Since 1934, players of all ages have been chasing one another around the classic game board, trying to get their own four pawns from Start to Home. But it's not that easy, because you never know what the next card will hold: Will you move forwards or backwards' Will you hit a slide and shoot ahead, or will an opponent bump you back to start' For 2 to 4 players. Contents include: Sorry! game board, deck of cards, and 16 pawns.
This classic game of luck, strategy, and determination is easy to grasp for children as young as 6 years old, yet it's fun for adults and older siblings too. By drawing cards, players move their game pieces around the board, hoping to eventually accumulate all their pieces at the final destination--home sweet home. Sorry is known as the game of "sweet revenge," since players can send each other's pawns back to the starting line, thus forcing one another to lose ground and begin all over again. This kind of frustration may be hard for children under age 8 to handle. In fact, young ones typically crumble into tears of outrage when their pawns are cavalierly sent back. The only recourse is to teach children how to plot their own revenge, which makes them feel as powerful as superheroes.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Great Game - For Sportive Kids:
This game has great potential to teach kids strategy, tactics and arithmetic combinations, if they can bear the disappointment of being sent back to the start by their opponent. That is why it scores low on fun. However if the kids can overcome that disappointment, which is not easy from my experience with my 6 year old, and learn to be sportive there are enormous skills for the picking that can be useful as building blocks for academic skills.
fun for the family:
My 8yr old god-son loves this game. I don't know how sorry he is when the others are losing but it's great fun for the family and easy to play.
family fun:
I think that sorry! is a great game. It's very educational and fun for the whole family. Once your child plays this game, they'll never want to stop...unless they're bumped back to start! I definitely recommend this game. I play it myself with my family as well.
The kids LOVE it:
I bought this for my nieces for Christmas. I wasn't sure how it would go over because they have video games as well. They ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. As a matter of fact, I can't go visit without being told I have to play with them. The game is a lot of fun, and makes you think. I believe it's helping with their deductive ability. They actually think about who to send home or what moves to make instead of just "picking" on someone, or moving any random piece. I didn't think a board game would beat a video... more info