Game of Life - Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Edition
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: HasbroBrand: Hasbro
Model: 42941
Product features:
- This version of the 40-year-old classic board game lets players plunder for treasure on the high seas!
- Steer your ship towards Islan Cruces, visit ports, raid ships, fight off cannibals and collect loot
- Don't fall prey to Davy Jones and the Kraken
- The player, or pirate, who plunders the most treasure wins
- For 2-6 players
Toys and Games Reviews of Game of Life - Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Edition
Customer Review: Fun addition, but could be better...
Summary: 4 Stars
This incarnation of the Game of Life is a lot of fun and well worth purchasing... However, I think that the designers really dropped the ball on making this game as fun and challenging as the original. To start, in the original game you get to choose up front whether or not you go to college - if so, then it takes longer to start building income, but over time you build income faster (usually)... In this version, you draw cards at random to choose a character, and if you are lucky you get the choice between landlubber and pirate, but the choice may not be yours and the benefits of each type of character are a lot less obvious (pirates seem to start collecting booty sooner than landlubbing captains, but also seem to be more prone to adversity in the life cards).
Once you aquire a ship, then fun begins, because you can attack other ships - if you win the battle, then you can get booty from the other player. However, since there's absolutely no consequence for attaching another ship of you loose (which makes little sense), the game lacks that element of risk that would make it more interesting.
Also, during the course of the game you can aquire a mascot, which does next to nothing interesting for you during the game, and only adds a little to your score at the end of the game. It would have been nice if the mascots helped you in some way beyond a few extra points at the end. And it would also have been more interesting if you could steal mascots from another player...
And lastly, though the mascots feel like a feeble attempt at duplicating the babies in the original game, there's no duplicate for the auto or homeowners insurance that protects you in the face of advesity. It would have been nice if you could at least purchase insurance for your ship - especailly since the Kraken is likely to attack at random - and it would have been nice if you could purchase armament for your ship to improve your odds in the battles (and take the armament from ships you defeat).
Anyway, if you love POTC and you like the Game of Life, I'm sure that you'll enjoy this version - just don't expect it to be particularly challenging, and once the novelty wears off the game-play itself is just so-so.
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Description of Game of Life - Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Edition
Choose a captain to guide your pirate ship through the high seas. Visit ports, fight off cannibals and collect loot while avoiding Davey Jones and his Kraken. Be the player with the most treasure at the end and you win! No batteries required. For 2 to 4 players.A variation on the original The Game of Life, this game is set offshore, far from the blissful suburbia of the 1960?s version. Based on the blockbuster movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man?s Chest, this updated The Game of Life requires players to navigate the high seas with wacky Captain Jack Sparrow. During this pirate adventure, players move their ship tokens around the board while collecting treasure, raiding ships, acquiring additional vessels, avoiding cannibals, and trying to steer clear of the mutinous Davy Jones and his pirate ship, the Kraken. Ultimately, players finish their sailing journey at Isla Cruces, where all must tally up their pirate booty to determine the winner. The game offers plenty of twists and turns and younger players will likely find it more exciting and engaging than the original. --Cristina Vaamonde
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