Pretty, Pretty Princess

Pretty, Pretty Princess is a board game. Kara had it when she was young and she passed it on to Viva. The game is pretty lame, like lots of children's games. You spin a spinner, go that number of spaces, and then collect or return pieces of jewelry. Once you acquire all four pieces of jewelry in your color and have the crown, but do not have the black ring--you win! (Viva has nicknamed the black ring Ursula's ring.)

When Kara was young her cousins loved to play this game when they came over. Not just her girl cousins, but her boy cousins, too. They found it insanely absurd and therefore quite amusing to play. Bentley and Jake are likewise inclined. They insist on playing the game when Viva hauls it out. They find it quite hilarious.


Most odd of all--this game is still for sale. In fact you can get the original or Sleeping Beauty or Cinderella versions. The game looks almost exactly the same. How did this game become a time proven classic?! (I like it better than Candy Land or Shoots and Ladders. Those games are way too long.)