We have been playing a new game, Disney Rummy, so today I’ll share our thoughts on it with a review, along with offering one of you the chance to win a copy…
Play with Buzz, Woody, Lightning McQueen, Remy, Nemo and all their friends! Disney Rummy contains two ways to play! The “Discovery” game helps children learn the basics whilst the “Family” game gives you all the fun of classic rummy! Make a run of numbers of the same colour, or a set of the same number but different colours! Watch out: when it’s your turn, if you cannot place a tile you’ll have to take another one out of the bag! First to get rid of all their tiles is the winner!
RRP £17.99
Also available from your friendly local game shop.
The contents were simple to unpack and make sense of, with 52 tiles divided into 4 different colours, much like a pack of cards. There are then 4 racks and instructions on the two modes of play.
There are 2 ways to play Disney Rummy, an easier ‘Discovery’ option, or the more difficult ‘Family’ game. The box suggests the game is for players aged 4 and up, so the Discovery option is aimed at younger children.
Discovery game
To play this, all of the tiles are placed facing downwards in the centre of the table. Each player then takes it in turn to select two tiles. If the tiles are the same character or are the same colour, they can be classed as a pair and kept. The game ends when there are only 4 tiles left in the centre, and the winner is the player with most tiles.
The three of us played this version, and I’d say it took 5-10 minutes to play, from set up to declaring a winner.
Family game
For this game, each player takes 6 tiles and places them in their rack. From then on, it is played using rummy rules, with players trying to form runs or families with their tiles. The winner is the first player to get all of their tiles out.
This one definitely requires more understanding and concentration, though it was fine for our 6 year old. I’d say this one takes no more than ten minutes, too. I love speedy games!
The Verdict
We like our Disney films here, so any games featuring Disney characters go down well. The children like spotting them as they’re familiar to them, and the tiles are all nice and brightly coloured.
My 3 year old found the ‘Discovery’ version of the game easy to grasp and play. It’s a good one for us all to enjoy together and takes seconds to set up, which is always a plus when playing games with little ones. The tiles are all easy to hold in small hands, and as they are tiles and not cards, they can’t get bent or torn. Again, hard-wearing is a plus with little ones! During play, I was mixing up the tiles so that it didn’t become a game of memory, it was more a game of chance. This was because my six year old had spotted that you can win it as a game of memory, whereas my three year old hadn’t worked that out and I wanted to give him a fighting chance! When he’s a little older, we will play it using the memory element as I think that’s another fun dimension.
My six year old and I played the ‘Family’ game, along with the Husband. The instructions on this one aren’t that clear, though with talk of runs and families, it works very similarly to normal rummy, though with 6 tiles, so we played using those rules. My daughter enjoyed it, and it is a fun introduction to more traditional card games.
As far as game play is concerned, these can both be played with a deck of cards. But I found that by bringing the Disney characters into the game, the children were far more interested, and the tiles are definitely more child-friendly than playing cards. These are easy to play games, and I do like the versatility of having two playing options for different age ranges within one game.
Competition
I now have a Disney Rummy 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 15th August 2016. Good luck!
What appeals to you about this game?
Disclosure: We received the game FOC for the purposes of this post, and the post contains affiliate links
i like that there are different levels of play to suit both my boys
The characters on the crads will be all known to my children so they would enjoy playing!
Disney is obviously bound to appeal to the children but I also really like those stands. My youngest struggles to hold his cards so the eldest two can be quite sneaky and play purely based upon what he has been dealt and has on show!
It’s speedy, we love playing games but my 5yo gets bored before we’ve managed to finish snakes and ladders or ludo and we struggle to get him to complete a game!
I like the fact is is a quick a game, so little ones don’t get bored
great fun for the kids
Familiar characters and would be fun to play as a family
It’s disney! We are all massive disney fans in our house and I think my son would really enjoy the game.
it looks fun 🙂
That its Disney 🙂 !!! Big Disney fans in our household 🙂
the characters from disney so that they dont lose interest half way through!
It looks fun and easy to play! Lovely bright pictures and colourful.
I like that it’s got two playing options, and the fact that it’s Disney characters which my children would love.x
It’s a fairly short game, so little chance that anyone should get bored.
