
I remember playing this as a child back in 1986. When I saw it was still being sold, we purchased a copy to play with our kids. The game has thirteen trees with fairy tale treasures (i.e. cinderella's glass slipper, rapunzel's tower, and the golden ball from the frog prince) underneath that match 13 playing cards that are kept in the castle. Players move around the board looking under trees for the treasure that matches the displayed card, then race to the castle. The first player that makes it to the castle and correctly remembers where the corresponding treasure is gets to keep the card. First player with three cards wins. An average game with 3 players takes about 45 minutes to play.
Our kids (now 7 1/2 and 5) just now have the attention span to sit through an entire game. Usually we would play for 30 minutes and then just put the game away. Some other reviewers have suggested some helpful modified rules to move along the gameplay and keep everyone engaged.
The version we purchased included some more obscure fairy tales (maybe more common in Europe)? Also, the pawns were painted wood while the trees are molded plastic. The quality of all of the pieces is high and the gameboard is durable. As a parent, I like this game because it encourages memorization and evaluating alternate moves. Specifically, the rules allow you to change directions (i.e. move one way the number on one of the die, and reverse directions for the number on the other die) which increases the chances of landing on a treasure space.Get more detail about
Ravensburger Enchanted Forest - Family Game.