Jumanji Board Game: collector replica
Jumanji Board Game Replica from The Noble Collection: Explained
The Noble Collection’s Jumanji Board Game Replica is a full-scale collector piece that also plays as a game for 2 to 4 players, ages 14 and up. It comes with totems, dice and cards, plus rules of its own, rather than the 1995 toy’s rules.
- 2-4 players
- Ages 14+
- collector replica
- The Noble Collection
A prop you can play: lift the dome, shuffle the cards and roll.
A quick look at one round of the Jumanji Replica game
These rules are from Noble’s instruction notice for product NN3531.
Remove the central dome before setting up the board.
- Step 1:
Setup: remove the central dome, shuffle the Jumanji cards face down in the middle of the board, and shuffle the Life cards beside them. Each player draws 3 Life cards.
- Step 2:
The most adventurous player picks a totem first and places it in one of the jungle’s four corners. The others choose a totem and path in clockwise order. Turns pass clockwise.
- Step 3:
Start your turn with the Jumanji die and both six-sided dice in hand. Roll the Jumanji die unless a Hunter or Jungle token has you trapped.
- Step 4:
Power Up means drawing a Life card. Journey means rolling both dice and moving that total. Challenge and Jumanji results are explained below.
- Step 5:
On Challenge, roll both dice to set a target, then have each player roll in clockwise order. The first player to beat the target moves that many spaces. If nobody does, you move that amount. Ties don’t count.
- Step 6:
On Jumanji, draw a Jumanji card. For a Danger card, compare a two-dice roll with the number at the top: roll higher to move forward, lower to go back, or equal to stay put.
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On your turn, you may use and discard 1 Life card and 1 Spear token whenever you like. Roll doubles, and you get another turn after finishing this one.
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The first player to reach the center by exact count shouts Jumanji and wins. If every player runs out of Life cards or gets trapped in the jungle, Jumanji wins instead.
The replica doesn’t use the timer and decoder from the 1995 Jumanji game. Its instruction notice describes a race using a special Jumanji die, Life cards, and Hunter and Jungle traps. Players race each other, but Jumanji can beat the whole group.
You can hold up to 3 Life cards. Discard any extras without effect.
The Jumanji Replica rules, explained
Setup
Lift the central Jumanji dome off the board.
Shuffle the Jumanji cards and place them face down in the middle of the board.
Shuffle the Life cards and place them face down beside the board. Each player draws 3 and may look at their cards.
Choose the most adventurous player. They pick a totem first and place it in one of the jungle’s four corners.
The other players choose totems and paths in clockwise order. Some paths are longer and some are shorter, but none is easier. Turns pass clockwise.
Turn by turn
Starting a turn
Take the Jumanji die and both six-sided dice. Roll the Jumanji die unless a Hunter or Jungle token has trapped you. If you roll doubles, finish your turn, then start another.
Power Up, Journey and Challenge
Power Up: draw one Life card, up to a hand limit of 3. Journey: roll both six-sided dice and move your totem that total, staying on your path. Challenge: roll both dice to set a target, then have each player roll clockwise. The first to beat it advances that many spaces. If nobody does, you advance that amount.
Jumanji cards
On a Jumanji result, draw a card. Reshuffle the discard pile when the draw pile runs out. For a Danger card, roll both dice against the number at its top: a higher roll moves you forward by the card’s number, a lower roll sends you back, and a tie leaves you in place.
Traps and Hunters
A trap card puts a Jungle token under your pawn until another player rolls a total of 5 or 8. For a Hunter card, roll both dice. Beat its number to keep a Spear token. Otherwise, the Hunter token traps you, you lose a Life card, and you roll against it each turn until one of you is beaten.
Spear tokens
Beat a Hunter to win a Spear token. Use and discard it during your turn to avoid a trap or a danger. Using one against a Hunter doesn’t earn you another.
End of the game and scoring
There’s no scoring. The first player to reach the center by exact count shouts Jumanji and wins. If every player runs out of Life cards or gets trapped in the jungle, Jumanji wins and the game ends. A totem that overshoots the center bounces back.
Key rules
Stick to your path
You can’t change direction and must move the full amount shown. Players can’t share a space, so landing on an occupied one sends you to the space before it.
