All Ruby Cakes: {A Christmas To Remember Gift Guide} Sorry! Spin Review

I've always enjoyed playing board games with family/friends, and I think they make fantastic gifts that the whole family can enjoy -- together!!! Recently, I was excited when I had the opportunity to check out Hasbro's Sorry! Spin, which is a fun update on the classic Sorry! (one of my favorites, btw).

About Sorry! Spin:

The twists and turns never end in this fun game! Just like in the classic SORRY game, your goal is to get your pawns back to their same-colored home. But watch out: in the SORRY SPIN game, if you draw a Spin Card, the playing board turns and you could end up getting closer to your goal -- or whizzing right past it! In a SORRY SPIN showdown, revenge is sweet...unless the board spins and the revenge is on you!

Includes 5 rotating game discs, 5 plastic cogs, 4 plastic arms, 4 rubber feet, 1 plastic base, 16 pawns (4 of each color), 42 cards and instructions.

Adult assembly required. For 2 to 4 players. Ages 6 and up.

Sorry! Spin is one of the games that we played at our Thanksgiving family gathering/dinner. When you play the game for the first time, there is a bit of a setup process where you have to put the board together, which will take a few minutes, and then you're all set to start playing (well, after you read the instructions, of course). The rules are easy to follow and are pretty similar to the original with only a slight difference due to the new spin feature.

This game seems to have a faster pace than the original, and what's cool (and different than the original) is that any number can get your pawn out of start, which makes for a faster startup to the game. At first, with each spin, it was a bit confusing for us (because since the board would move, we'd forget what color we were and we would try to move an opponent's pawn instead of our own since it would be closer, haha), but as you play it for a little bit, you get used to it. I think the new Spin feature, in addition to the classic Sorry! move, creates for a some unexpected results and makes the game even more exciting! With each spin, it would move my pawns, as well as my opponents, either closer or father away from home, and of course, there was always the possibility of being "sorry-ed" at any moment! It's loads of fun and is a great game for everyone to play!