{"product_id":"the-color-monster-travel","title":"The Color Monster Travel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUntangle mixed-up feelings, talk through everyday emotions, and sort colors into the right emotional jars in a charming, portable cooperative board game based on Anna Llenas' bestselling children’s book.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Color Monster: Travel Edition (published by Devir Games \/ distributed by Outset Media) scales down the award-winning socio-emotional learning game into a compact, travel-friendly package. Designed around emotional literacy for early learners, the game replaces high-conflict board play with open discussion and collaborative puzzle-solving. The primary gameplay objective centers on emotional organization: the poor Color Monster has woken up feeling very confused, with all his emotions tangled up together; players work together to guide the Monster around the board, talk about their feelings, and sort each emotion token into its matching jar before the Monster gets overwhelmed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe primary mechanical hurdle stems from navigating hidden jars while encouraging real-world personal reflection. Players roll a custom die to move the Color Monster figurine or the little girl helper around a circular pathway of colorful emotion spaces (representing Joy\/Yellow, Sadness\/Blue, Anger\/Red, Fear\/Black, and Calm\/Green). When landing on an emotion space, the player shares a personal experience, memory, or feeling connected to that emotion (e.g., \"What makes you feel calm?\"), then selects one of the face-down emotion jars. If the revealed jar matches the active color, the emotion token is safely sorted inside. If a player flips over the tricky \"Naughtiness\" or mixed-up confusion jar, the Monster stays jumbled, and flipping too many confusion jars means the team must reset their efforts. Designed for 2 to 5 players aged 4 and up, a complete round plays out in an easygoing 20 minutes. To win, players must communicate openly, rely on shared memory, and sort every emotion into place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGame Specs at a Glance:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAge Range: 4+ Years\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Devir Games\u003cbr\u003ePlay Time: 20 Minutes\u003cbr\u003ePlayer Count: 2-5 Players\u003cbr\u003eComplexity: Very Light (Cooperative, Socio-Emotional Learning, Storytelling \/ Personal Sharing)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's in the Box?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Folding Travel Game Board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Wooden Color Monster Figurine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Wooden Girl Figurine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Custom Movement Die\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 Emotion Jars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 Wooden \/ Cardboard Emotion Tokens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Rulebook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Gnome Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52892490432799,"sku":"DVR 94864","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0715\/9080\/5791\/files\/the-color-monster-travel-edition-board-game-box-display.jpg?v=1789749977","url":"https:\/\/gnomegames.com\/products\/the-color-monster-travel","provider":"Gnome Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}