Review Summary: Fun Game for Emotional Learning but with Some Issues

I use this game for anger management in counseling sessions with my students and they love it! It's a great game to practice using "I" statements, increasing emotional vocabulary, talking about coping strategies, and helping kids learn that they are not alone in what they feel. 10/10 recommend to all mental health professionals who work with elementary age children.

Missing dice.

Excited to use with my students who need assistance in self-regulation. Seems great for upper elementary (who can read) and even teens. My husband and I played it tonight and loved the real-life examples provided in the Chaos cards deck. Love that there is also a non-competive game play option included. Heads up- there is a typo in the emotional term glossary with "ignored".

I got this to help my 5 year old learn how to manage emotions, it has really helped and she loves playing it.

Game came with wrong set of cards- two set of chaos cards when should have had one chai’s cards and one coping skill cards.

Started some great conversations about feelings with 5 and 7 yos

Edited to update. on third time we got this out to play my kiddo accidentally tore the playing board in two while unfolding it. It could be better quality... but still very happy with the conversations this game has started.

Fun and best to teach coping skills

I got this to help my kids with their emotions and was very excited to play this. It was missing the six game pieces and two dice, though. Very unhappy since those are essential pieces to play.

Great game to play with a child with a difficult time with emotional control. My daughter has emotional difficulties and can cry over little things. Very educational for both children and parents.

My students actually LOVE playing this game, but 30 minutes a pop isn't long enough for a group of 4-6. We could play it for hours. We have never actually gotten to the end, or even past the middle of the board, so we are getting to know the bottom of the board emotions pretty well. At least they love playing and discussing! Even those students who are still learning to read are finding the game fun to play. The glossary could use a bit of work, but overall? Definitely a great purchase.

My son and I have played this twice and the first time, he really opened up and we discuss how to handle the emotions. I really love it. This game board opened better communication for my son & I and he loves the game aspect (similar to Chutes and Ladders). Highly recommended!!!

My little one was sad after setting everything up to play, one of the dice are missing from the packet!? I can’t seem to find replacement dice online!? Unfortunate purchase.

My son saw an OT for a year and a half for sensory processing/adhd. This was one of his favorites to play during his time there!! 😁

I had high hopes for this game but it is very repetitive. I can’t think of 5 different situations that made me feel anxious, or upset, or sad…etc

I disliked that my game says it came with 2 diced but I only had one especially for the price. The picture of the game is a little misleading as it looks long but the box it smaller than a sheet of paper. Overall I enjoyed the concept of the game.

This is a high quality game with great intentions. I play it with kids one on one to work on improving their coping skills. However, I find that the game is often over in less than 10 minutes. This is not long enough for the kid to have collected any coping cards to practice developing coping skills. Sometimes a player can breeze through the game without landing on any spaces requiring them to collect any of the cards or sliding down to a lower position, which would extend game play. We haven't tried the Map It Out way to play because the kids want to use the game board, but maybe that's what we'll need to do.

We played this with our 9 year old and 4 year old. Obviously we had to dumb it down a bit more for the 4 year old, but it helped my oldest understand some of what he was feeling and express it in words rather than actions. We had some great talks from it.

Played this game with my son who has anger issues and it was actually very fun! He talked about feelings and ways to cope without getting angry so it was a win win. He did beat me both times and came up with scenarios him self! This is a great game to play!

Work in a Special Education classroom and this game is perfect as we leave to manage and cope with strong emotions.

Great game to use in a therapeutic setting!

Was unsure if my 7 and 8 year old sons would stay engaged with this game, but they love it! It’s a game yes, but you have to talk about different emotions throughout the game board. We play it often.

I am a behavioral health therapist and this is a game that kids request the most. It is one of my favorites as well. I am finding that the board is getting a little bit flimsy, so I have to be gentle when folding and putting it away. Worth it!

Emotional regulation is a tool all of us should have at all ages. This is fun way to teach and practice for children, teens and adults.

Really poor quality, and it is much smaller than they make it appear. The board ripped the first time we took it out to look at it.

My 5 year old is struggling with communicating and understanding his emotions. I have played this game once so far with my 7, 5, and 3.5 year old kids. Each one of them was able to easily describe a time when they felt the emotion of the space they landed on. I was surprised at their ability! I am super excited to continue this game and see how it helps us ALL improve our self-awareness. Amazing game!