Escape from Anger Mountain

Great condition upon arrival. Utilized this with individual sessions and small groups as an elementary school counselor.

My wife is a big advocate for resilience training for younger grade school children, and this Escape from Anger Mountain boardgame is an effort by the producer, ThinkPsych, to provide kids a fun way to be exposed to and learn coping skills. We ordered the game to see how well it worked.The game itself if manufactured to the same quality as most high-quality board games. It has cardboard pieces, high quality (if a bit stiff) cards, and plastic stands for the cardboard pieces you move around the board. It has a wooden dice that is not really great, but it works.The game is incredibly simple. Gameplay is rolling the dice and doing what the dice says. This will usually be moving a certain number of spaces, but may also mean losing a turn. When moving, there are 5 different colors of spaces. If you land on a red space, you take the number of Frustration tokens specified on the space. If it's any other space, you'll take a similar colored card. Cards include Blue Coping cards, Green Affirmation cards, Purple Sharing cards, and Yellow Movement cards. You can imagine the sorts of things each type of card would require you to do. Note that all of this is geared towards kids 6 and up. There are lots of great ideas and activities to be found here, and lots of concepts kids can use to cope with their complicated lives.The one thing my wife said was missing was someone to help the kids process the experiences, how it applies to them, and make it applicable to their own lives. This is something the adults playing the game can help with, and something I'd recommend planning to do.Overall, this game provides great value, especially for younger kids who can always use some help processing the complex emotions of life. While gameplay may not be incredibly exciting or innovative, the concepts presented can be life altering. I'm anxious to play through this several times with my grand kids!

This is an amazing game to teach anger management and coping skills in a fun and productive way. The game is well made and sturdy. The instructions are easy to follow. This game is so simple to setup and get started you can play within minutes of opening the box. My child really enjoyed playing this game and thought it was super fun and entertaining. The colors are vibrant and the cards are easy to read which is great for children who are learning to read. It is a great value for an educational and fun game.

This is a super cute game. Here are some reasons why:Age: The suggested age is 6+ but I played this with a 4 1/2 year old and she really enjoyed it.Game: The basis of the game is much like chutes and ladders with a hexagonal die. First, roll the die, then move the numbered spaces indicated on the die, and whichever color the player lands on determines which type of card is played - movement card, coping card, sharing card, or affirmation card. If the player lands on a red space with a number, the player collects the number of "frustrations" indicated on the space. The other colors - blue, green, purple, and yellow - correspond with the cards so when a player lands on one of the other colored spaces, the card will say whether the player does a movement or a coping skill or shares an experience or fills in the blank of an affirmation. The colored card will also have a negative number on it indicating how many "frustrations" are taken away by performing what is indicated on the card.Emotional Education: It really is a cute way to learn how to deal with frustrations that lead to anger.Play: Easy enough to play in a very positive way. This is a great way to learn together with a child how to deal more effectively with frustrations.I really don't have anything negative to say. The only thing I noticed was on the "share" cards that my 4 1/2 year old got to learn a different use of the word!

This Escape from Anger Mountain board game is awesome!!All three of my boys struggle with anger and emotional regulation. They also LOVE playing board games. This game is perfect for them!This entire game set feels well thought out. Players move around the board while learning proven methods for handling stressful and/or angry situations.My boys had so much fun playing this and it has been added to our board game rotation of favorites for game nights.This game feels well-made, strong, and durable. The colors and graphics are bright and vibrant. It's not only fun, but educational too! Add in a great value, and I truly believe that this product is worthy of a five star rating. We love this unique and fun game, that is also helping them improve their emotional regulation skills. Five stars all the way!!

Escape from Anger Mountain is a relatively quick game - 2 players can take ~15-20 minutes, with it probably scaling linearly from there. The general premise is that you can do certain tasks to relieve your anger like sharing, affirmations and silly tasks (jumping up and down) which can reduce seriousness in the environment. As a learning tool for young kids, this can definitely get the message across about how to cope with anger and the game has a very small rulebook to not be overwhelming.Overall, as a parent, this is a great and educational board game, and I would suggest sticking to the 6+ age category that the game suggests. Another great product from ThinkPsych (who also make excellent games for younger children too like our toddler's favourite matching game Feelings Safari).PS. I do wish the box was slightly easier to open as that can be frustrating.

This game is a special one. It's geared to help kids learn coping skills when dealing with tough emotions. The game play isn't long but the impact of teaching good decisions is so valuable. The game is well made and age appropriate for those over 6 years old. Highly recommended if you have children or grandchildren.

