Board game cover for "The Grape Escape" featuring two cartoonish purple grapes with faces and arms, one on each side, looking at plastic game pieces and a game board with playing areas and traps. The tagline reads "The Squish 'Em, Squash 'Em, Squoosh 'Em Game."
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The Grape Game (2007)

ByMichail

The Grape Escape

The Grape Escape is a board game released in 1992 by Parker Brothers (now Hasbro) and licensed by Rehtmeyer Inc. The game was intended to entertain younger children and consisted of playing pieces constructed of various colored Grape Goop (Play-Doh) that were fashioned after grape-like action figures. The game play consisted of maneuvering clay playing pieces through several plastic obstacles on a board that were aimed to physically disfigure or decapitate the playing piece. Destroying the Grape Goop figure often resulted in losing the game, but sometimes resulted in the affected player re-molding their Grape Goop figure using one of the included grape mold templates and returning to the start space.

Why is The Grape Escape Popular?

The Grape Escape is popular for its unique Gameplay Mechanics of The Grape Escape and the use of Play-Doh as a game component. The game is significant for its contribution to the board game industry and its appeal to younger children.

Game Components of The Grape Escape

– Clay grapes with an included mold to use as playing pieces
– A board that is mostly covered by a hand-cranked plastic grape press
– Plastic obstacles on the board, including a crank/rubber band operated scissors, a steam roller, a large saw blade, and a grape stomping boot activated by lever and rubber band
– A die or spinner
– Four 2-ounce cans of modeling compound

Game Setup of The Grape Escape

Players form clay grapes with an included mold to use as their playing pieces. The grape press is placed in the center of the board. Players take turns rolling the die or spinner to determine the order of play.

Gameplay Mechanics of The Grape Escape

Each player rolls the die or spinner in turn and moves their grape the number of spaces indicated on a factory conveyor belt style board. The hazard stations are counted as a place as well. The Grape Leap roll allows the player to jump ahead one space of the grape in the lead. Players encounter fun tools as they move their molded grape around the board, like the Grape Escape Super Stomper and Grape Escape Mighty Masher. If a player’s grape is destroyed, they lose the game, but sometimes they can re-mold their grape using one of the included grape mold templates and return to the start space.

Game Objective of The Grape Escape

The objective of the game is to be the first player to reach the Grape Escape Launcher and propel their grape out of the factory.

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Michail, a seasoned tabletop enthusiast, dives headfirst into worlds of fantasy and strategy. Whether commanding a party of adventurers through perilous dungeons or engaging in tactical showdowns on the board, Michail is the maestro of the tabletop realm. Michail's gaming table is a realm where the clatter of dice and the shuffle of cards create a symphony of strategic chaos.

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