Candy Land Retro Board Game Review - Milton Bradley (1955/1984) vs. Hasbro (2010/2021)

This is Candy Land, and it’s one of the most popular children’s games in the world!

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Candy Land was invented in 1948 by a woman named Eleanor Abbott while she was recovering from polio. Eleanor was a retired school teacher, and came up with the game as a way to help the children who shared her ward pass the time until recovery. Her goal was to make a game so simple that any child could play. Candy Land requires no reading and only a small amount of counting, so any child who can recognize colors and follow simple instructions can enjoy the game.

Eleanor’s original theme was built around guiding the children through a magical land made of candy with the goal of reaching their home at the end of the journey. The only action required to play was to draw cards and move player pieces to the corresponding color on the card. This made the game easy to play even for hospital patients with low energy. As the children made their way around through Candy Land, they could encounter shortcuts and setbacks which added extra variety to the otherwise simple gameplay. Though the game is extraordinarily simple, relying on the luck of the drawn cards to advance; the young target audience has always found it to be riveting.

0:00 Intro
0:48 1955 Game Box
2:00 1984 Game Box
3:06 2010 Game Box
4:21 2021 Game Box
5:07 1955 Game Board
8:43 1984 Game Board
10:51 2010 Game Board
15:20 2021 Game Board
19:38 Rule Books
23:14 Final Thoughts

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