Escape from Anger Mountain is an enjoyable board game, and a great way for the whole family to learn new coping and emotional regulation skills.It isn’t edge of your seat excitement, but it is really good family-time fun that helps you connect on a deeper level, and there is enough going on to keep everyone interested.Emotional regulation skills are taught through the cards turned up during the game, covering; coping skills, affirmations, sharing prompts and movement techniques. We start looking forward to falling on the card spots - you hear a lot of “oh that’s a good one” while we’re playing, and the “Sharing” cards have opened up some good convos.📌 I love how inclusive the character pieces are.The board is a pretty good size, and requires our kitchen table (or the floor).My 9-year-old son enjoys this game and it’s easy to accomplish within 30 minutes or less when only 3 of us play - perfect for shorter attention spans.It is very easy to learn, and the instructions are straightforward.✨Anger Mountain is developed by psychologists, teaches real coping skills, and uses evidence based techniques.Each skill is simple to do and easy to remember. They are effective and done in such a simple format that many of them have been included in our own “toolbox” for later. What I really like about this as a parent is having new skills and ideas to turn to later on when I need them.✨2-8 players✨Ages 6+

This anger mountain board game is an excellent way to learn coping skills to handle strong emotions. Throughout play you roll dice to move, gain frustration tokens from landing on lava tiles, and you draw coping cards and do skills to get rid of the frustration tokens. The first player to reach cooldown canyon wins the game. There are 50 coping skill cards, 25 positive affirmation cards, 25 sharing prompt cards, and 25 movement activity cards. This game is an excellent way to teach kids through play, making it fun while learning. This game is excellent for therapists, teachers, or parents to use with children. It works for 2 to 8 players ages 6+, and takes about half an hour to complete.

I played this Escape from Anger Mountain game with a small group of children and it worked beautifully as both a therapeutic tool and a genuinely fun game. The concept of navigating "anger mountain" while learning coping strategies was brilliantly executed and the kids were engaged throughout without realizing they were learning important emotional regulation skills. The components were colorful and durable, and the instructions were easy to follow for both adults and children. It supported 2 to 8 players which made it practical for classroom or family use. Children opened up about their emotions naturally through gameplay in a way that more direct conversations often don't achieve. As someone who works with young children, I found this to be one of the most valuable games I had encountered for social-emotional learning. Highly recommended.

Escape from Anger Mountain Board Game clearly shows that a lot of thought and care went into its design. Many small details stood out, such as the diversity of character tokens, including different outfit colors depending on which direction each character faces. The game also includes a range of characters representing different ethnicities, and even includes a character who uses a wheelchair. The instructions are printed on a laminated style paper, which makes them more durable and less likely to tear with regular use.The gameplay is very simple. The goal is to reach "Cool Down Canyon." Players roll and move along the board, gaining frustration points depending on where they land, or drawing cards when landing on colored spaces. These cards introduce calming techniques designed to help reduce frustration points. The techniques fall into four categories, Positive Affirmation, Sharing, Movement, and Coping. You need to follow the technique on the card and once you do, you return the amount of "frustration points" listed on the card. I played this game with my 9 year old, and he started growling as a joke whenever he received frustration points. I joined in, and it added a fun and playful element to the experience.My child is on the spectrum and does struggle with managing emotions, especially anger. I found the techniques in the game to be helpful in teaching emotional regulation in a way that feels natural and engaging. Even when the game did not end the way he wanted, I was able to draw a movement card that said "waddle like a penguin for 10 steps," which helped reset his mood. This led to a conversation about how winning is not everything, and how the game is really about having fun together rather than reaching the end first.As a parent who actively looks for effective ways to support my child, I found this game to be a valuable tool. It introduces helpful concepts through play, which is widely recognized as an effective way for children to learn. This is a great option for elementary school aged kids and will continue to be a useful part of helping my child build emotional management skills.

I often work with teens who have difficulty regulating their emotions. A lot of curriculum is delivered via games and repetition, so I thought this would be a great addition to the games on offer. The board comes with a few different types of cards that have scenarios and offer various means of self regulation. This type of play allows students to think logically about dealing with their emotions outside of feeling them, they learn to deal with anger when they are calm and happy, and hopefully can start to employ the techniques that they are learning.

I got this because I'm always looking for games with my kids, and this one seemed like a game that could also teach some useful skills. I am not sure what I expected, but I was really happy with how it turned out. My kid likes this game a lot; it is engaging for both the body and brain, with physical activities as well as coping mechanisms for frustration/anger all packaged into a fun little game. While it looks and is simple, the level of engagement, at least for my kids, was well beyond most board-based games we have played in the past, while teaching them useful skills. The quality of the game pieces is good as well; the cardstock is sufficiently sturdy, and the board itself is the typical folding board that comes with most board games these days.Overall, a great game that I highly recommends for families and kids (and probably a few adults).