The story goes that it’s our first day at Hogwarts, and we all show up at Diagon Alley to get our supplies. As for the setting, while it did not really feel like a Harry Potter movie because it is not that kind of game, I was pleasantly surprised to see how much they got into the spirit of the game. My husband and I played the game several times in a night with each game lasting around 20 minutes, although I imagine a game with more players would last far longer. works similarly where each player starts with an equal number but random assortment of items and three dice again on their trunk.

You're thinking I'm jealous, because the books are massively successful, and JK Rowling is a billion times more successful as an author than I could ever hope to be. Play works as usual again, but this time, instead of trying to fill your trunk, you are trying to empty it. Spell and havoc cards are drawn by rolling swirls on the dice or by landing on a spell space on the board.Everyone of course is talking all at once, but you will be surprised at how your brain focuses in, and you can process all this information as you play.

Whereas, in another where you are looking to empty your trunk, you will also ultimately always achieve this too. First player to do it gets some coins, and everybody else subtracts the items that aren’t supposed to be there, versus the number of items they were supposed to collect. I cannot stress on how much I can highly recommend this seller, professional, very polite and very friendly. By signing up you agree to Crafty Arts Ltd using your personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Designed primarily for younger children, there are not many tactics or strategies you can employ here.The game ends when the cobblestone is empty and then players score one point for each complete set of the five items in their trunk. Cards come in two varieties: Havoc, which must be played immediately, and Spell, which can be held and used at the player's leisure.

Manage the magical mayhem in this fast-paced, simultaneous play dice game inspired by the wizarding world of Harry Potter! Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse. Product Description Each player tries to collect all of his school equipment to fill his trunk and get back to the Leaky Cauldron first.WIRED may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. The books are a little bloated, and there is a lot of "stuff" that I don't feel adds to the story in a meaningful enough way to be included. Once they had it down, we were able to play as fast as they could, with me consciously rolling at the same pace as my youngest.

The board is colourful and fun to look at, the playing pieces are colored Sorting Hats which are nicely chunky and the other pieces all look and feel good quality. I am always on the lookout for a new family board game so when one of my neighbours was selling off a copy of the Harry Potter Diagon Alley game, I snapped it up without ever having heard of it before. In a game of speed, where you are picking up, rolling, then assessing a group of dice as quickly as possible, these are not big enough. Additionally, I provide personal anecdotes and tips on all aspects of the hobby, including painting miniatures. Then each player must take one of each of the three dice, and set the cobblestone board in the middle of the play area with the remaining pieces placed on this.As each player rolls their dice, they must immediately, and as quickly as they can, follow the dices instructions.