Gameplay starts with players choosing their princess character and placing their pawn on any starting space they want. The spinned can also sit on top for easy and convenient storage when playtime is over. The game board is a 4-piece puzzle that is connected around the tray that holds all of the jewelry. However, kids can also swap out a favorite crown from their own costume collection if they’re disappointed by it. The lone element of the jewelry that feels underwhelming compared to the original is the crown, now yellow plastic with stickered jewels instead of the more traditional tiara. The rings are no longer translucent, to match the cuff and earrings. Bracelets have become a cuff style and clip-on earrings now have more of a design to them. The jewelry pieces have been modified as well, with only the necklace retaining the original game’s plastic bead esthetic. The black ring has also become a purple cursed ring, cursed by the mistress of all evil, Maleficent. Purple becomes yellow for Belle and blue is replaced by teal for Jasmine, offering a more diverse lineup of princess characters. Hasbro could’ve easily kept everything the same, theming those same colors to Aurora, Rapunzel, Tiana and Cinderella, but that’s not what they did. The original version of the game was mostly plastic beaded jewelry in shades of pink, purple, green and blue (plus that despised black ring). From Hasbro Games comes Pretty Pretty Princess: Disney Princess Edition, which Hasbro was kind enough to send a review copy for. While this isn’t the first time a Disney overlay has been given to the game (previous editions include Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty), it is the first time a multi-character Disney Princess version has been released. Something I learned about myself all those years ago is that I’m a sore loser when it comes to the black ring, something that holds true today. I didn’t own a copy, so the girls I was friends with who had it had to play it with me anytime I was invited over. Growing up in the 1990’s, Pretty Pretty Princess was a guilty pleasure of mine.
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