To play the whole game is quite a long process, a few hours for sure. It is satisfying to complete the game but when it takes as long as it does I’m unsure at this point if it appeals to play it again. On a plus you don’t necessarily have to play the whole ‘book’, you could choose a chapter or play it gradually over a few nights. I feel this game will appeal far more to those who know and love the Wizard of Oz. It’s certainly possible to play it without any prior knowledge of Oz but in my opinion the detailing would be lost on you if you fall into that category.
Sam Tyler –
Too many board games now seem to be gimmicks and require no skill and often don’t even have a board. Ravensburger make a lot of products and boardgames are one of them. They are a brand that I keep an eye out for as they produce proper games. ‘The Wizard of Oz Adventure Book’ is one, and feels like a board game as an event, as they used to be in my youth. This is not a versus game, but co-op. You work as a team to get through the various chapters of the story.It is easier to succeed than the likes of ‘Pandemic’ but, like that game, it requires some thought and knowing of the rules to get the best from the game. It would not work for small children or the impatient. I found that a family board game night with the older children worked best as the others slept. It reminded me of some of the translated games I have played from Germany, but with an instantly recognisable story and characters.For the current asking price of under thirty pounds, I think it is great looking. A board game that wants to be more than just a throwaway supermarket buy. The board acts like a book that turns the chapter for the next session. The pieces are modelled versions of the characters. Yes, they could be even more high end, but that would be for the deluxe set. You are getting a very nice board game, that may be a little complicated to those used to snakes and ladders.