Last week we were excited to receive Disney Pictopia….
Families team up in this uniquely collaborative yet competitive trivia game with 1,000 questions covering the World of Disney! During the game, everyone gets a chance to show off their knowledge – from Disney Jr. and Disney XD to the Disney Parks and classic films. Players place wagers based on knowledge of those images, and then work together or on their own, to answer the question.
Game Play
We played this one with my family, all as individual players with the kids helping out. Little Man wasn’t entirely helpful, but Boo aged 6, could play along and got quite a lot of the answers correct.
Players all choose their Mickey ears playing piece and then we’re off. All questions are based on a set of four pictures, as you can see below. Players take it in turns to be the ‘host’ and ask the question pertaining to the place that their piece has landed on.
There are wager coins numbered 1-5 and at the start of each turn you need to wager how many moves you’d like to gain if you get the answer correct.
The first three options (pick one, two and three) are to be answered all as a collaborative group. The question is posed and all of the other players discuss it and need to then agree on a joint answer. If correct, they all move forward the number of spaces wagered.
There are then the questions that are to be played individually, and in order to answer these players use these cute little Mickey Mouse dials. As with the group questions, if you get the answer correct you move forward the number of spaces that you have wagered. In this way everyone makes their way around the board, along with the dice to move the host each time, until the first player to reach the castle is the winner.
We played this as a four-player game and it took us around half an hour or so, so an average playing time for a board game and just about the right length when playing with young children too.
The Verdict
We’re a Disney household, having seen many, many of the films as I’m sure most family households across the world have. This means that as well as being able to answer the questions, we also loved doing so. There are plenty of challenges in there as unless you know every single movie inside out, some characters or plot-lines will stump you. It’s a good balance of making you think a little and work some answers out through processes of elimination, along with knowing many of them so that you don’t feel you’re struggling!
The way that you team up to answer a lot of the questions is very different to most board games and it makes you think about the way that you play the game a little differently. There’s quite a few different aspects to it, it’s not just answering the questions as you have the strategy of the wagers involved too. The first time we played it, we found ourselves concentrating more on these different aspects than on the game itself, but after a couple of goes, it flows more easily and it’s then just all about the pictures, the questions and the fun!
Competition
I now have a Disney Pictopia up for grabs. To be in with a chance of winning it, enter using the rafflecopter below. The competition is open to UK entrants only and closes at 12am 24th May 2016. Good luck!
Pictopia won 7 awards last year, including UK Mums.TV – Mum’s Choice Award, Dad’s Choice Awards, Rainbow Toy Awards,Toy Testers TV Awards, Primary Teacher Update and Toy Shop UK – Independent Toy Awards. It is available from Amazon, priced £19.99.
What appeals to you about this game?
Disclosure: We received the game FOC for the purposes of this post
It is Disney related and all my children love Disney movies!
A game for all the family and to test our knowledge on all the lovely Disney films
I like it’s a game you can include kids with
That it is Disney, love disney
Eeee!! As a Disney but this really appeals to me ?? Anything I don’t know the answer to will have me hunting down the films to rewatch and learn for next time! ? Any excuse for andisney marathon!
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It’s Disney! What other reason is there? 😉 x I love that it’s a family game and doesn’t take too long to play 🙂 xx
great for all the family to play
we love board games in our house we sit as a family and play all the time and its disney what more do i need to say lol x
it looks like super fun 🙂
Disney quality fun for all the family
it looks fun x
its a game for everyone that loves disney movies and looks fun
Super fun all the family can enjoy.
Disney inspired
We are going to Florida in August…this looks perfect for surprising the kids with the news.
Love Dianey Characters.
we are massive Disney fans in our house. we also love playing games together. Thank you for the chance.
It’s Disney! Also it’s colourful and looks like it would keep the attention of the kids!
Because it is Disney, children will be more interested in playing this game
LOOKSFUN
We are all huge Disney fans, so this sounds fun!
Everyone knows and loves Disney characters, so would appeal to all.
Love that it is disney and that you can play as a team.
A great family game
Anything Disney appeals to our household, we are all Disney mad!
Simply the fact that it’s endorsed by Disney! I adore the company and it’s perfect for the whole family!
Having a game that the whole family can play together
My kids would love that it’s Disney
A game everyone can play!
I love that’s a family game but enjoyable by all ages.
cant beat a Disney film! big fans in this house
This looks like a great game for families.
It’s Disney, what’s not to love x
It’s great for all the family xx
I really like how it can be played across ages. I think my daughter would enjoy this as she gets older and watches more Disney movies.
