I am a really big HP fan and for me this was one of those gotta have it kind of toys. However, I have to say that I am quite disappointed in the overall durability. The box that it comes in is not even a standard quality board...
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I am a really big HP fan and for me this was one of those gotta have it kind of toys. However, I have to say that I am quite disappointed in the overall durability. The box that it comes in is not even a standard quality board game box. You know, the shiny stiff cardboard ones. This is a piece of paper thin, flimsy, taped at the corners, cardboard wannabe. I really would have expected it to come in a tin, being that it costs so much, but for sure at least a standard quality box. I've got shoeboxes 10x's more durable than this. I know you're thinking that the box isn't why I bougth the game so what's the big deal, but hey, you gotta store it in something. So when I opened the box, the pieces were in about 10 different little plastic baggies. The kind that when you try to open it by hand it explodes and sends everything flying. Some pieces were wired or taped to the storage box itself! What's the point of that? Once you get it open the pieces themselves are ok. A little small, but ok. I was expecting them to be quite a bit larger. The gameboard is one of those junky, fold it into fourths kinda things. All in all, the game is still fun to play, but I am disappointed to see such a junky product from Mattel (but what do we expect from the makers of the barbie doll?) and not to mention the fact that it carries the honorable Harry Potter label. I hope somebody sends one of these to J.K. Rowling. I'm sure she wouldn't be impressed. Also, the box comes printed in no less than ten different languages. I can't stand that! I'm not a xenophobe, but in America we speak English and that is what should be on our boxes-not Spanish, not Portugese, not German, not French, etc. Good grief! I sincerely hope that they will make another version of this in a collectors tin that has a casing inside for putting the pieces in. The pieces should be much larger and grandiose. The board should not fold into fourths. Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)
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