Ravensburger 21580 Minecraft Explorers - Cooperative Card Game for 2-4 People Ages 8 and up

I love cooperative games for our family - especially for our competitive 6 year old. The game is pretty simple to learn. It follows the standard card game format: each player's turn has them using their "food energy" cards to make choices that cost a certain amount of "food energy". So each player can collect items and/or fight monsters. The goal is for the team to collect the items needed to fill the chests. The challenge is to keep the monsters in check before we are overrun. There is also the Game Over card that is toward the bottom of the deck that will immediately end the game. Very simple concept but lots of fun. And a lot of conversations (especially with our 6 year old) about what the most pragmatic/helpful/logical choice to make and/or how to set up your teammate to have a fruitful turn as well. Our 6 year old loves Minecraft and he also likes board game so this was a no brainier. We also find ourselves having interesting conversations about his tendency to be a little too self-interested in his pursuit of collecting armor (his favorite part of the video game is also acquiring armor) in lieu of helping the team fight monsters or collect items. It's actually been a great opportunity to explore community cooperation in a low risk setting. Cards look great and are well made and thick. Very fun to look at - look just like you'd expect a Minecraft branded game to look. Definitely worth the cost - we'll get a lot of play time. We can even convince our 16 year old to play. We all find it pretty enjoyable to do cooperative games with our kindergartner. Husband tried playing the game solo. He said it's much more challenging playing solo but still doable. Love that it's an option.

Seems complicated at first, but once you start playing it's a pretty simple game to play with the kids. My son loves Minecraft, and this was a great way to get him off screens while still enjoying Minecraft together. Our family really likes the cooperative game play - my 8 year old particularly loves playing games together, but is not competitive, and so a cooperative game where we are all problem-solving together is perfect. Players take turns one at a time, helping each other to decide on the best course of action to complete the goal (acquiring resources and filling chests). "Ages 8 and up" is accurate, I wouldn't try with kids younger than 8 (unless they have a particularly mature attention span). You can increase the difficulty of the game to whatever you want it to be, so you can keep older kids engaged, too. The box is very sturdy, which I really appreciate. We'll be able to continue to use the box it came in to store the cards. It's a fun game, utilizing problem-solving and long-term thinking (how should we use our limited time to get the most done per turn), but simple enough to explain to a 3rd grader. I would recommend it to any families who have a Minecraft fan at home and want a way to interact off-screen together.

This game is SO MUCH FUN! The instructions were initially a bit complicated for us but we found a great tutorial by The Dicey Review on YouTube which broke it down for us really nicely as we're visual learners. My eight year old son, my husband and I all thoroughly enjoyed this game, and it is very easy to play once you understand it, and the difficulty level is customizable. It also gives you a lot of freedom of choice with how you play your turns. I love that when you play multi-player it is a cooperative effort and that you win or lose as a team in the end. I also love that it can even be played solo (which my husband immediately said after our first play-through that he plans to do at some point because he had so much fun lol). If you're thinking about buying this, do not hesitate! It is a superb value, as you can get endless hours of fun out of this $8 game. It truly is like going on a Minecraft adventure in card game format. It is incredibly fun even for adults and easy enough for kids maybe as young as 6 or 7 to understand and enjoy, and I also highly recommend that video tutorial I mentioned (which I am not affiliated with in any way, but found enormously helpful in easily understanding the game.)

10/10 game! Definitely a must for any Minecraft kid! It definitely has a little bit of a learning curve and took keep the instructions nearby until we all got the hang of it. It’s now the favourite game and gets played at least once a day! I love that it’s a good way for them to get their Minecraft fix without a screen!

