Race Across the USA

My 8 years old loves this game , Great quality, interesting game helps kids learn geography of the USA , history, facts, perfect gift for kids also best part is that there is two levels questions for kids grade 3-4 and 5-6.

The Scholastic Race Across the USA Game has been a fantastic addition to our family's game collection. Designed for players aged 96 months to 1188 months (8 years to 99 years), it's a wonderful game that combines fun with learning, making it perfect for players of almost all ages. The objective of the game is to travel across the United States, which provides a great opportunity for children (and adults!) to learn about different states, geographical locations, and landmarks. The game is both engaging and educational, striking a balance between being a teaching tool and a source of entertainment. The rules are straightforward, making it easy for kids to understand and play. This accessibility ensures that the game can be enjoyed by the whole family, regardless of age. It's an excellent way for children to learn about US geography in a playful and interactive manner. The quality of the game components is commendable, durable enough to withstand regular play. The board and pieces are colorful and visually appealing, capturing the attention of younger players. In summary, the Scholastic Race Across the USA Game is a great choice for families looking for a fun, educational board game. It promotes learning through play, making it an ideal game for family game nights and educational settings alike. Highly recommend for its educational value and broad appeal!

Love this game!!! Even had questions my husband and I didn't know. But my kids beg to play it all the time!!

This wasn't the game we were looking for but it is working for our needs and we are enjoying it. We play this as a family to help us learn the states and capitals. I can say it really does work to learn the states and their locations, as well as fun facts. It doesn't focus to much on the capitals as you play the game though, so you will have to sort of work that in as you get more familiar with the states and their locations. It is fun and easy to play.

Fun to play learning game for different age levels. Start with a couple rules for a game playing 3 year old and more rules for a 6 year old and up.

I love this game. Brought it out to play with my six year old and had her look at all the state cards we drew. We read the fact on the back and I had her hunt down each state using the state color and icon picture. I don’t think she’s learned anything about geography yet besides what we told her about which states our family lives in, but I feel like this game is going to get her familiar with answering test type questions like “which state is west of another state”, “which state doesn’t touch a coast”, etc. we’re teaching her the process of elimination by explaining characteristics of the multiple-choice options given to help inform her guesses. It will help teach her which parts of the US or Rocky versus swampy and other traits. It also teaches game strategy with trying to count out the exact number of moves she needs to reach her state. For now, We adults have her working on the third and fourth grade stack as we work through the fifth and up. It is a little too simple for us but if we get the other adults to make the wrong clues seem harder we can make it more challenging for us and we can add a little more challenged by additional rules for adults like you can’t even count mistake that another plane is on we adults have her working on the third and fourth grade stack as we work through the fifth and up. As for adults, It is a little too simple for us when given the three multiple-choice options, (too hard without them most of the time because we aren’t historians and can’t yet name the locations of all the big monuments and rivers in the US and such. The incorrect answers are easy to Eli mate though because they wouldn’t really make sense (this is good for kids but bad for adults). An example is a question on Graceland. We tried to have my husband answer it without the options, but he couldn’t remember which city in TN exactly. The options offers two cities in completely different areas and only one in TN. That was it! Another asked about the highest plateau or something and the options included an area that had “plains” in the title, an area that had, “valley” in the title and an area clearly not a plateau like in WA state. If we get the other adults to switch the wrong clues for harder ones, we can make it more challenging for us, and we can add a little more challenge by additional rules for adults like “you can’t even count mistakes that another plane is on” and “you have to roll EVERY TIME, even if you’re on the state you want to be on but answered the question wrong last time”. There are still a lot of cool facts the adults learn along the way as well.

This game was so much fun for the whole family.

The product is well made and the materials appear to be of high quality. The problem is that it is rated as being appropriate for children aged 8 and above, but I don't see it that way. The questions for "third and fourth grade" include ones like "How many US states do the Great Lakes, Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario touch?", "Which state in the Midwest is the leading dairy state, producing about 40% of the US's cheese?" and "Which northern capital city was named for a president of the United States. (Hint: His wife was named "Dolley.)" Clearly, an educated adult would not have trouble with these questions, but an 8-year-old? I understand that some of the questions need to be harder than others so that the game doesn't go too quickly, but, judging from my bright and bubbly 9-year-old granddaughter, these questions are unreasonable for that age group.