My kids love all of the characters so would be a great way for us to spend time together
I love that is a quick game. Mine get bored if the game drags and they have to keep waiting
I don’t have any children but would love to win this prize to donate to charity, to go to Romania, they’ll be able to play some kind of game with these cards
Colourful with all the great characters and easy for the little ones to handle, great game and very easy to learn, a game i know all little ones will enjoy
We love Disney, my girls love all the characters
I like the idea that the “cards” are not cardboard – so many kids’ games end up shredded, but this is much more sensible
it looks fun to play
I love anything to do with Disney and would have good fun playing this with my nephew
The characters 🙂
Disney characters, a sour family do like Disneys various characters. New game. Family theme.
I love disney stuff and so does my daughter xx
This seems perfect for the inevitable rainy afternoon during the school holidays, it has all the kids favourite characters so they could all get involved!
How simple it is to set up and how sturdy it is!
I loved learning new card games as a kid, and I carry a pack around with me now so we always have something to do if unexpectedly delayed, but as a big fat bonus – teaches kids numbers, how to think strategically and learn in a fun way 🙂
I used to play this with my nan as a kid, so would be great to start it with my son in a format he will enjoy as he loves things disney
The game doesn’t seem drawn out so the kids lose interest plus nice for extra family time 🙂
That it’s fast!
I love card games because of the creativity of them, they have an infinite number of uses and rto pick just one shows skill.
Disney!! I love everything Disney. Plus fun for the whole family. This is wholesome fun how it should be.
It’s so quick to play and addictive too
it looks so fun
I love the fact it’s a family game we can all play together
it,s good for training the memory
The fact that it is a Disney board game and that the characters are all well-known characters!
family time!
Its Disney!!
The whole family can play together and teahc my 4 year old to take turns and play against different people
I love all the different charters that are includede
the 2 playing options my son would enjoy this
I love that it’s Disney and the whole family can play together
I’ve never actually played Rummy, but with a host of Disney Pixar characters, numbers and colours this would be a great game to put by for my little boy when he’s a little older!
I love Disney so all the characters appeal to me most
I have actually never played this so perhaps this Disney version with my little sisters would be a nice introduction to it!
very colourful
its really made a game which was really for a bit older kids into one which would appeal and can be done by younger – great idea!
I love board games and I have never seen this one before. IT would be fun to try out with my family.
I love everything Disney
I love the Disney characters which make it more exciting to play.
This appealsw to me as my kids would love it, and it should keep them occupied.
Rummy is my favourite card game so to get my daughter interested would be amazing
I love that there are different levels of difficulty to suit all ages and the Disney theme would definitely appeal to both of my daughters 🙂
Rummy is a great card game for all ages anyway so the Disney element thrown in just makes it more fun!
The Disney characters as they keep my kids interested
I like that all the family can play with different levels
great family fun and a chance to get together
the boys are disney crazy. lots of familiar characters will lead to lots of fun.
This looks really fun! My son will be four in September and he is needing some older games. He would love the familiar characters.
My little nephew would love this as he loves Disney
I think the best thing about the game is the huge variety of Disney characters it includes which provides a great topic of conversation whilst playing with your children.
It’s Disney of course! We are huge Disney fans, so anything Disney we just want!
I love anything Disney this is why it appeals to me
It’s Disney and my daughter is obsessed with Disney
I grew up playing rummy with my family with ordinary cards- these great disney cards would make the game so exciting for our family games at the weekend
A simple, quick game that is a Disney product
It looks fun and easy to play.
I think it would really appeal to kids and get them interested in playing card games.
My kids would love to play this as its Disney!
It looks like a really fun for kids, young and old!
It looks like a fun game for the whole family and it also looks like it would make a lot of giggles.
The characters in the cards my youngest has just discovered Disney
I love that it’s something the whole family can join in on without any tech or batteries in sight!
The Disney theme.
It looks great fun and easy to play!
Main thing it’s Disney which is always good in our house! However it is great that it is a quick game so means less likely to get bored
The small size would be great to make it easier for my grandchildren to handle 🙂
That it’s from Disney and also it looks like great fun my kids would love it x
i like that it’s a game that doesn’t drag on so perfect for my children who can get bored of the traditional bored games
I like the fact it’s a game the whole family can play together no matter what age they are
So colourful
i love disney things so this looks fab
I think it appeals because I’d be able to play the game with my niece.
I Love that its disney, we are huge disney fans 😀
That its Disney and the characters, looks like good fun to play with my little girl! 😀
I like that it can be modified for different ages and levels. It can grow with my daughter.
I just love anything Disney related to be honest! 🙂
I like that the tiles look very hard wearing and also that it’s a speedy game- we all know kids’ attention spans can be very short!