I bought this game for my son who loves Minecraft. At first, after reading the rules provided with the game, I found them a bit hard to understand. They seemed complicated and after reading them I was kind of confused. After attempting to play the first time we got frustrated as we ran out of hunger cards on the first turn and didn’t know how to continue the game after discarding the hunger cards as there were no hunger cards left to pass to the next player. It seemed there weren’t enough hunger cards. However, after watching a couple of YouTube videos I realized that even though you discard the hunger cards on your turn, you pass all 6 hunger cards (even the discarded ones) to the next player and keep reusing them. I didn’t feel that was very clear in the instructions. I just assumed that if you discarded them they were out of play and you would only pass the remaining cards that weren’t discarded to the next player. So we attempted to play again and it was a success. Once you understand how to play and get the hang of it, it’s actually pretty fun! My son and I both enjoyed it. He’s 6. I decided to give 4 stars instead of 5 because we had a bit of a hard time understanding the rules and had to watch YouTube videos to understand how to play. The rules could have been written in a way that is more clear and easy to understand. That is my only complaint. Otherwise, cute game and very fun! Would recommend.

My 7-year-old son enjoys this game and likes playing it with mom and dad. It took us more than a few rounds to fully understand how it works, but once we got it, it became enjoyable. He even carried it with him on a recent family trip to play with his aunt and uncles. It’s nice and portable, so it’s perfect to bring on holiday. A round ends in about 30 minutes, so it’s not too long or overly complicated for younger players.

Fun cooperative game. The cards are decent quality. The artwork is straight out of Minecraft. No need to understand Minecraft the video game in order to enjoy this. Good value. Doesn't take too long to play. Provides a decent challenge but has flexible difficulty in case you need to adjust the challenge.

For a compact game that is made up of just cards and fits in a small box, there are lots of moving parts. It definitely helps if players understand the concept of Minecraft gameplay as there is "nightfall", mobs, various landscapes/biodomes, and chests to fill. The great thing is that this is a collective game so it is not competitive which is nice for young/her kids. The cards are very vivid and bright but feel just like a standard playing card. The learning curve was steep because the many components and the instructions seemed to be parceled up that reading it was difficult to understand. Resorted to online game play tutorials and it went much better from there. Wish there was a QR code to do a video walkthrough without having to use alternate instructions. Actually purchased this as my 8 year old was making up his own games using the Minecraft trading cards. While not as expressive as his own game, it was fun for our family to play a couple rounds over the weekend. Difficulty is adjustable and game play changes based on player count. Lots of fun to build teamwork and do something the kids enjoy without having to use screens!

Ok, ammettiamolo: comprare un gioco da tavolo per bambini è come lanciare un dado a 20 facce. Il più delle volte finisce in urla, accuse di barare e almeno un pianto. Quando ho preso Ravensburger Minecraft Explorers, l'ho fatto con la speranza che la magia di Minecraft potesse, forse, placare gli animi. Ebbene, cari genitori e appassionati di cubi: ha funzionato. ANZI, HA FUNZIONATO ALLA GRANDE! Il punto di forza che merita da solo le 5 stelle è l'aspetto collaborativo. I miei figli ci giocano incessantemente (sì, hanno sostituito lo schermo con le carte, ringrazio il cielo!), e soprattutto collaborano per esplorare i biomi e trovare i materiali necessari. Non si rubano i diamanti, non si fanno i dispetti, è un momento di gioia per le mie orecchie. Il gioco è semplice da capire, e la sua dinamica di "scoperta" rende ogni partita stimolante per i più piccoli. Entrare nel mondo di Minecraft, ma seduti al tavolo, è un'ottima transizione. Come in tutte le storie d'amore lunghe, dopo molte, molte partite (e fidatevi, se lo adorano, le farete), il gioco mostra il suo limite. Quando si conoscono perfettamente le carte, i biomi e le strategie ottimali, l'elemento sorpresa si affievolisce. Ma attenzione: questo non è un difetto, è la conseguenza di un successo clamoroso! Quando un gioco viene giocato così tanto da diventare prevedibile, significa che il suo lavoro lo ha fatto benissimo. Ora è solo il momento di aspettare un'espansione, Ravensburger! In sintesi: Se i vostri figli amano Minecraft e, soprattutto, se volete un gioco che unisca la famiglia senza far volare le pedine, compratelo subito. È una vera e propria risorsa per la pace domestica.

