Candy Land Rulebook

Table of Contents

Object
Contents
How to Set Up the Game
How to Play the Game
How to Win the Game

Object

Be the first player to reach the Candy Castle.

1 colorful gameboard
4 Gingerbread Men playing pieces
64 cards

How to Set Up the Game

Open up the gameboard and place it on a flat surface.
Shuffle the cards well and place them facedown in a pile off the board, within easy reach of all players.
Each player picks a Gingerbread Man playing piece and places it at START on the gameboard.

How to Play the Game

The youngest player goes first. Play proceeds to the left.
On a turn, draw one card from the deck, then move your Gingerbread Man to the space the card directs. After you move, your turn is over—place the card in a discard pile. Here's where the cards direct you to move:
- Cards with one color block: move ahead on the path to the first matching color space.
- Cards with two color blocks: move ahead on the path to the second matching color space.
- Picture cards: move your piece forward or backward on the path to the PINK picture space that matches the pink picture square on the card. (For example, drawing a Snowflake/Queen Frostine card moves you to the pink space that pictures the snowflake.)
Some movement rules:
- A. Always move in the direction of the signposts, unless directed to move backward by a picture card.
- B. Two or more Gingerbread Men may be on the same space at the same time.
- C. Shortcuts: There are 2 shortcuts—the Rainbow Trail and the Gumdrop Pass. If your piece lands by exact count on the orange space below the Rainbow Trail or the purple space below the Gumdrop Pass, take the shortcut immediately by moving your piece to the purple space above the Rainbow Trail or above the Gumdrop Pass.
- D. Penalty spaces: There are 3 penalty spaces. When you land on any of these by exact count, your piece is stuck there until you draw a certain color card on your turn (you only draw 1 card per turn). The 3 spaces:
  - Gooey Gumdrops: remain until you draw a card with 1 or 2 yellow blocks, then advance to that yellow space.
  - Lost in the Lollipop Woods: remain until you draw a card with 1 or 2 blue blocks, then advance to that blue space.
  - Stuck in the Molasses Swamp: remain until you draw a card with 1 or 2 red blocks, then advance to that red space.
Play continues until a player reaches the last purple space near the Candy Castle, or until a player draws a color card that directs them past the last purple space.

How to Win the Game

If you're the first person to reach the last purple space or move beyond it, you've reached the Candy Castle and won the game!

How to Play the Game

The youngest player goes first. Play proceeds to the left.

On a turn, draw one card from the deck, then move your Gingerbread Man to the space the card directs. After you move, your turn is over—place the card in a discard pile. Here's where the cards direct you to move:

Cards with one color block: move ahead on the path to the first matching color space.
Cards with two color blocks: move ahead on the path to the second matching color space.
Picture cards: move your piece forward or backward on the path to the PINK picture space that matches the pink picture square on the card. (For example, drawing a Snowflake/Queen Frostine card moves you to the pink space that pictures the snowflake.)

Some movement rules:

A. Always move in the direction of the signposts, unless directed to move backward by a picture card.
B. Two or more Gingerbread Men may be on the same space at the same time.
C. Shortcuts: There are 2 shortcuts—the Rainbow Trail and the Gumdrop Pass. If your piece lands by exact count on the orange space below the Rainbow Trail or the purple space below the Gumdrop Pass, take the shortcut immediately by moving your piece to the purple space above the Rainbow Trail or above the Gumdrop Pass.
D. Penalty spaces: There are 3 penalty spaces. When you land on any of these by exact count, your piece is stuck there until you draw a certain color card on your turn (you only draw 1 card per turn). The 3 spaces:
- Gooey Gumdrops: remain until you draw a card with 1 or 2 yellow blocks, then advance to that yellow space.
- Lost in the Lollipop Woods: remain until you draw a card with 1 or 2 blue blocks, then advance to that blue space.
- Stuck in the Molasses Swamp: remain until you draw a card with 1 or 2 red blocks, then advance to that red space.

Play continues until a player reaches the last purple space near the Candy Castle, or until a player draws a color card that directs them past the last purple space.