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Shadowlings Hiding
Customers are thrilled with the innovative and unique gameplay of Shadows in The Forest, specifically the aspect of hiding Shadowlings from the lantern light. They appreciate the cooperative nature of the game and find it easy to learn. However, they emphasize the importance of playing in a really dark room and having honest players.
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Thinkfun has always been reliable for games and shadows in the forest lives up to their reputation.
We’ve already played this numerous times since getting it and it’s a current “go to” game for our picky child.
Cooperative play is unusual for them, and they seemed to relish that as well as the exaggerated finger-pointing and stage whisp... Read More
Discovered pawns are immediately frozen in place, but can win back their masks if another pawn can sneak back undiscovered and ... Read More
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little, dark, close, played and frozen. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 2,395 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 29 2025.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
One person plays the lantern holder and the others play the shadowlings adorable little figures wearing masks
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If a shadowling gets touch’s by a light beam it’s frozen and must be saved by his friends
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One note as mentioned in other reviews you must play it in a really dark room
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The concept doesn’t work without it being super dark
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Also you do need honest players since the lantern holder can hear what’s going on and does need to turn their back or close their eyes during the shadowling turn
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I bought this game and a group of 6 others for three nieces aged 9 11 and 15 that i dont see more than twice a year
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
After all of the presents were opened the little one asked to play her game first before they went to bed
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Not so normally bickering siblings came together in the most wonderful and heartwarming way
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