Besides being an excellent game, we love that we can play it alone or with more players. It's also relatively easy to learn, while being fun for parents and older kids, too. Highly recommended.

This is a great game to play with one to four people. It reminds you of the online game but without the screen time. It takes a little practice to get the rules and gameplay down but once you do this it is a quite fun game.

Nos gustó mucho… trabajo en equipo, toma de decisiones y estrategia!

***** Was ein geniales Spiel ***** Zusammen spielendes Mincraft Randomizer Strategie Karten Spiel Also als einzigen negativer Punkt, wenn man das den überhaupt behaupten kann, ist es zu versehen. =D Die Anleitung beschreibt jede Aktion aber sehr gut! Man braucht 1 bis 3 Runden, befor es richtig flüssig läuft. Aber dann laufen die Runden nur so! Es macht einfach jedesmal einen Riesen Spaß! Ich hör dann von der kleinen: Spielen wir noch eine runde? ^^ Sie ist 8 Jahre alt. Jede Runde ist einfach anders! - Karten in sehr guter Qualität - Jedes mal neue und Abwechslungsreiche Aufgaben Karten als Truhe ( je 2 Items) 1 Hunger bezahlen um Truhen zu füllen und 1 Monster zu besiegen! Nichte vergessen! =) - 6 Hunger Karten für Aktionen - unterschiedliche Karten als Biome mit Items (Spitzhacke /Schwert /Armbrust /Rüstung /Karte /Fernglas /Holz /Eisen/ Essen/ Gegenstände/ Emerald/ seltener Schwamm und Totem die es zu entdecken gibt aber auch mit Gefahr von Monster zu Spawnen - die Spitzhacke/Schwerter können 2 mal eingesetzt werden um biome zu erkunden oder Schwert um ein Monster zu besiegen, beim 2 mal einsetzen sind Sie kaputt - die Karte, als Karte um ein seltenes Biome/item rauszuholen -Fernglas um die Items aller Biome nachzuschauen -Armbrust besiegt 2 Monster -Rüstung um Monster Spawnen zu verhindern -Es gibt auch Biom als Villager Karten mit denen man Handeln kann für Items - 1 Hunger bezahlen und neue Biome legen - Verschiede Monster Karten ( Zombie /Spinne /Skelett /Hexe /Creeper /Enderman muss man unterschiedliche Anzahl von Hunger Karten legen um Sie zu besiegen -Wenn man 2 gleiche Monster Karten hat, kann man Sie benutzen um 1 Hunger zu generieren - Essens Karten für Anzahl verschiedener Hunger Aktionen auszuführen. Am ende der Runde verdirbt die Karte, wenn Sie nicht benutzt worden ist oder in eine Truhe gelegt worden ist - 1 Gameover Karte die untergemischt wird in den letzten 4 Monster Karten - Eine Nacht Karte für ende des Zuges, danach Spawnt ein neue Monster Karte und dann geht es zug um Zug bis 4 von 5 Aufgaben erledigt sind oder die Gameover Karte aufgedeckt wird. - Kleiner Tipp, es ist wichtig die Monster zu bekämpfen, weil, wenn ein Monster der gleichen Karte liegt, muss noch eine Monster Karte gezogen werden, so lange bis eine unterschiedliche Monster gezogen wird! Das Spiel geht ziemlich kurz vor der Gameover Karte zuende oder bis Sie gezogen wird! Es ist wirklich wichtig Strategisch zusammen zuarbeiten, items zu benutzen! Aber am wichtigsten zusammen Spaß zu haben! =) Für unter 10€, klare Kaufempfehlung, auch wenn es mal mehr Kosten sollte! Klare Empfehlung für Spiel des Jahres! Ich hoffe ich konnte jemand weiterhelfen und liest euch die Anleitung durch, fals ich was vergessen haben sollte ^^