Part of the fun in raising Zoey is finding things that delight and educate her; I want to find fun, creative board games to play with her during our family game nights! This week we played Walt Disney’s Fantasyland Game for 2 to 5 players.
This adorably nostalgic game was originally released in 1956, but I picked up the re-release in 2005 and now wish I had bought the whole set! There are also Adventureland, Frontierland, Tomorrowland and a straight Disneyland one! Zoey was a little under the age range for this one, but could still grasp the numbers and movement. It also helped to point out the artwork for the different rides she saw when we visited Disneyland!
So let’s play!
IN THE BOX
- 5 game pieces
- A game board
- Star cards
- Ticket cards
INSTRUCTIONS
- Each player selects a game piece and places it on the “Start” space.
- Shuffle the ticket cards and place them in a pile with the number sides down.
- Shuffle the star cards and place them in a pile with the number sides down.
- To start the game, the youngest player draws the top ticket card and moves the number of spaces indicated on it.
- This first ticket is a “free” ticket to begin the game, after each player has had their first turn, tickets can then only be obtained by landing on the spaces marked “ticket”.
- Play then passes to the player on the left, and so on (a player may land on the same space occupied by another player).
- On a player’s second turn and thereafter in the game, they move their piece as shown on the space on which their piece rests at the start of this turn. They do not draw a ticket or a star unless they land on a ticket or star space.
- The star and ticket spaces are special spaces. A player landing on one of these spaces draws a top ticket or star as indicated and immediately moves the number spaces shown. They continue to move in this manner as long as they land on either star or ticket spaces, and their turn does not end until they land on one of the regular numbered spaces.
- A player always keeps their tickets and stars, as they determine the winner of the game.
- There are two places on the board where the player may follow the regular path or may turn off on a side track to collect extra stars which will give them additional points.
- Once a player has turned off the main track, they must continue on the turn off until they get a star, and then must return to the regular track by the same route.
- A player reaching the space which gives them two stars entitles them to move the total number shown on the two stars they draw.
- The game ends when a player reaches the “Finish” space; the player with the highest number of stars and tickets wins!
ENJOY!
Whole Heartily 
