Jumanji Board Game: cooperative electronic game
Jumanji Deluxe board game (electronic dome) explained
Jumanji Deluxe is Spin Master’s electronic take on the board game, for 2 to 4 players ages 8 and up. Press the green dome to reveal riddles and events. The group wins or loses together.
- 2021
- 2-4 players
- Ages 8+
- cooperative electronic game
- Spin Master Games
Press the dome, hear the drums, solve a riddle. The jungle’s ready.
A quick look at one round of Jumanji Deluxe
On each turn, move, press the dome and face a challenge.
The green dome uses three AA batteries, included by Spin Master.
- Step 1:
Setup: insert 3 AA batteries, give each player 3 Life Tokens and a Rhino Mover for a board corner, then lay the Challenge Cards face up on the table.
- Step 2:
Roll the two regular dice and move along the jungle path.
- Step 3:
Press the green dome. Jumanji drums play as a riddle or perilous event appears inside.
- Step 4:
For a riddle, match its picture clues to a face-up Challenge Card. Pick up the matching card to reveal your challenge.
- Step 5:
Challenges might ask you to tell a story on a theme, name animals or act out an escape from a hungry baboon. Some use the four challenge dice.
- Step 6:
Danger puts your Life Tokens at risk. Succeed at a challenge to avoid losing one. If any player runs out, everyone loses.
- 7Step 7:
Reach the center with at least one Life Token left for each player and yell JUMANJI. The whole group wins.
Compared with the 1995 Milton Bradley game, Deluxe swaps the card decoder and rescue dice for an electronic dome, Challenge Cards and shared Life Tokens. The sand timer stays, and the group still shouts JUMANJI at the center. Spin Master's product page and a published review supply the rules below.
Each player starts with 3 Life Tokens. If anyone loses all theirs, everyone loses.
How to play the Jumanji Deluxe board game
Setup
Put 3 AA batteries (included) in the electronic gameboard to power the dome.
Each player takes a Rhino Mover and starts at a board corner.
Each player starts with 3 Life Tokens. There are 12 in the box.
Lay the Challenge Cards face up so everyone can see the picture clues. Keep the two regular dice, four challenge dice and sand timer nearby.
Turn by turn
Move
Roll the two regular dice and move your Rhino Mover along the path toward the center.
Press the dome
After moving, press the electronic Green Dome. Words and animations appear inside as the Jumanji drums play, revealing a riddle or perilous event.
Solve the riddle
Match the riddle’s picture clues to a Challenge Card, then pick it up to read the challenge. Sometimes the dome shows an event instead; the instructions explain each animal event.
Take on the challenge
Challenges can ask you to tell a themed story, name animals or act something out. Each card says what to roll if it uses the challenge dice. Succeed to keep your Life Token.
End of the game and scoring
There’s no scoring. The group wins when a player reaches the center and calls out JUMANJI while everyone still has at least one Life Token. If any player loses all their Tokens, everyone loses.
Key rules
Cooperative play
The group shares one outcome. If a single player runs out of Life Tokens, the whole group loses.
Challenge dice
The box includes four challenge dice. Cards that use them say what to roll.
Electronic dome
The dome plays the Jumanji drums and displays riddles and events with lights and animation. It runs on 3 AA batteries, included in the box.
Tips for your first game
- Keep every Challenge Card face up so the whole table can match the picture clues.
- Let the players who enjoy acting take those challenges. One review gives fleeing a hungry baboon as an example.
- Look out for the player with the fewest Life Tokens. If anyone runs out, the game ends for everyone.
- Keep an eye on the hippo. A review calls it the main danger: it costs a life and sends a player backward.
Keep Challenge Cards face up so everyone can match the picture clues.
Spin Master says the game puts you in the action, like Welcome to the Jungle and The Next Level. That’s about the feel, not the plot: this is still a board with a path, dice and cards. See how the versions compare in the Jumanji board game from the movie overview.
Jumanji Deluxe and the films behind it
The box includes four challenge dice, used for some challenges.
The game
Design and release
Spin Master announced Jumanji Deluxe in its 2021 toy line-up as an update to the classic game. Players complete challenges and press the dome to reveal their fate. The maker’s product page lists it for 2 to 4 players ages 8 and up.
Editions and reprints
Spin Master also sells a Jumanji 30th Anniversary Edition, which keeps the classic game’s card decoder and rescue dice. Jumanji Deluxe has a different design from that edition and Cardinal’s 2017 reissue.
The film or series it covers
Spin Master’s marketing names Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (December 20, 2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level (December 13, 2019). The game doesn’t adapt either film’s plot.
In the 1995 film, a crystal ball at the board’s center shows a cryptic message after each roll. Deluxe gives that job to an electronic dome, which uses lights and drum sounds to show riddles and events.
Scenes and story beats in the game
- 1
Press the dome and the drums sound, echoing the beat that leads Alan to the game in the 1995 film.
- 2
The dome sits where the crystal ball appears on the film's board.
- 3
Yell JUMANJI at the center to end the game, just as finishing the game ends the chaos in the 1995 film.
What’s inside the Jumanji Deluxe box
- 1 electronic gameboard with Green Dome
- 100 Challenge Cards
- 4 Rhino Movers
- 12 Life Tokens
- 2 regular dice
- 4 challenge dice
- 1 sand timer
- Instructions
- 3 AA batteries (included)
Jumanji Deluxe and the other Spin Master editions
Jumanji Deluxe Game (electronic) 2021
The Green Dome edition for 2 to 4 players, ages 8 and up, with 100 Challenge Cards and 12 Life Tokens.
Jumanji 30th Anniversary Edition
Spin Master's cardboard edition of the decoder game, with 30 Danger cards, 4 rescue dice and a card decoder.
Jumanji Deluxe board game: questions and answers
What is Jumanji Deluxe?
Spin Master's electronic take on the Jumanji board game comes with a Green Dome that reveals riddles and events, plus 100 Challenge Cards to survive.
How do you win Jumanji Deluxe?
Reach the center with at least one Life Token per player and yell JUMANJI. If any player runs out of Life Tokens first, everyone loses.
How many Life Tokens does each player get in Jumanji Deluxe?
Each player starts with 3. The box has 12 Life Tokens, enough for four players.
Does Jumanji Deluxe need batteries?
Yes. The electronic gameboard takes 3 AA batteries, included in the box by Spin Master.
When did Jumanji Deluxe come out?
Spin Master showed it in its 2021 toy line-up, with a fall 2021 release.
Is Jumanji Deluxe the same as the 1995 game?
No. The 1995 game has a card decoder, Danger cards, and rescue dice. Deluxe uses an electronic dome, Challenge Cards, and Life Tokens. The whole group wins or loses together.
The green dome uses three AA batteries, included by Spin Master.
Each player starts with 3 Life Tokens. If anyone loses all theirs, everyone loses.
Sources
- Spin Master: Jumanji Deluxe Game product page spinmaster.com
- Toy Book: Spin Master unveils 2021 toy lineup toybook.com
- TTPM: Jumanji Deluxe Game review ttpm.com
- Wikipedia: Jumanji (film) en.wikipedia.org
- Spin Master: Jumanji 30th Anniversary Edition product page spinmaster.com