GOTROVO The Family Treasure Hunt Game! Indoor Adventure Board Game for Kids 4-8, Solve Clues Together to Find Jewels and a Surprise Gold Bar Reward – Great for Parties and Playdates

This is a great game. It is a scavenger hunt type game, so I'm sure you could make your own, but this makes it soooo simple. I have a "just turned 7" and "about to turn 3" year old. There a picture clues and riddle type clues so that it is easy for the 3 year old, but also a little challenging for the 7 year old, but they can still play TOGETHER!!!! They had so much fun running around the house searching for the clues. There are a lot of picture cards, but only 30 of the written clues, so I wish there was so more of those, but it is still sooo much fun. The clues are things that you might only have one of, like a washing machine, or multiples, like window. This is great because even if you do multiple games in a row and use some of the same cards, you can just change which window you put it in. It's hard to play a game with both my boys at this age where they both have lots of fun. The almost 3 year old will lose interest, and move pieces, and knock things over, which frustrates 7. This game gave the opportunity to play together for a common goal of finding a treasure together. It was great for everyone!

My kids love a scavenger hunt, but the amount of time it took for me to set up clues was less than fun for me. Between drawing pictures for my 4 year old and coming up with riddles for my 8 year old I was spending way to much time prepping. I picked up the Gotrovo Treasure Hunt Game based on the fact that it had a variety of cards. Pictures with the words on the back, riddles without the answer on the back, and a set of fantasy cards with places like "Mermaid Cove". There are both indoor and outdoor locations that are color coded for the intended use, red: outdoor, blue: indoor, green: indoor or outdoor, gold: role-play and blank cards. This really speeds up setting up the clue trail. The card are water resistant, but not water proof. The game comes with a map that seems like it is made out of the same material that placemats for kids are made out from. I think it is almost indestructible and will last a long time. Then there are high quality Velcro dots that go on the map and the back of all the cards. With 100 cards, the prep work is a bit time consuming the first time. There are 10 gold coins that you can include with each clue card, and a small red bag to put them in. This is great for keeping one child in charge of the map and one child in charge of the coins, but not necessary for the game at all. Finally, there is a gold treasure box to hide the loot. This is a good size box (about 7x 3.75x 2.25 inches inside) that has magnetic closures for the lid. It only take a few minutes to hide the clues through the house, and depending on how well you hide them and how far you spread them out, you can keep kids entertained for a good chunk of time.Now, for the only problem I had with the set: The map is cool, but not very functional. It comes rolled up in a tight tube, so it wont straighten out. If your child was just supposed to just play pretend with it, it would be great. But it's two sided with Velcro dots that you are supposed to place the clue cards on as you find them. As it curls back up, it nocks the cards off and my kids were struggling with it the whole time. My 4 year old said "How about we just bring the cards to you each time we find one?" I decided to risk destroying the thing and used an iron at it's lowest setting to try and flatten it out. This would have worked better and quicker if I had done that before putting the Velcro dots on. But after heating it up and leaving it rolled up backwards for a few minutes, it's decently flat. I think that rolling it up backwards overnight may work or using a hair dryer, but not sure. Obviously, I'm not a very patient person.Looking at the whole set, you could create something like this for little to no money depending on what you have around the house. But, if you lack the time and/or patience to get that done, this is a great alternative. Is the set worth the cost? I think so. The supplies like the map, treasure box, and coins are not necessary for a scavenger hunt. But the kids love them and they are all a great quality. This would be so much fun for a birthday party or any gathering that kids are around! My kids love it and have asked to play it daily.

Great idea! This is really fun, and definitely great for pulling out on rainy days for for parties. Especially if something special is put inside the treasure box they can find at the end! I really like that it appeals to a wide age range. I played it with my 9, 7, 5 and 4 year olds, and they all had fun with it.My one complaint is that it didn't come with spare velcro stickers for the map, and two of the stickers in my box had come off and become stuck onto the inside of the box! So before I even opened it, I was down two stickers. This would be easily solved at minimal cost by providing a few extra stickers.

This was a delightfully game for our 2 grandsons (3 & 6 yrs old). It's fun & encourages teamwork, observation skills & problem solving. Ample riddle clues and picture clues cards are provided so the hunt can be played over & over. We placed 5 of the selected clues indoors and 5 outdoors to maximize the physical activity. We also hid some low to the ground or under things that were often spotted by smaller child. Can be played with multiple variations to appeal to wide range of ages. A 7th grader helped me hide the clues & enjoyed helping the younger kids by telling them when they were getting "warmer". The sturdy "props" of a double-sided map with Velcro attachments and the sack for the coins encouraged the imaginative roleplaying. I've put together treasure hunts for kids many times, but it can be time consuming. This game cuts the prep time making set-up much easier. I highly recommend this treasure hunt game.

We bought this game to play at my sons 6th birthday party. We tried it out before hand and it is so much fun. Initial setup takes a little bit of time but is very easy. There are 100 different clue cards that are color coded. Blue cards are indoor scavenger hunts; red are outdoor hunts; green cards are both indoor and outdoor hunts; and then gold cards which are role play cards (ie: go to the mermaids cave); and gold blank cards to write your own clues. After the initial set up, getting the game ready is really easy. There are multiple difficulties on the cards and two different sides to the map. The map is not paper, it feel like a thick vinayl. The only problem we had playing the first time is that the map was curled up and difficult to use. After looking again at the instructions there is a small line at the bottom of the page that suggests using an iron over a tea towel to lay it flat. I would highly reccomend this game and will probably be buying the holiday expansion pack!