Comments on: Richard Scarry Busy Town

By: E. King

E. King — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:55:19 +0000

The huge size of the board is great; the kids love looking for details in the illustration. This well-made game captures the fun of reading Richard Scarry books.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Lorie Robinson

Lorie Robinson — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:21:00 +0000

My three-year-old daughter received this game for Christmas, and what a treat it is. The whole family, including my husband and six-year-old son, loves playing this game together. I’ve never heard of a board game quite like it. Individual players take turns trying to traverse the game board before the Pig Family eats all the picnic goodies. Players have to work together to solve “I Spy”-type mysteries. The pieces are clever, the game board is unique, and the team aspect really created a fun way for us to win or lose together. Whether your child is a Richard Scarry fan or not, this game is a terrific choice for kids; although I wouldn’t give it to an older kid (6+?), the older kids have just as much fun playing as the younger ones.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Junebug

Junebug — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:15:27 +0000

This is a fantastic game. My kids loved the character pieces. The game is simple to learn, but tons of cooperative fun to play. The board is beautifully illustrated and durable. The pieces are the most durable I’ve seen in recent games. Highly recommended.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: M. Keating

M. Keating — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:45:08 +0000

My son got this game for Xmas and we have all had lots of fun playing with it. The board is huge and full of Busytown favorites. I love that the players work together to beat the pigs– it’s a nice intro to game playing. The Goldbug clues are fun and the game is just the right length for my 3 YO. The only thing I don’t like is that because the game is so large, it must be played on the floor. My young daughter wants to play too but the game is full of choking hazards! We wait for her nap time to play, but it’s worth the wait!
Rating: 5 / 5

By: It'sJessMe

It'sJessMe — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:24:04 +0000

We’ve had this game for about a month and my boys (3 and 6) adore it. The Busytown books are their favorites – so this was just a delight for them. I loved seeing their faces when they opened it, and as everyone else says, it’s beautifully drawn and teaches them to work together. And fun for adults too.

But, maybe because they play it so often (5-6 times a day for a month) I disagree about the durability. On one of the board pieces, the paper with the drawing is already coming off, (actually, as I was about to hit Publish, my kids started setting up the board to play – and the paper came off entirely) and I’ve had to tape a couple of the character pieces to get them to fit into their bases, because they wore out so quickly.

It’s not a big deal, we can easily fix them and it doesn’t detract from how great the game is, but I did want to offer a counter view on the durability.
Rating: 5 / 5