Life cards
Hold at most 3 Life cards. Discard extras without using their effects. Each time you lose to a Hunter, discard one. You can help other players with Life cards, but only on your own turn.
Freeing trapped players
If a 5 or 8 is rolled while a player is trapped, that player is freed. If several players are trapped, the roller picks one to free.
Tips for your first game
- Save your Life cards early. Jumanji wins if every player runs out.
- Count the spaces to the center first. You need an exact count to win.
- Remove the central dome before setup. It has no role in the rules.
- Save Spear tokens for traps or dangers that would otherwise cost you turns.
Roll doubles? Finish your turn, then take another.
Noble describes the piece as a full-scale replica of the Jumanji game. Slashfilm’s review says it’s modeled after the board in the original movie. Compare every Jumanji product in the Jumanji board game overview.
The Jumanji Replica and the film that inspired it
You need an exact count to reach the center. Overshoot and your totem bounces back.
The game
Design and release
The Noble Collection lists the replica as product NN3531, made from ABS composite and mixed material. It measures about 16 x 11 x 4 inches when closed. The page gives no release year.
Editions and reprints
Noble also sells the smaller Mini Prop Electronic Board, a display piece with no gameplay. The replica has its own rules, different from the Cardinal and Spin Master games.
The film or series it covers
The 1995 film Jumanji. Slashfilm’s review says the replica is modeled on the game in the original movie. Noble’s page does not name a film.
In the film, a crystal ball at the board’s center shows a cryptic message after each roll. The replica has a removable green dome there. Slashfilm says it resembles the film’s portal, though it does not work the same way.
Scenes and story beats in the game
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The box opens in two hinged pieces. Slashfilm says its outer hinges match the film prop.
- 2
Four animal pieces represent the game pieces from the film. Slashfilm lists a monkey, a rhinoceros, an elephant and a crocodile; the film shows an elephant piece moving.
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The removable dome sits in the board’s center, where the film has its crystal ball.
What’s inside the Jumanji Collector Board Game Replica box
- 1 Jumanji game board (about 16 x 11 x 4 inches closed, ABS composite and mixed material) with removable central dome
- 4 totem pieces used as pawns
- 1 Jumanji die
- 2 six-sided dice
- 51 Jumanji cards
- 18 Life cards
- 4 Jungle tokens
- 10 Hunter and Spear tokens
- Instruction notice
Jumanji Replica and the smaller Mini Prop
Collector Board Game Replica (NN3531)
The full-scale, playable replica for 2 to 4 players, ages 14 and up.
Mini Prop Electronic Board (NN3543)
A smaller display prop with lights and the drum theme, with no gameplay.
Jumanji Replica: Your questions answered
What is the Jumanji Collector Board Game Replica?
The Noble Collection’s full-scale collector piece also plays as a game for 2 to 4 players, ages 14 and up. Inside are totems, dice, cards, and instructions.
What materials make up the Jumanji Replica?
Noble lists ABS composite and mixed material, not wood. Slashfilm’s reviewer found the board is plastic, with outside emblems molded to look carved.
What are the Jumanji Replica’s dimensions?
Noble gives its closed size as about 16 x 11 x 4 inches, with playing pieces about 1.5 inches tall. No batteries are needed.
What does the Jumanji Replica’s central dome do?
Nothing in the rules. Remove it during setup. Slashfilm says the green cover resembles the film’s portal, but does not work the same way.
Can Jumanji beat the players?
Yes. Jumanji wins and the game ends if every player is out of Life cards or trapped in the jungle.
Is the Jumanji Replica the same game as the 1995 Jumanji?
No. The Replica has its own rules, a Jumanji die, and Life cards. The 1995 game uses a card decoder, Danger cards, rescue dice, and a timer.
Remove the central dome before setting up the board.
You can hold up to 3 Life cards. Discard any extras without effect.
Sources
- The Noble Collection UK: Jumanji Collector Board Game Replica noblecollection.co.uk
- The Noble Collection: Jumanji Collector Board Game Replica, item page noblecollection.com
- The Noble Collection: instruction notice NN3531 (French translation of the maker's rules) noblecollection.fr
- Slashfilm: The Noble Collection's Jumanji board game prop replica review slashfilm.com
- Wikipedia: Jumanji (film) en.wikipedia.org