It’s Disney themed, what more could a big kid want! 🙂
The characters will encourage my son to play
That its Disney, the grandchildren would love it and it doesn’t seem a long drawn out game
PERFECT FOR ALL THE FAMILY
I really like the disney characters the most, my kids would just love this
My whole family love Disney and we enjoy playing games together
It’s a quick game & it’s Disney 😀
I think my boys will like it because of the disney theme x
my two boys loves cars, this will help with counting 🙂 thankyou for the chance,
I like the characters and the size
It’s bright and colourful and easy for little ones to play.
Well, in our family everyone is a Disney nerd so that is what appeals to me , I mean us, the most! Hehe! 🙂
It looks like a fun family game.
I have a long time in a caravan coming up; it;s going to rain so the more things the merrier…
Looks good fun for wet days away in the family holiday home.
It’s a classic game with a fun Disney twist
The fact that my kids would know all of the characters and that would help with learning how to play
It’s a game I loved as a child and I would love to play it with my own children x x x
great game and loveable characters that will interest the kids more
We love all things Disney!
It is Disney related and is more than just one film! Also looks fun and educational too.
It looks like all my kids will enjoy it
Nice appealing Disney characters which get children into the game
fun for all the family
Looks like good fun for children xxx
Some fun together as a family 🙂
its disney xx
It’s Disney and a card game – what’s not to love!
i love playing rummy and this would get the kids enthusiastic about it
The characters are loved by my Grandkids, this would be fun to play with them
That it would be fun to play as a family
I just live that it’s disney. We are big disney fans in this house xx
I love Rummy, and the fact it is Disney and for younger children helps them to learn it
I love that it means turning off the TV and playing games! My goddaughter would love this.
I like the fact that they are easily recognisable to the children .x
It doesnt seem to drawn out and complicated, perfect for little ones.
as kids know Disney so they may want to play more
The playing cards look really good!
Its something the whole family can enjoy
It’s a game the whole family can play and would be perfect for our family games nights.
I think that my son would love all the characters
I like that it’s Disney themed and looks great fun
Because it is Disney & we all love anything Disney in this household 🙂
It appeals to me as it a quick game to play – we love a game and Friday night is normally games night
It’s a game of memory, great for helping children to develop strategies
The character, I’m sure they would keep the kids interested.
We love playing games what appeals to me is its a great way to spend quality time with my little girl whilst helping her develop on her cognitive skills
i like the fact its for younger kids
I like the fact that both of my boys could play this and we love Disney
Love the familiar Disney characters in really vibrant colours which will immediately appeal to my two granddaughters and the two levels really increases the play value of the game.
It looks a lot of fun and very quick which would appeal to my children. I also love the characters used 🙂
It will teach my daughter to concentrate and think on something, and the fact it’s disney makes it so much choice more fun. My whole family would enjoy this. X
Know the youngsters will love the Disney characters.
Use to love playing the original version on this with my brother and dad! This just looks like an even more fun version!
its disney!
It’s Disney! Everyone in our family loves Disney 🙂 And it looks fun too! 🙂 x
This looks great fun for the kids.
My children will love this just for the simple fact it’s disney there favourite.
The game is bright and cheerful with characters all the family know and love and its quick and fun to play so no time to become bored
It looks very fun and my children adore Disney!!
My grandson love matching games and has learnt about taking turns and not always winning. He’s also Disney mad 🙂 We have regular family games nights and now he’s old enough he can join in and we adults can be kids again 🙂
Different age ranges so all the family can play 🙂
To start with it’s very bright and colourful and has great characters on it. It looks like a game you could play different things with the cards as well as the Rummy. It’s definitely something my great-niece and great-nephew will enjoy and it’s definitely a good idea for children of all ages (including the “big kids”). Thanks for the chance.
the disney characters in the cards for added fun
It looks a fun game for my kids, plus it’s quick which would appeal to my youngest
Great game thank you
A game for al,mthe family whatever the age
I love that it can be for the younger children to learn to play games with the whole family
My goddaughter would like this.
I think it would appeal to my grandchildren to play together.
It looks like fun to play together as a family
I like the fact this game can be adapted to the different skill levels in a family and can grow with the family then too
Seeing all our favourite characters!
I love Disney and rummy
I like that it is simple enough for both my 3 year old and 6 year old to play along with
Disney!!! Hehe 🙂 We love disney in our house!
It’s Disney!
This game looks like big fun. Our kids would love it. Thank you for the chance 🙂
I like the fact that it’s good old fashioned family togetherness game and not a sole game on a mobile phone.