Candyland is not a game. After the cards have been shuffled, there is no choice. There are no random elements. The game is over once it has started. Candyland is not a game, but a dystopian world where all freedom has been removed. A world where all are born with their death already determined. There is no suspense in this move because nothing happens. The characters are nothing more than puppets. They make no choices, but they cannot be blamed for it. They never had a choice not to make a choice. Compare this to Monopoly. Although Monopoly also displays a dystopia, but this time a capitalist one, there is a point in Monopoly where the players can acknowledge what action was taken to give only player victory. This is the Pivotal Event. The Pivotal Event in Candyland is before the game even begins. Candyland is not a game. It is a horror story that the players willingly put themselves through.
Candy Land: The Great Lollipop Adventure
(2005 Video)
Candyland isn't a game
13 November 2016
Warning: Spoilers