1. Candyland
Photo 3
Dec 2018

2. What is it?
A simple racing board gamecurrently published by Hasbro. The game requires no reading and minimal counting skills, making it suitable for young children. Due to the design of the game, there is no strategy involved: players are never required to make choices, just follow directions. The winner is predetermined by the shuffle of the cards. A perennial favorite, the game sells about one million copies per year.[1]

3. Game Play
The race is weaved around a storyline about finding King Kandy, the lost king of Candy Land. The board consists of a winding, linear track made of 134 spaces, most red, green, blue, yellow, orange or purple. The remaining pink spaces are named locations such as Candy Cane Forest and Gumdrop Mountain, or characters such as Queen Frostine and Gramma Nutt.
Players take turns removing the top card from a stack, most of which show one of six colors, and then moving their marker ahead to the next space of that color. Some cards have two marks of a color, in which case the player moves the marker ahead to the second-next space of that color. The deck has one card for each named location, and drawing such a card moves a player directly to that board location. This move can be either forward or backward in the classic game; backward moves can be ignored for younger players in the 2004 version of the game.

4. Game Play
Prior to the 2006 edition, the board had three colored spaces marked with a dot. Two of these spaces were designated as "cherry pitfalls" and the other was situated in Molasses Swamp. A player who lands on such a space is stuck (all cards are ignored until a card is drawn of the same color as the square. In the version, dot spaces were replaced with licorice spaces that prompt the player landing on it to simply lose the next turn.
The game is won by landing on or passing the final square and thus reaching the goal of the Candy Castle. the official rules specify that any card that would cause the player to advance past the last square wins the game, but many play so that one must land exactly on the last square to win. The 2004 version changed the last space from a violet square to a rainbow space, meaning it applies to any color drawn by a player, thus resolving any dispute about exactly who wins the game.
As of 2013, Candy Land is being sold by Hasbro with a spinner instead of cards. The spinner includes all outcomes that were previously on the cards.

5. History
The game was designed in 1948 by Eleanor Abbott, while she was recovering from polio in San Diego, California. The game was made for and tested by the children in the same wards on the hospital. The children suggested that Abbott submit the game to Milton Bradley Company. The game was bought by Milton Bradley and first published in 1949 as a temporary fill in for their then main product line, school supply. Candy Land became Milton Bradley's best selling game surpassing its previous top seller, Uncle Wiggly, and put the company in the same league as its main competitor, Parker Brothers. The original art has been purported to be by Abbott, but who the artist was remains a mystery.[1]

6. Versions
At least four versions of the Candy Land board game were made. The first dates from This version, and other early versions, had only locations (Molasses Swamp, Gumdrop Mountains, etc.) and no characters. A board copyrighted in shows a track layout different from the more recent versions.[5]
In the first edition, the pawns were wooden but was changed in the 1967 version to plastic gingerbread men.[1]
One further revision was made before characters were introduced. The next edition of the game in 1984, introduced the characters such as Mr. Mint and Gramma Nutt, a storyline,[3] has the modern track layout, and ends with a purple square.
Some of the characters and place names were changed in Queen Frostine became "Princess" Frostine, the classic Molasses Swamp was changed to Chocolate Swamp, Princess Lolly was changed to Lolly, and the character Plumpy was removed entirely.

8. Characters Characters depend on the version of the game.
Cupcake Commons – Mamma Ginger Tree's replacement in the 2010 version.
The Kids – In the classic version, they are two blonde twins. In 2002, there are four kids of varying races.
Princess Lolly – She was renamed 'Lolly' after 2002 edition and later renamed Princess Lolly in 2010 edition.
Mr. Mint – He lives in the Candycane Forest, and is a candy cane "woodcutter". He was removed from World of Sweets and then brought back for the 2013 version as an ice skater instead of a woodcutter.
Queen Frostine – She was renamed 'Princess Frostine' after edition.
Lord Licorice – He is the villain of Candyland.
Duke of Swirl – Mr. Mint's replacement in the 2010 edition.
Spidora
Gramma Nutt – Gramma Nutt lives in a peanut brittle house on the corner of Candyland.
Buzzy
Crockett
Bazz
Gloppy – Friendly monster made of chocolate (originally made of molasses)
King Kandy – the king of Candyland. He lives in a castle made of sweets.
Gingerbread Kids
Jolly – A happy chubby monster representing gumdrops. He was removed in the 2010 version and then after widespread outcry and demand was brought back for the edition.
Jib
Ginga Ninja
Grandma Gooey
Plumpy – A fuzzy green monster under the gingerbread plum tree. He was removed in the 2002 version and replaced by Mama Ginger Tree
Fluffypuffer
Mamma Ginger Tree – Makes the best gingersnaps in all of Candyland. She was removed from the game.

10. Locations
Candy Castle – The destination players are attempting to reach.
Peppermint Forest – A snowy thicket of peppermint candy canes.
Cupcake Commons (Locations)
Ice Cream Sea – A bubbly ice cream sea where Queen Frostine resides.
Gingerbread Plum Trees – Where Plumpy sits eating plums from his gingerbread trees.
Ice Cream Slopes
Gumdrop Mountains – Offers a "gumdrop path", or a shortcut.
Ice Palace
Licorice Forest
Licorice Castle – A black and red licorice castle with licorice bats.
Licorice Lagoon
Lollipop Woods – A forest of rainbow lollipops, which resemble trees.
Chocolate Mountain
Cupcake Commons
Molasses/Chocolate Swamp – A swamp of molasses/chocolate with brown Popsicle plants.
Peanut Acres
Snowflake Lake
Peanut Brittle House – A cottage made of peanut brittle with peanut plants growing outside.

11. Final Edits and Presentation January 22, 2019
Project
Create a series of photographs inspired by any visual or narrative aspect of Candy Land.
Series must be a minimum of 5 images.
Must be shot using Manual settings
DUE DATES:
Unedited January 10, 2019
Final Edits and Presentation January 22, 2019