Tuesday, December 10, 2024

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe game

This is a game that looks really great but kind of isn't. It was obviously created only to ride the movie's coattails and make more bank for Disney. 

Getting set up and reading the rules for the first time seems pretty complicated and drawn out, which would be fine if gameplay were worth the effort. But, unless you’re a big fan and you want to read all the details on all the cards and imagine yourself into the story, it turns out that this is just a simple game of luck, racing to the finish line, with no skill or knowledge involved. And if you’re playing with people who aren’t Narnia fans, they tend to skip over all the details on the cards, so in the end it's hardly better than Candyland. Except that in Candyland you can't intentionally sabotage your opponents, unless you cheat and stack the deck.

Verdict: I would probably get rid of this game except for two things: first, I love all things Narnia; second, apparently Finn had a blast playing this game and now wants to play it all the time. 

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