Bill (my husband) came up with this game, and there is no doubt in my mind that it is WAY more fun than actual Candyland. That may not be saying much, since Candyland is intensely boring for anyone over the age of 5.
Game play:
To start, you need to include an extra piece: a "monster". This can be a small plastic dinosaur, a lego piece, or any small item that suits your imagination and reasonably fits on the board.
Place all your pieces at the Candy Castle, including the monster. Each person takes 5 turns, but the monster stays back. After the 5 turns are done, the "monster" can start to take turns. One person can be just the monster if they prefer, or they can play a normal player and move the monster too.
If the monster gets past a player, that person is "out" and everyone loses. When you select a card, you can use it to help one of the other players. The goal is for everyone to escape to the beginning before the monster overtakes them.
[Cooperative Candyland]
[Cooperative Candyland]
I'm playing with a 3 year old and a 6 year old, so we decided to cooperate but going forward and with no monster. At first I thought we'd just play that you win when everyone gets to the castle by those who are already there continuing to draw cards and using them to help others get there. But the 6 year old thought it was fun to help people catch up to each other, so the cooperation started earlier! Much more fun than people getting upset when the other kid wins.
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