Friday, May 18, 2012
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Overall 8
Play Value 8
Cost Value 8
Design 8
Quality 9
Parent Appeal 9
Safety 10

Tales to Play™ The Berenstain Bears® Learn to Share™ Game

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Age:4+
MSRP:$27.99 ca
$23.99 us
Model:Item #: 7206

Our kid-testers loved the Treehouse Dice slide. It's another great alternative to rolling the die, as it does a good job of making a random roll without knocking over everything in its path. But perhaps the most noteably unique aspect of the game is the sharing cards. We love that to use one, you need to give it to another player when you're done (who can hold onto it to help avoid a consequence when drwing a Troube Card). ALternatively, you can keep it as your own potential safeguard against a Trouble Card. Not only does this promote sharing, it introduces a little strategy in terms of when best to use a card. Great game! The only complaint is that if you get too many Trouble cards early on, it slows the game and dampens enthusiasm for playing. 

We're we're impressed by the quality components in this game, which are highly detailed and true to the orginal story graphics. Even the die is impressve with its picture-like graphics that seem almost baked into the finish (rather than silkscreened on). The only exception is the cards, which are printed on fairly thin (and potentially flimsy) cardstock.