Amazon Customer Reviews of this item: (Average Rating is 1.5/5.00)
Rating: 1 [ Fundamentally flawed... ]
Our two kids (5 and 3 yrs old) love Spongebob Squarepants and his gang, but this game is too flawed even for them. In addition to the previous comments about lack of durability and the soundness of the design, the rules make absolutely no sense. Player can either choose to pass the finish line OR go backwards and collect more Krabby Patties (making the game theoretically unending). This is just the most glaring problem, and there are a few others. Given the popularity of the T.V. show, the game maker can charge premium price for this poorly thought out game and apparently get away with it. Too bad they chose to cash in rather than deliver. Save your money and buy another copy of Candyland.
Rating: 2 [ We love Spongebob, but disappointing game! ]
We got this game for our little 3 year old Spongebob fan, who also LOVES board games, but I'm considering getting rid of it already to make room for a better game. The redeeming quality is that it's good for adding/taking away concepts, as the players add Krabby Patties or take some away depending on where they land. And it's a cute concept, the way they incorporate the personalities of the characters. Unfortunately, this is a poorly designed game which takes away from the fun. The main problem is that the board is just a folded up plastic sheet, and it just won't lie flat. So the oversized characters won't stand up on the game spaces. Also, the board is huge, and my little 3 year old can't reach across it to move her character around. I can barely reach across, it's about 4 feet by 3 feet. Also, the colorforms idea is cute, but they just don't stick very well, so they are continually falling off of our cards. We've only played it a handful of times, I can only imagine the pieces getting worse as time goes on. And finally, the actual game itself is just, well, boring. I know a 3-6 year old game is not supposed to be too complicated with strategies, but this one is just uneventful. You just move a few spaces until you get to one of the character's homes, and there you gain or lose Krabby Patties. Because you can move in any direction, we just always go towards the houses where you gain patties, and it's not too thrilling. This is my first review here, I just felt compelled to tell prospective buyers about it. I'd recommend any of the little Fisher Price games, like the Ice Cream Game or the Winnie the Pooh Honey Pot games, they are well executed, inexpensive, and lots of fun.