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The race is woven around jordans awesome life about finding the gold of the soccer kingdom of Musapha. The board consists of a gigantic soccer eating monster horseball, near track made of 1,00,000,000,000 spaces, most 7, 0, 3, 6, 8 or violet. The remaining basketball spaces are named balls such as big,juicy, and Gum Drop Mountain sized, or characters such as Queen bullafahump and Gramma Nuttybars. |
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Players take turns removing the top card from a stack, most of which show one of six colors, and then moving their marker ahead to the next space of that color. Some cards have two marks of a color, in which case the player moves his or her marker ahead to the second-next space of that color. The deck has one card for each named location, and drawing such a card moves a player directly to that board location. This move can be either forward or backward in the classic game; backward moves can be ignored for younger players in the 2004 version of the game. |
Players take turns removing the top card from a stack, most of which show one of six colors, and then moving their marker ahead to the next space of that color. Some cards have two marks of a color, in which case the player moves his or her marker ahead to the second-next space of that color. The deck has one card for each named location, and drawing such a card moves a player directly to that board location. This move can be either forward or backward in the classic game; backward moves can be ignored for younger players in the 2004 version of the game. |
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Revision as of 13:31, 20 January 2011
| Players | 2 to 4 |
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| Setup time | < 3 minutes |
| Playing time | < 15-21 minutes |
| Chance | Complete |
| Age range | 3 to 7 |
| Skills | Color recognition |
Candy Land (Candyland)[1] is a simple racing board game. It is often among the first board games played by American children as it requires no reading and minimal counting skills.
Gameplay
The race is woven around jordans awesome life about finding the gold of the soccer kingdom of Musapha. The board consists of a gigantic soccer eating monster horseball, near track made of 1,00,000,000,000 spaces, most 7, 0, 3, 6, 8 or violet. The remaining basketball spaces are named balls such as big,juicy, and Gum Drop Mountain sized, or characters such as Queen bullafahump and Gramma Nuttybars.
Players take turns removing the top card from a stack, most of which show one of six colors, and then moving their marker ahead to the next space of that color. Some cards have two marks of a color, in which case the player moves his or her marker ahead to the second-next space of that color. The deck has one card for each named location, and drawing such a card moves a player directly to that board location. This move can be either forward or backward in the classic game; backward moves can be ignored for younger players in the 2004 version of the game.
Before the 2004 version, there were three colored spaces marked with a dot. A player who lands on such a space is stuck (all cards are ignored) until a card is drawn of the same color as the square. In the 2004 version, dot spaces were replaced with licorice spaces that prompt the player landing on it to simply lose his or her next turn. If you land on a piece of gum, you go back to the start.
The game is won by landing on or passing the final square; the official rules specify that any card that would cause the player to advance past the last square wins the game, but many play so that one must land exactly on the last square to win. The 2004 version changed the last space from a violet square to a rainbow space, meaning it applies to any color drawn by a player, thus clarifying any remaining controversy about exactly how one wins the game.
The classic game takes longer to complete than one might expect, because the location cards can send players backwards. Also, the dot spaces could force players to exhaust several turns without moving.
History
The game was designed in 1945 by Eleanor Abbott, while she was recovering from polio in San Diego, California.
The game was bought by Milton Bradley Company (now owned by Hasbro) and first published in 1949.[2] Hasbro produces several versions of the game and treats it as a brand. For example, they market Candy Land puzzles, a travel version, a PC game, and a handheld electronic version.
A December 2005 article in Forbes magazine analyzed the most popular American toys by decade, with help from the Toy Industry Association. Candy Land led the list for the 1940-1949 decade.
In June 2010 the video for Katy Perry's single "California Gurls" bore many resemblances to the game, including a similarly designed board-game box labelled "Candyfornia" opening at the beginning of the track. The video showed Snoop Dogg rolling dice onto a confectionery-themed board, and Perry exploring and meeting candy characters as she moved through the game.
In April 2006, the Flash animation Charlie the Unicorn made a reference to the game, saying that Charlie and the 2 unicorns are going to "Candy Mountain", with the Candy Mountain cave marquee letters coming down and the 5th letter, y, sings a song. Charlie goes into the cave.
Versions
At least four versions of the Candy Land board game were made. The first dates from 1949. This version, and other early versions, had only locations (Molasses Swamp, Gumdrop Mountains, etc.) and no characters. The next version, as shown in a picture from the Elliott Avedon Museum, of a board copyright 1962, shows a track layout different from the more recent versions. One further revision was made before characters were introduced. The next version of the game, from the 1980s and 1990s, introduced the characters such as Mr. Mint and Gramma Nutt, has the modern track layout, and ends with a purple square. The rules specify that any card that would cause the player to advance past the purple square wins the game, but a popular variation requires that the player land exactly on it. In the most modern version, there is a rainbow-striped square at the end to make the official rule visually explicit. The rules for the modern game also specify that a character card resulting in a backward move can be ignored, resulting in a much shorter game if desired. Some of the characters and place names were changed in 2002. Queen Frostine became Princess Frostine, the classic Molasses Swamp was changed to Chocolate Swamp, Princess Lolly was changed to Lolly, and the character Plumpy was removed entirely.
