What was everyone doing?

[Figaro928]

While at MK we saw everyone with treasure maps running around the park having a blast. It looked like maybe a scavenger hunt? What was it? We had two toddlers with us so whatever it was, it probably wouldn't have kept their attention span, but it sure looked like fun!

 

[Master Yoda]

One of two things...

It could be Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom, but it was most likely A Pirate's adventure treasure hunt.

 

[Figaro928]

Are they as fun as they look? Are they time consuming?

 

[merry68]

They are each games. Our 11yr old daughter LOVES SOTMK. You go all over MK and locate portal windows. You get a key card and use that card to open the portals. And then there are additional card packs, and my hubby got all excited about it as it reminded him of his baseball card collection. Pretty cool technology.

The Pirates adventure keeps you in Adventureland, and you get a map and go off the map. It reminds me of the Kim Possible/now Perry adventure over in Epcot.

We also tried the Wilderness game at AK and she hated it. She felt it was stupid to get stickers in her book.

 

[Master Yoda]

I am not too fond of Sorcerers as it is a collectable card game. You can play it on a single visit, but not at a hard difficulty level. To make it any real challenge you need to get a build decent deck over multiple trips. Plus the reward is watching a video screen.

I have yet to try Pirates yet, but I have played its predecessor in Epcot (Agent P's World Showcase Adventure) and I did enjoy it. It is kind of a scavenger hunt game where you will activate certain props.

Neither are overly time consuming. You will burn about an hour tops on either one.

 

[Bairstow]

Are they as fun as they look? Are they time consuming?

We've tried them both.

Neither are too time consuming. Plan for about 20 minutes per "round" of each, though this could potentially be a lot longer, especially for the Sorcerers game, if there is a line of kids at each station and you have to wait for your turn. Note that you can quit at any time.

Sorcerers is sort of neat in that you get to watch several custom-animated clips of Disney characters, but the game itself isn't that interesting to me. I suppose it's supposed to be some sort of paper-rock-scissors based game but it seemed like no matter which card we held up we always "won" each little battle. Supposedly it gets more complicated or difficult the more you play it but I lost interest long before I had finished my "mission."

The Pirates "game" is much more interesting, at least to me, because it's really just about enjoying the little details they've put into the land. It's a true scavenger hunt, and rather than watching a screen you're getting to enjoy little themed elements embedded into the land, some of them quite clever and complicated. I would recommend doing this after sunset, however, as a lot of the special effects involve special lighting which is easier to appreciate when it's dark.

 

[Master Yoda]

We've tried them both.

Neither are too time consuming. Plan for about 20 minutes per "round" of each, though this could potentially be a lot longer, especially for the Sorcerers game, if there is a line of kids at each station and you have to wait for your turn. Note that you can quit at any time.

Sorcerers is sort of neat in that you get to watch several custom-animated clips of Disney characters, but the game itself isn't that interesting to me. I suppose it's supposed to be some sort of paper-rock-scissors based game but it seemed like no matter which card we held up we always "won" each little battle. Supposedly it gets more complicated or difficult the more you play it but I lost interest long before I had finished my "mission."

The Pirates "game" is much more interesting, at least to me, because it's really just about enjoying the little details they've put into the land. It's a true scavenger hunt, and rather than watching a screen you're getting to enjoy little themed elements embedded into the land, some of them quite clever and complicated. I would recommend doing this after sunset, however, as a lot of the special effects involve special lighting which is easier to appreciate when it's dark.

Sounds like it was on easy mode when you played. All you have to do is put up a card and you win when it is on easy. On the harder modes you have to have cards with particular point values to win.

 

[Bairstow]

Sounds like it was on easy mode when you played. All you have to do is put up a card and you win when it is on easy. On the harder modes you have to have cards with particular point values to win.

I never could get a cast member to explain how to play the game, other than them constantly repeating, "You hold a card up, then watch the video."
They seemed confused when I asked what the "rules" were and made sure I knew which side of the card to hold foreward.

Magic: The Gathering it ain't.

 

[bethymouse]

Never did Sorcerers, but my 9 year old boys love Phineas and Ferb.

 

[Mark In KY]

I like Sorcerers more than Pirates. I have made framed collages of the cards and hung them around the house. Got lucky on 1 trip and scored both Tink's and Aurora's cards. My 2 faves.

 

[Killnme]

Done both, Sorcerers game was very long to me. Did the Pirates one and loved it. Took a shorter amount of time and it is all right around the same area.

 

[JIMINYCR]

I never could get a cast member to explain how to play the game, other than them constantly repeating, "You hold a card up, then watch the video."
They seemed confused when I asked what the "rules" were and made sure I knew which side of the card to hold foreward.

Magic: The Gathering it ain't.

I just got back from my recent trip. Since I've been to WDW before, I thought I could afford to take some time out of my trip plan and play around with Sorcerers. I got through a few rounds without any trouble, but I did watch other players and approached those experienced guests, ( they had notebooks full of the entire series of cards including special spell cards) and got filled in on what to do on further levels. I did find it frustrating that you can only get one pack of cards a day from the check in sites, no matter how much you play, or win in that day. I probably would have had to spend every day of my trip at MK to get all the cards needed to accumulate the cards needed. Or buy them on e-bay before I went .

 

[Bairstow]

So is there a website that explains the rules?
Are all cards with the same picture alike, or are there different versions of the same card that are more or less powerful?

 

[Master Yoda]

So is there a website that explains the rules?
Are all cards with the same picture alike, or are there different versions of the same card that are more or less powerful?

Most of the info you want is here.

http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Sorcerers_of_the_Magic_Kingdom

and here...

http://sotmkblog.com/

 

[EvilQueen-T]

we really liked the pirate adventure as it's really similar to kim possible and now agent p. we've played the sorcerers of the mk a few times but my granddaughter likes getting the cards more than playing the actual game. with the pirate game at one point we set off a canon in adventureland...how cool is that lol?

 

[awoogala]

While at MK we saw everyone with treasure maps running around the park having a blast. It looked like maybe a scavenger hunt? What was it? We had two toddlers with us so whatever it was, it probably wouldn't have kept their attention span, but it sure looked like fun!

Sounds like Kingdom Keepers Quest. It ties into the book series. Special deal, you need to do it as part of an education package. We are doing it in a couple weeks!

 

[awoogala]

Sounds like Kingdom Keepers Quest. It ties into the book series. Special deal, you need to do it as part of an education package. We are doing it in a couple weeks!

Or Pirates!

 

[mweier]

Our boys loved sotmk last time we were there. You can get 5 cards per person per day you are in MK, plus can buy more in shops. Apparently numbers Are mostly for a home version. The category is supposed to be more relevant on higher levels based on clues from villains.

Haven't tried pirates but agent p was fun in Epcot as well; however our boys were getting tired and crabby by the time we started so we affectionately renamed it "agent P's death march" lol

 

[bgraham34]

Personally i like to just collect the cards because i wish the card was somewhat more interactive. Like it was not so predetermined.