SCS Direct, Tall Tales Story Telling Board Game - The Educational Family Game of Infinite Storytelling -Award-Winning Educational Game, 5 Ways to Play - Promotes Creativity & Language Skill, Gift

This game has been lots of fun and is a favorite of so many of the kids I work with. I use this game in therapy sessions for kids between age 5 and age 13, and it is great for helping kids use their imaginations, learn to be creative and improve their communication skills in coming up with coherent, imaginative stories. It can be made into a competitive game if desired in lots of ways, such as giving points for each game piece used in the story (so kids who can only figure out how to use 6 out of 8, for example, still get points) or giving points if the story has a beginning, middle, and end, or rating the story if done in a group, etc. There are also different ways to use it that kids can invent. For example, I've had some kids decide they wanted to challenge themselves by making up a story with all 50 game pieces. That leads to some fascinating stories! Very useful for therapeutic and educational purposes, and just for fun!

I purchased this for my son, not knowing if it would be too juvenile for him at his age. He is 12. The first time we played it was with my 12 year old son, my 19 year old son, me (42), and my mom (77). We had a great time making up stories to go with the items and scenes. There are five different ways to play, as per instructions, but we just chose a backdrop for our story and each drew five story pieces each. We took turns telling part of the story only using one piece at a time. There's no real end to this game, and no winning or losing. It is just a fun exercise in the imagination, and a good way to pass time when you don't feel like getting bogged down with other games with a bunch of rules.

The good - This game is like a treasure hunt for the whole family. I loved playing with my kids and getting to watch their creativity in action. It was easy and intuitive to use and there's an almost endless variety of ways to use the figures and images in the box to inspire stories and play. The bag makes this game super-portable so that it's easy to take along to a restaurant or other location where it's difficult for kids to wait. The bad - Every human figure and every illustration of a person is white. I assume that this game is for anyone, but the lack of a single image of a person of color was particularly glaring in our mixed-race family. I already cringe when I find games - digital and analog - with only a single nonwhite character. For this game to feature not even one was a real disappointment.

I've been looking for a game that our whole family can play together. (Ages: 4, 6, 7, and 9.). We opens the box and it was an immediate hit. We played for a full hour and only stopped because we had to leave for an appointment. This is a great way to bond as a family and learn a lot about each child. It's fun to watch them add to the story and you really get to see their unique personalities come through as the approach the story and try to make their figures work. I also agree that this could be a lot of fun for adults to play and I like the idea of adding things from around the house. (I'm going to wait until they grow tired of the game pieces that come with the game.) A lot of great laughs and a great way to get to know your kids better and spend time with them. Plus... there are no wrong answers. Just let your imagination go!

I took this game to play when I watched my friend’s 6 children recently. They range in age from kindergarten to 8th grade. We all played it. I was amazed at how well even the youngest one did. They all enjoyed it & asked me to bring it back the next time I babysit. The game pieces are so cute. It’s easy to play if you have any imagination at all. It was really fun to listen to the imagination and creativity the kids had in telling their stories. I gave it 5 stars. I’m glad it was as enjoyable as it was cute. The game pieces are small so you want to make sure they get put away in the storage bag when you’re done so they don’t get lost or eaten by the dog or younger siblings.

Back in the day, I would tuck my two boys into bed and instead of reading them a story, I would create one on the spot. It would always be about the three Totoros and their adventures with Satsuki and Mei. It would always start and end the same way, just the activities for Satsuki would be chosen by my older son, and Mei by my younger son. Usually they involved some kind of races. Or waterslides. Or racing waterslides. Listen, I'm not running for Dad of the year or anything but after about six months that bleep was exhausting trying to come up with new stuff. Thankfully my older son started to craft his own stories, and then my younger son eventually did too to spell ol' Dad for a bit. So when I saw this I thought - what a great way to extend our nighttime story time, and what a perfect in-car game. And I tell you what, it does both. For whatever reason, our Boot is always a Magic Boot whenever it gets chosen. Let's call it what it is - a prop. But guess what, props work, and when my creativity well went dry , this helped us keep our boys imaginations flowing. When my wife and I would take a turn, we'd weave in current events or history lessons in. Can only recommend, my boys are now 11 and 9 and both still ask to bring it if we do a long car ride. Or a swim meet.

It's a nice game. My kids are highly amused by the setup. I like the suggestions for game play and how easy it is to customize beyond those suggestions. Super easy to learn how to play, so you can get set up and playing within a few minutes. But two issues: 1. You seemed to forget to vary skin tone, though I do see the expansion pack has addressed that... But it's not great to need to spend more money to get diversity. 2. I did not get all 50 of the little items, and since they're soft and squishy I can't just toss in random miniatures to get to 50.

Excellent condition .. very helpful for young creative minds!!