Just the fact it’s Disney
It looks like a fun family game.
well my daughter loves everything disney so she would be able to play this and probably beat the adults.x
Perfect way to test your Disney knowledge and Who doesn’t like a Disney movie? Everyone in the world must have seen at least one! 🙂
we’re a Disney loving family so everything about this game is appealing
I like the Q&A aspect to it
The fact that it is Disney, I think it makes it that bit better that its familiar already
It involves English and maths skills (using numbers and words) (you can tell I’m a teacher!)
Anything disney is fab
Its a game my 5 year old could easily play with us and understand 🙂
It is Disney related and I am a massive Disney fan
The whole family can play
That its disney related and something the kids would love it x
The Disney theme.
it’s disney!!! need i say more?! 😀
I love Disney and its great for all ages
I love that the whole family can play together 🙂
it’s disney which both me and the kids love 🙂
It’s looks interesting and anything Disney is always a hit in our house!
It’s Disney – I have a Disney mad daughter!
It’s Disney! ?
I love that any age can play it as it covers Disney jr as well as classics.
We all love Disney!
the disney theme my daughter would love it
I love that it’s a family game, my kids would love it xx
What more could you want? Disney and a board game! Boom!
As it Disney, the children would be happy to play and would make for some good family time.
I think I’d be able to help teach my niece counting.
It appeals because it’s Disney. My children love Disney (secretly so do I) and it would be lovely to have a new game to play together.
Huge Disney fan and looks like a great family game
I love that the questions are all Disney based, as we all love Disney it makes it so we all have a chance of playing and understanding the game
because who doesn’t love Disney?
I love that it is disney – but also it is family friendly..
my kids all love playing board games, i do enjoy them also but i just love anything disney so this appeals more to me !
The fact it’ disney 😀
The children would be learning skills as well as playing a game
Looks great fun for all the family, plus we are all massive Disney fans in our house, would make a lovely Friday evening in with the family
I love that its Disney 🙂
it is Disney, SIMPLES AS
It requires a little bit of thought to get an answer. That is great for younger players.
It brings the whole family together. Young and old.
It looks like a fun game all the family can play
I think it is a game the children will love and it is age appropriate.
i love family games
That it’s Disney. Everyone in our family love Disney movies and board games….so this is grea!
I’m obsessed with anything Disney related!
My kids would just love this game because the know all the characters.
My Daughter would love it- it’s a game we’d all enjoy playing!
It feels very family oriented
it’s Disney! what child or big kid doesn’t love Disney
That my 4yr old can happily play along and she can also help her younger brother
It’s educational value.
I just love Disney!!!
This game appeals to us because we are big disney fans. Sounds like a great game we could all play together as a family.
great for all the family 🙂
Looks a great game, I think the grandchildren know more about Disney than me, so that means a 4 year old would beat me
It looks like a game the whole family could play and no one would have an advantage (well…maybe me…because I’m a disney freak!!)
I like that it’s Disney and good for all the family
Great prize
The Disney characters!
All the family will enjoy it
The charachters, my kids love anything disney
I love the look of this game. I love everything Disney!!
The Disney characters
Anything Disney goes for me
I like that you can answer the question as a group and also that it will improve my Disney trivia.
I love all Disney things and so do my 3 children,this would be a lovely gift
Honestly? Anything with Disney slapped all over it is right up our street.
It’s a game I can play with the kids without them needing too much help by the looks of it!
We love Disney in our family and this will make a perfect addition to our Sunday Disney days filled with movies and games.
it looks like it would keep kids entertained
Its bright and colourful, looks great fun for the whole family, cant really go wrong with Disney
It’s Disney!!!
Sounds agreat game for Disney lovers, which we all are, slightly different to normal board games involving strategies as well as knowledge. One I could see us all as a family playing and getting lots of fun from.
I like that it features characters that my kids would easily recognise! x
I like the idea of playing as a group to help to encourage teamwork
The fact its Disney! Therefore i love it!
We love all things Disney X
I like the counters and the pictures on the cards and the fact that my whole family could play it together x
My kids absolutely love disney and this would be perfect for them. They are ages 5 and 7 x
I like it because it’s a family game, the fact it’s Disney is a bonus! My kids would love this!
I love disney!
the disney theme
its disneyyyyyyy
who doesn’t love Disney!! <3
it appeals to all ages
I’m probably the biggest Disney fan ever, so anything Disney appeals to me, but in particular, I love that I would be able to share with my family and we could create memories.
I LOVE THAT IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR ALL THE FAMILY
The fact its a family game with well known disney characters. Great prize. Thanks for the chance xx
Its Disney!
You can’t beat a bit of Disney Trivia and we’d love playing this at home and with all the family.
Adore anything Disney so this game would be an absolute treat to have.
We are great fans of all things Disney.
We love disney, we like the challenge of disney questions!!
I like the fact that I can play this with my 2 boys and me and then both love disney
I love that its Disney and all the family can play
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