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I bought this despite mixed reviews. I’m really really glad I did because my family loves it. It’s our favorite game now. Idk what some people disliked about it. Our family loves to travel, learn interesting facts about history and culture. This game delivers! There are lots of question cards and the game is really well made. Colorful, engaging and moreover, challenging! Our family are two adults, a 21 year old son and two 18 year old daughters, so it’s a nice age range. It definitely would be difficult for maybe anyone under 15 (Americans especially as our knowledge of culture is pretty limited) so maybe start with something easier for them until they are a little older. If they are really excited about culture though, give this a try!

I'm "that Mom". I actively try to buy my kids games and toys that are not only fun but are also educational. This is not something that always goes well because many "educational" games manage to be so complex that they suck the fun out of the game rather than allowing a player to develop and learn as they play over a longer period of time. "Passport to Culture" does a great job of providing an educational experience while also allowing the players to learn as they play and thus providing a sense of accomplishment and understanding as they play. Each of the "Passport" cards contains additional facts within the answer that will come up again in other "Passport" questions. Players then know to pay attention when the additional information is given with the answer which provides them with knowledge they can use to answer other questions later in the game. It's the perfect sneaky teach because your kid remembers this stuff to try to get more questions correct but then in actuality also inadvertently learns that in other cultures tilting one's head to the side signals "No" or that in some cultures it is extremely rude to "shush" someone or tell them to "quiet down". There are also "culture cards" that do a really great job (IMO) of drawing distinctions between assimilating to another culture and environment and making decisions to maintain one's own cultural beliefs and heritage.I would definitely recommend this game to any family.

This is a really fun game and you learn a lot of fun facts from around the world. I played it with a bunch of my friends and I had to buy it for myself. I've played it a lot and it is a fun friend and family game. It's easy to set up and easy to play. Then you can use the fun facts you learn during the game as random fun facts for later conversation and make people think you just know a lot of random fun facts.

Wish it had a little easier question for children but it is fun to play and you learn a lot. Inside box packaging was bad.

We have a lot of fun playing this game, it is especially helpful to play in groups with younger players. We make a point to play this game before we take a vacation to any of the destinations featured in the game and make a contest out of who can identify the information found in the cards when we get to the different destinations.It would be fantastic if the makers would have additional sets of cards to play advanced versions, such as ones dealing with environmental issues such as geology, animals, plants, and climate or ones dealing with cultural aspects.

It is an interesting foray into the world of culture but the game doesn't always match up with the questions. For instance, you may be in the North American region and the question may be about Africa. If you get it right you still get a chip. Still fun just to hear the questions about the globe but the game board doesn't really apply too much to the questions.

Even though many of the questions are really hard-- borderline obscure-- the fun part is that each player is involved at all times. Unlike other games, where you can get bored waiting for your turn, each player votes on the answer to questions and has the opportunity to earn a passport stamp. It is similar to Trivial Pursuit in the sense that the object is to collect passport stamps of varying colors on the game board. The board itself has different paths and ways to move quickly from one point to another. There are also special culture cards that present scenarios that either yield or cost you a passport stamp without having to answer a question. If you have any interest in world cultures, you will enjoy this game.