Who will catch the most diamonds before the volcano erupts? The great escape begins!
We need the bravest treasure hunters to safely lead the diamonds from the volcano crater to the rescue boat. Beware! The other treasure hunters will want to take the diamonds. Grab the most diamonds before the volcano erupts and win! A fun board game for the whole family.
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Completely disappointing in relation, especially considering its price. We paid €40, thinking it would be something extremely entertaining (bravo to the design of the outer box, it is completely misleading!) and instead we ended up with a game with tiny annoying balls (diamonds) that constantly fall off the structure and we have to chase them around the house. It's only a matter of time before everything gets lost under the furniture (we have already lost three or four) and the game becomes useless. The time between each round is very short, so even an adult can't manage to create a "path" to bring the diamonds down to the boats, assuming they don't fall off the table, which happens constantly (the "boats" also easily come off the structure and you end up collecting balls that fall everywhere inside the house).
Buy it only if your child wants to use the structure as a simple volcano to play with (it's interesting that it erupts and I don't consider it scary for kids), but definitely not as a board game for the family, because even if you overlook the above-mentioned flaws for a couple of rounds, it becomes extremely boring.
Also, it states that it is for ages 5 and up, while the tiny balls are absolutely suitable for choking if a 5-year-old puts them in their mouth, thinking they are candies (their first thought goes there because they are also colorful) and bites them by mistake! I'm not even talking about a younger sibling.
Personally, we threw away the diamond balls from the very first day and kept it as a simple volcano, and of course, we would never pay €40 for it.
The idea is for each player to turn the discs as quickly as possible in order to bring the diamonds to their boat. When the thunder is heard, the next player plays (unfortunately, this is not mentioned in the Greek instructions, only in the English ones we found on the internet). There are a few seconds between the thunders, so each player's moves "ruin" those of the previous player, introducing a tactical element based on speed.
The instructions are bad. Because of them, the game can become boring. We had to search the internet to see exactly how to play. That's not good. Overall, it is sturdy and of good quality. The function is interesting, but the explosion scares younger siblings who are watching the game. The kid spends a lot of time playing out of scenario with improvised challenges, such as loading all the diamonds into the volcano and carefully sending them to the corresponding boats.
Based on the above, it seemed somewhat expensive to us.
The little one saw it in the advertisement and wanted it..
When we got it, we set it up and started playing, but we were both disappointed!!
You turn the discs around and the diamonds fall without any obstacles (something to challenge you and keep your interest for a while) and in 1 minute we're both done and waiting for the volcano to erupt!! We played 3 times and since then it's been in the closet because we got bored of it..
The volcano eruption is the only impressive thing in this game, which I believe is aimed at preschool-age children only!!
And it's also very expensive!! With this money, you can buy very nice toys to spend your time with your children!!