Candyland fun games

The history and the creation of the legendary Candyland board game is one to remember. In fact, it resonates to a great extent to the situation we are in today. Its creation can be traced back to the Polio crisis during the s, which affected thousands and had unfurled an atmosphere of looming dread. That was the time when Eleanor Abbott , a Polio victim herself, came up with the idea of a game filled with colors and resemblance of joy for recuperating kids.

The game was developed in in the hospital where she was surrounded by suffering kids. The catchy appearance, easy rules, and fun elements of the game, in that backdrop, were exactly what children needed at the time.

Candyland thus became an instant hit and a board game that was emotionally introduced first to the coming generations. A Candyland game hardly needs any set up as long as you have the players and their pawns in place.

This Disney edition Candyland board game by Hasbro with its fantasy characters and set-up is sure to fascinate the kids. Candyland is a classic board-racing game. Therefore, the players are each assigned a pawn that will travel through the sweet surprises of the journey on their behalf. In Candyland, generally, the player who is the youngest goes first. To make the beginning more interesting, you can even have a little rock, papers, and scissors match to decide who gets to draw first.

When you and your friends are racing through the Candyland board, you will typically encounter all or a few of the below scenarios. This is a classic case of when a player draws a single square card. The player will advance towards the nearest square of the same color. For example, if player A draws a red card, A will have to land on the next red box in the path.

In some variations where older players want to make the game more strategic, they keep the option to retreat. In this way, they can take advantage of a previously missed shortcut or skip an upcoming hurdle. In this case, A can also choose to land on the previous red box , especially if it has a shortcut sprouting out of it. This means the player has to advance to the second box of the corresponding color on the card.

This is another special case when a player draws a card with a picture and has to advance towards the very picture, wherever it is nearest, on the board. The player will have to move forward or backward regardless of the distance from the current position. So if player A is nearing the end but draws a picture card that is printed on a box near the beginning, A has to go back there and play all over again.

If a player gets lucky, a converse situation can also be on the cards! Here comes the shortcut which is usually only limited to two on a regular Candyland board. A shortcut can help you cut through the race and reach the finish line first. Skip means the player has to skip the turn and is indicated generally by a cross. There are a total of three skips on the entire path so it is pretty easy to skip through the skip unscathed. As discussed above, in the relatively challenging variations, players can also choose to retreat backward to skip a skip and hope they make up for the lost spaces in the next turn.

This move can be very tricky and can put the player at a great disadvantage. The player who lands on the Candyland first wins the game. If A is 3 spaces red, blue, and green away from Candyland and draws an orange card, A wins.

In this position, any card that is NOT red, blue, or green will lead A to the Candyland since there are no more spaces that A can occupy. Hosting your own Candyland themed party is made easier with these simple but fun interactive Candyland Party Games.

Not only will the kids love all the sweet treats in this theme, it will be easy for you to decorate and accomplish with the fun of the rainbow colors and candy theme.

Use brightly colored paper and streamers to bring the theme alive with these fun party games! About Nicole Etolen Nicole Etolen is a blogger, freelance writer, and all-around busy bee. She spent her teen and early adult life as a childcare provider before finally have her own little boy now 7 , so she knows what kids like! Amazon Associate Disclosure: My Teen Guide is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.

Every child loves the game and its dessert theme. Nicole Etolen is a blogger, freelance writer, and all-around busy bee. Comments Some really great party games.