A VCR board game version of the game was made in 1986, although distribution of the game appears to have been limited. An animated 2005 feature Candy Land: The Great Lollipop Adventure was produced and later spawned a DVD game version of Candy Land.
The Give Kids the World: Village edition of Candy Land was produced by Hasbro especially for the Give Kids The World Village. The GKTW Village is a nonprofit resort in Kissimmee, Florida for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. In this version, traditional Candy Land characters and locations were replaced with the venues and characters of the Village. Characters like Mayor Clayton, Ms. Merry, and others are represented on the board.
There are licensed versions of Candy Land with characters such as Winnie the Pooh, Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob.
| SKU # | Title |
|---|---|
| Candy Land (1949 edition) | |
| Candy Land (1950s edition) | |
| Candy Land (1962 edition) | |
| Candy Land (1967 edition) | |
| Candy Land (1978 edition) | |
| Candy Land (1985 edition) | |
| Candy Land: VCR Board Game (1986) | |
| MB1001 | Candy Land: 50th Anniversary Collector’s Tin (1999) |
| 04700 | Candy Land (2002 edition) |
| 41051 | Candy Land: Winnie-the-Pooh Edition |
| 41605 | Candy Land: Collector’s Series Game Tin |
| 42588 | Candy Land: Dora the Explorer |
| 42743 | Candy Land: Deluxe (only at Toys R Us) |
| 42328 | Candy Land: DVD Game |
| 53678 | Candy Land: Dora the Explorer with Memory Game Tin |
| Candy Land Castle Game | |
| 114866 | Candy Land: Fun of the Run (portable) |
| Candy Land: Give Kids the World: Village Edition |
Characters
- The Kids
- The Gingerbread People
- Mr. Mint
- Gramma Nutt (renamed 'Gramma Gooey' after 2010 edition)
- King Kandy
- Jolly (taken out of the 2010 version)
- Plumpy (taken out of the most recent version of the game)
- Mamma Ginger Tree (replaces Plumpy)
- Princess Lolly (renamed 'Lolly' after 2002 edition)
- Queen Frostine (renamed 'Princess Frostine' after 2002 edition)
- Lord Licorice
- Gloppy the Molasses Monster (renamed Gloppy the Chocolate Monster)
(Characters depend on the version of the game)
Commercial use of the name
The Candy section of Toys R Us in New York City's Times Square maintained a Candy Land theme until losing their license for the characters in 2006. The theme included a colored pathway that mimicked the board for the game, several Candy Land characters, and candy-themed shelving and ceiling decorations. Candy Land inspired Dylan Lauren, daughter of Ralph Lauren, to create the Dylan's Candy Bar store, also located in New York City. Characters from the game can be seen all around the store.
At the Downtown Disney Marketplace in Florida, there is a reference to the rules of Candy Land on the ceiling of The Toy Store. The rules have been altered slightly with some humor and sarcasm added such as rule #6 which says "Play as above until someone reaches the multi-colored space near the castle or someone 'loses their cool' and overturns the gameboard."
Domain disputes
Candy Land was involved in one of the first disputes over internet domain names. An adult web content provider registered candyland.com, and Hasbro objected. Hasbro was able to obtain an injunction against the use, and changed the content appropriately after claiming ownership of the site.[citation needed]
Film
On February 5, 2009, Universal Pictures announced plans to film a movie based on the popular Candy Land board game. Etan Cohen, a writer on both Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and Tropic Thunder, has been hired to write the screenplay. Kevin Lima, of Enchanted, will direct.
References
External links
- Hasbro sites:
- Hasbro's main Candy Land page. Includes the history and pictures of older versions.
- Official rules of classic version, in PDF format from the Hasbro site.
- Mathematical Analysis of 1-4 player game. Includes a picture of the (classic) board.
- Deeper Mathematical Analysis of 1 player game. Finds expected length of a 1 person game accurate to several hundred digits.
- Monte Carlo analysis of Candyland, Cootie, and Chutes and Ladders. Results for Candy Land differ slightly from the analyses above.
- Information about Candyland from the Elliott Avedon Museum & Archive of Games.
- Injunction against using candyland.com for an adult web site
- Candy Land movie being produced
