Sorry
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Toys and Games Reviews of Sorry
Customer Review: Trouble on Steroids
Summary: 5 Stars
Like its cousin, Trouble, the game Sorry is quite simple in design. The reality, however, is that it is both an entertaining and surprisingly educational board game. It now comes packaged in a convenient library case (Note - this is a different item, also available on Amazon). The library case makes storage easier, and it also makes it simpler for kids to get games out of the shelf without a parent helping. (why did it take so long for someone to think of this?)
The simple rules: up to 4 players each begin with 4 tokens in the "start" area. Players take turns drawing from a deck of cards and moving pieces as indicated, trying to be the first to get all pieces to the "home" space. The cards offer some nice twists beyond simply moving forward:
1 = move 1 space forward or move a piece out of start
2 = move 2 spaces forward or move a piece out of start, draw again
4 = move backward 4 spaces (occasionally an advantage)
5, 8, 12 = move forward that number of spaces
7 = move 1 or 2 pieces a total of 7 spaces forward
10 = move forward 10 or backward 1
11 = move forward 11 or switch one of your pieces with an opponents piece
"Sorry" = take a piece from your start and replace a piece of your opponent's, send them back to start. Be sure to say "Sorry!" in a way that makes it clear that you really aren't.
And that's pretty much it. The game is simple enough that most kids who can count and recognize numbers can grasp the basics. With a little parental coaching, younger siblings can play on near-equal footing with their older brothers and sisters (Note - the older sibs do NOT think this is fair). However, the fun (and the teaching) comes with all of the choices. Should a player use the all of the 1's and 2's to get all 4 pieces out on the board, or should he focus on getting one piece at a time to safety? Should a player switch places with an opponent's piece and help herself, even if that helps her opponent too? How should he split up a 7? Working through these possibilities is a challenge for younger players, but a worthwhile one.
Probably the biggest lessons Sorry teaches, though, are sportsmanship, the ability to dealt with setbacks, and the idea of not giving up when things aren't going well (Sorry is the ultimate "it's not over to it's over" game). Having a piece that is near the finish get suddendly sent back to start can be temporarily devastating to a young child. Don't expect them to take it well the first time it happens. Here, parents can teach the best way to deal with disappointment by their own good example. Kids who learn these lessons at age 6 in a board game will be less likely to melt down at age 7 on the soccer or T-ball field. For all of these reasons, Sorry is a great family game. It is fun, but it is also educational without ever feeling like a lesson. 5 stars.
Customer Review: Great fun to play with your kids
Summary: 4 Stars
Parker Brothers' classic game, Sorry!, is one of those board games that should be in every household. An updated form of the Indian game Parcheesi, Sorry! is a competitive game of revenge where players race to be the first to get all four of their pawns into their "Home" square on the board.
Game play is simple: On a player's turn, he or she draws a card from the middle of the board. The cards are numbered 1-12, and there are also several special "Sorry!" cards. Most of the numbered cards indicate how many spaces forward the player can move one of his pawns, although some cards have special instructions. If a player draws a card numbered 1 or 2, they can move a pawn from Start onto the game board. (A 2 card also allows the players to draw again.) A 4 card indicates that the player must move a pawn backwards four spaces. If a player draws a 7, he has the option of splitting the move between two pawns. An 11 gives the player a chance to switch places with an opponent's pawn. And a Sorry! Card lets the player take a pawn from Start and place it on the same square as an opponent's pawn, bumping the opponent back to Start.
Game play can get very fierce and intense as players race around the board, trying to be the first to get all four pawns Home. If one player's pawn bumps into another player's pawn on the game board, the bumped pawn has to go back to Start-which can make the players really competitive and vengeful.
Sorry! is just one of those games that everyone should have in their closet. It's easy enough for kids to play, but it's fun for grown-ups, too.
Customer Review: Great for all generations
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been playing Sorry! since I was a kid and it's still one of my absolute favorite board games to play. It's real easy - just draw the card and do what it says. For that reason, it's even easy for young kids to learn how to play and it can teach them thinking skills and a little bit of strategy. It's pretty much a game based on luck and how well you use your strategy skills while you try to get your 4 pieces to home base. For instance, you have one piece that's halfway around the board, and another that just came out of start. You have two choices, do you move the farther one 11 spaces and knock your opponent back to start, or do you switch places with your opponent with yours that just came out of start...that'll save that piece some time and energy!
Me and my family still play this game sometimes and have tons of fun doing it. Not to mention a little bit of trash talking! I know when I used to play it as a kid, I would get mad when somebody would make me go back to start, so don't be surprised if you play the game with some kids if they get a little frustrated or upset while playing. Perhaps that could open up another opportunity to teach a life lesson?
I recommend any famiy that enjoys board games to get Sorry! It's a game that any family, young and old alike, can make great memories playing together.
Customer Review: Good Strategy
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a fun game, even now. I started playing it with my friends in my old home, but hadn't played it again until this year when I got it for Christmas.I gave it a 4 in fun because sometimes it does get a bit boring, especially at the beginning. Sometimes we go through almost the entire deck until we finally manage to get a 1 or a 2--Maybe the result of bad shuffling? Hehe.
A five in education value because it teaches kids strategy and good sportmanship rules. Despite what some review said, this does have some stratedy--should you split the seven between 2 components, or just use one? Which other opponet should you bump? Would going backwards help you? Also, if you have young kids, you have to teach them not to get frusterated when they are bumped.
Sorry! Is relatively durable. My friend's version tore because of the trifold design, but mine apparently is very durable. Me, my two sisters and 3 cousins aren't exactly very good with somet things, so considering all this, it's holding up very nicely, hehe.
I'd recommend this for young kids over mindless "Candyland" or the ever-lasting "Monopoly".
Customer Review: Sometimes You're Sorry, Sometimes You're Not!
Summary: 5 Stars
Sorry! Family Night Game Edition is one of our family's favorite games to play.
It's a great game and we enjoyed watching our youngest children learn the different strategies of the game.
At first our five year old daughter was a bit timid about knocking another players piece back to start
and wasn't too happy when it happened to her.
Our seven year old son, on the other hand, thought it was great fun to bump another player back to the beginning.
Although, like his sister, he didn't like it when it happened to him!
Taking a cue from our reactions they learned it was okay to bump and to get bumped.
Once they began to learn the different ways a player could get around the board
and reach the safety of Home the game became a favorite of theirs.
We knew they got the idea of it when, after playing a few games,
one of them said, "Sometimes, I'm sorry and sometimes, I'm not!"
Exactly! Just like you won't be sorry if you buy this game!