Spin Master Games, Jumanji Stampede, 3D Adventure Cooperative Board Game, for Fans of The Jumanji Movies, Face Off Against Jungle Emergencies, 2-4 Players, for Ages 8 & Up

Jumanji StampedeRating: 5/5 StarsReview: “As a fan of both the original Robin Williams movie, and the newer movies, I had to tryout Jumanji Stampede to see what it was like. I will be honest, I found out about this gamecompletely by accident, but when I did, I could not stop thinking about it. Upon opening the box,I found that it had a lot of bells and whistles. I played this game for the first time with both myparents, and we had a blast. The gameplay was a lot of fun as we moved our ‘player movers’across the board to find the five crystals. The action cards were often unpredictable as none ofus knew what we were going to expect, but it added an extra layer of suspense. I also liked thepower-ups we received from returning the crystal horn to Rhino Mountain. Part of me wishedthat there were other power-ups that came with returning the other four crystals, but Iunderstand that the crystal horn was intended to be the literal crowning jewel of the game. I alsoliked the look of the ‘movers’ and their corresponding player boards. The designs of eachcharacter mimics what I would expect to see from the new Jumanji movies. It was also funcontrolling the villain, Draven, as he tried to get to the top of rhino mountain. It gave us, theplayers, a sense of urgency as we tried to find all five crystals. Although the characters were funto control, all three of them felt the same UNTIL we got those power-ups from returning thecrystal horn. Although the characters were modeled after Dr. ‘Smolder’ Bravestone, Franklin‘Mouse’ Finbar, Professor Sheldon ‘Shelley’ Oberon, and Ruby Roundhouse, none of thecharacters had their own strengths and weaknesses like they did in the movies. The inclusion ofthese strengths and weaknesses could have added more possibilities to turn the tide of thegame. The characters also felt a little overpowered as we could easily win against Dravenbecause we were all playing with the same characters. Since the game is geared towardsplayers who are eight years old or older, I understand why this is the case, but it also made thisgame feel too easy to win. I also would have liked to have seen ‘player movers’ and ‘playerboards’ for Jefferson ‘Seaplane’ McDonough and Ming Fleet-foot, but I understand that includingthem would have made the game more complicated than it needed to be. The best part of thegame was the six animal dangers. Triggering each one felt so satisfying as we got theenjoyment of knocking things over. Imagine Mousetrap, but with six smaller traps to put togetherinstead of one big one, a lot more stable, and a lot more chaotic. The traps are not without theirflaws (e.g. the baboon often fell out of its tree by accident and would soar over ‘movers’ whenlaunched, the snake tree often sent ‘movers’ flying off the board like shrapnel, and the rhino ballsometimes went down the track the elephant ball was supposed to go down if pushed too hard),but watching the domino effects of each trap as they are triggered added an extra layer of fun toan already involved game. These flaws also gave the traps an element of unpredictability. Eventhough a trap was activated, you could not be completely sure that you were safe just because atrap other than the one you were in front of was triggered. Although there were some things thatcould be refined, I loved Jumanji Stampede. The memorable and involved experience made mewant to play it again. With such a beautiful looking board coupled with a fantastic blend ofstrategic gameplay and hilariously chaotic mechanics, this board game can add some adventureto your game-night. I recommend this game for its fun mechanics, and all the bells and whistlesthat come with its strategic gameplay.”

My family loves this game. Instructions were a bit hard to figure out but as we played along it got easier to understand. 10/10 with the music and pieces. Really exciting

This was a very fun game however the game is very noisy it makes your house sound like a jungle. The crazy thing is you have to use the button to play the game. When you push the button get ready for a noisy surprise. It was so loud I got out my noise canceling headphones. The kids absolutely loved the game and the sound effects didn’t bother them at all. The kids give it 5 stars I guess that’s all that matters. I wish it would play Jungle Love by the Steve Miller Band every time you pressed the button however he wasn’t in the movie. I can’t imagine what would’ve happened to stumble upon a Steve Miller band concert in the Jungle while trying to play Jumanji. I would’ve lost the game because I would just attend the concert and just get trapped inside the game forever.

I loved this game, playing it with my family at the table and having fun with them was the best. My family doesn’t play board games but his game got them into board games and I had a really fun time. It was easy to use and the quality was amazing for its price.

Classic boardgame. Fun to play, but takes a bit to learn the rules.

My 6-year-old daughter loved it. The whole family enjoys the challenges. Great for learning teamwork and having a good time as a family.

We have quite a few 8+ year old games that play older. This isn’t one of them. It’s great for a family with kids but not for adults without them. Game play is fun, concept is fun, it’s just too easy. We played twice and weren’t even close to losing so there was no challenge for us. It was on sale for $9 so I can’t complain hut the plastic that frames the board game to extend it is quite a bit cheaper than I’d imagined and would be easily warped or damaged

Really fun family game that will give you some quality time together. You all play against Draven so everyone is on the same team playing against the jungle! Super fun and my five year old loves it!