Graduate the U Board Game - University of Minnesota Twin Cities Edition

I’m so excited to give this gift to my daughter who is graduating!!!

I just saw your interview on Kare11. With a daughter in her sophomore year at the U and a high school senior being a potential gopher, I ordered one of your games. As a board game playing family, this will definitely be a fun game and a unique gift. Good luck to you all with your business!

We have a grandson in his first year at the U. He wants to be a doctor. As grandparents we are very proud of him. When I saw the news on Kare 11 for Graduating the U game, I knew it was the perfect Christmas gift.

Everyone loved the game!!! My grandma got the GTU card about your grandma accidentally Venmoing tuition & she laughed really hard. My dad liked how the GTU cards set you up for one thing & then flip it on you, like the cop stops you on the light rail but SIKE you get off free & then pass your final!

If you like well designed, strategic, asthetically appealing games (Settlers, Takenoko, Azul, Kingdomino) do NOT buy this game. It is way overpriced for the design art, simplicity of play and lack of detail in the directions. I received it as a gift, but would personally not pay more than $20.
Our newly packaged box was missing a set of academic advisor cards, and in only one game we had a half dozen questions which the directions did not address. The creators failed to anticipate the myriad of situations players could find themselves in; the instructions were absent at best, and confusingly vague in specifics of how to resolve GTU cards, which led to an inability to play strategically. The majority of the game is already left up to chance with regards to the dice and accruing of credits randomly from cards drawn. The lack of strategic options truly limits enjoyable repetitive play.
This is either a good game for a Candyland-loving player or game you play once a decade for the memories - neither of which are worth $60.
As a UMN alumnus, I was excited to play this game, but it was so visually and intellectually disappointing. I generously gave it 2 stars only because a few of the property cards taught me some UMN history I hadn't learned while there and it was fun reminiscing about some of the buildings.
Should someone create a historic UMN game with strategy and beauty, I would be very thankful. As for this game, I'm just thankful I didn't personally purchase it.