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 Horrible Dec 26, 2008
My family loves this movie! We wore out a VHS and we are now working on the DVD, so we were very excited about plying this game on Christmas Eve. There were six of us, the youngest being 17 and so given the box said "8 and up" there should be no problem. WRONG! The instruction were horrible, the game board confusing, the game pieces would not stand up and the results were so bad it was laughable. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME IF YOU PLAN ON PLAYING IT! Seriously the instructions were so bad and the game was so confusing, we spent two hours (six of us) trying to see if we had overlooked the obvious. It is impossible to play and the frustration is too overwhelming. If you bought this and have not yet opened it, take it back. This game should seriously be recalled, because it is not a game.
 ALTERNATE RULES FOR "A CHRISTMAS STORY" BOARD GAME Dec 25, 2008
I, too, was totally frustrated with the un-playable rules that came with the "Christmas Story" game. I have, therefore, come up with a set of alternate rules to play by. They may not be the best rules, but at least the game can be played and enjoyed. If you would care to have these alternate rules, email me at albracht@consolidated.net and I will email you the rules free of charge. I just want you to enjoy the game as much as it should be enjoyed -- as much as the movie is enjoyed.
Bob
A Christmas Story Board Game Dec 15, 2008
I ordered this game for my family to play on Christmas since we all have watched the movie for years. I even ordered a night light leg lamp for the winner. (a major award!) I was so confused by the directions that I went online to see if anyone else had figured it out. Dang! Why didn't I read the reviews before I bought the game. It would of saved me almost $40 (including the prize). I did manage to come up with ideas for my own rules from other posters but am disappointed that after one time playing, we will be out of questions. Don't waste your money on this game!!
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Another alternate play option Nov 09, 2008
I have wanted to purchase this game since last Christmas, but never got around to it. I recently won a gift certificate to a web-store, and decided to use some of it to get the game. I'm glad I didn't spend any money on it.
When I opened the box, I was impressed with the high quality game board and plastic leg lamp tokens. True, it is difficult to keep them standing, but they are nicely detailed. The graphics are nice and bright and the cards feel pretty durable. My joy was lost, however, when I began reading the instructions. It made no sense to me or my Girlfriend. We tried playing once with their rules, but it went nowhere. We quickly decided to ditch the instructions and come up with our own simplified version. So here is how we play:
First off, set aside the colored cardboard tokens. You won't be needing them.
Place the two decks of cards in the center of the game board within reach of all players. Make sure they are shuffled extremely well, or the game will be frustrating. Like the rules say, we let the youngest player go first.
Choose a colored leg lamp token and place it at the top of the board at the number 1 space. This is the space that looks like a Christmas light. The object will be to get around all 60 spaces first while answering questions along the way.
Pick a card from the Christmas ornament shaped deck. The number on the card will be the number of spaces moved if you answer a question correctly. The other player will pick a card for you from the question deck. If there is a picture of a child's toy on your ornament card (the tank, fire engine, decoder pin, etc) you will answer question 1. If there is an adult item (bowling ball, etc) read question 2. If a picture of a kid is on your card, read question 3.
Picking the Pink bunny suit or the Scut Farkas card will result in losing a turn.
Example - On my turn, I pick up an ornament card with a picture of Ralphie and the number 4. The other player then picks a question card and reads me question 3 (because there is a kid on my card). If I answer correctly, I move my leg lamp token around the board 4 spaces. If I answer incorrectly, I don't move. The cards are placed on the bottom of the deck when finished with each turn.
If the other player picks a life lesson card, they hold it and pull the next card. If I answer my question correctly, they then ask the life lesson question. If that is answered correctly, I get to move an extra space. This continues until the first person reaches space 60.
This may sound just as complicated, but it's not. Even with these rules, the questions do repeat quite a bit and game play gets old. It's fun for a while, especially if you ask the other players to imitate the movie characters when answering. There can be many variations on the game play. I am just listing one possible example. So not all is lost, we can get some fun out of this game after all.
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Directions are RIDICULOUS! Oct 29, 2008
We LOVE the Christmas Story and were THRILLED to find this trivia game! That said, our experience went downhill once the game was opened. First off...all the characters on the board have 'blurred' out faces with the exception of Ralphie. (is this some sort of copyright infraction)? Next come the horrendously confusing directions!! Do this, do that, go here..or if you dont choose this, dont do that do this instead...blah blah blah. Our heads were spinning trying to decipher what kind of game play this would be like if we followed this nonsense!! We opted for our own version....which involved picking the cards...deciding which dare we chose, and then based on that choice, we would move the number on the dice as they were for a single dare, we would double the amount moved for a double dog dare, and we would triple the amount for a triple dog dare! If you didnt answer correctly...of course you went nowhere on a single dare, but if you didnt answer correctly on the double or triple...you moved backwards that number of spaces. We used the flat tokens to advance...and the leg lamps would be our foolish reward if we made it to the end. No one did! We set a one hour game play and werent even close to finishing. Some of the questions are quite tough...but it was entertaining. I just wish the original directions were as exciting as the game looked!
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