History Fridge / Jumanji

** This is in Headscreatchers, but the common concensus is that the game isn't so easily destroyed.

*** Even if it didn’t adapt, a lot of people in France also speak English.

* The game that Alan and Sarah start in 1969 is stalled by twenty-six years, which admittedly weren't fun for either of them - but it could have been a ''lot'' worse for the town. Imagine if, instead of releasing a relatively harmless swarm of bats before Alan got trapped, they rolled up something ''much'' worse, like the gigantic mosquitoes, an over-sized lion, or the swiftly growing vines that eat people. Such threats could very quickly have taken over the whole town, and ''no one'' would have been able to stop them, especially if Sarah had fallen victim to them early on and hadn't been able to tell anyone about the game.

* The game that Alan and Sarah start in 1969 is stalled by twenty-six years, which admittedly weren't fun for either of them - but it could have been a ''lot'' worse for the town. Imagine if, instead of releasing a relatively harmless swarm of bats before Alan got trapped, they rolled up something ''much'' worse, like the gigantic mosquitos, an over-sized lion, or the swiftly growing vines that eat people. Such threats could very quickly have taken over the whole town, and ''no one'' would have been able to stop them.

* The first several times I saw ''Jumanji'', I couldn't stand the appearance of the CGI animals, which looked so cheap and fake that they detracted from an otherwise extremely engaging fantasy movie. Sure, it was only 1995 when it came out, but ''Film/JurassicPark'' had far superior CGI two years earlier. It wasn't until recently that I realized the animals are ''supposed'' to look fake and slightly misty--it marks them as supernaturally created intruders in the real world! --{{Karalora}}

*** There was a drama over rolling a 2 because they couldn't retrieve that die anyway, not necessarily because an exact roll was required. Although that brings up potentially WORSE horror. How many board games do you own that you haven't lost pieces of? [[TheSimpsons "Aw, the hippo is missing!"]] suddenly becomes a lot less funny.

** However, look at some of the ridiculously close calls throughout the film. Alan being pulled out of the game at the same time as a lion, who would have easily mauled the two defenseless children otherwise. Absolutely '''''EVERY''''' shot Van Pelt makes at Alan missing by a hair, along with him running out of ammo just when it seems he has him in his sights. And note, Van Pelt is a deadly good shot, as seen when he shoots the small lock off the tire stand in Sir-Sav-Alot or tips his gun with only a second's glance to quickly shoot the light fixture above Carl's head. The stampede bursting through the wall ''just'' as the group exits the room, and rushing past where Peter was fleeing them before getting pulled to safety by Alan in the nick of time. Later, during the stampede through town, Peter takes shelter in someone's abandoned car, only to have it be meticulously crushed by several animals-- but only to the point that it pins him down, rather than turning him into a [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil Peter Sandwich]]. ''Then'' when Judy, Peter, and Sarah are cornered by Van Pelt, Alan unintentionally and unknowingly crashes his commandeered police cruiser into the shelf of paint cans, toppling them only onto Van Pelt. Miraculously, no one else is harmed by his blind drive through the store, without brakes. Several instances of extreme good fortune involving the crocodiles occur during the monsoon scene. First off, when the group is climbing onto the table to get out of the water, Peter (who has become a supreme cheater of death, among other things) starts slipping in and is pulled back by Alan a mere ''moment'' before one of the crocodiles emerges to make a snap at him. Then, after a sudden tip of the chandelier they were taking refuge on sends Peter back into the water, he is ''again'' pulled out by Alan a split second before another crocodile gobbles up the air he had once been occupying (in addition, Alan pull's Peter out by his tail, which he would not have had if Jumanji hadn't started turning him into a monkey hours earlier for cheating. In other words, if Peter hadn't been turned into a monkey, he would have been dead, as every other part of him was submerged.) And in the game's finale, Judy is poisoned by a plant (and possibly dies, but that's never stated for certain, she may have just lost consciousness) just one turn before the winning roll. Lastly, the elements of the game being sucked back into the board ''just'' before Van Pelt's bullet hits Alan directly in the head. In conclusion, Jumanji controls everything, and sets everything up so that none of the players die, or at least not until the home stretch. It throws the players in life-threatening situations, only to save them by the skin of their teeth by tipping the scales ever so slightly. Jumanji: A game for those who seek to find a way to leave their world behind- ''not'' a game for those who seek to die very quickly and painfully.

* Jumanji seems to have fondness towards Alan, Judy and Peter that is subtly helps them to complete their clues or get them out of sticky situations. However the other kids after Alan and before Judy and Peter weren't so lucky. Makes you wonder what did these kids do that would infuriate Jumanji so much that it willingly allows its players to mounted on Van Pelt's walls, eaten by Lions etc.

!!Logic
* What would happen if it came to Alan's turn but he was still trapped in the jungle?
** It would skip him until someone rolled 5 or 8.
* The rules do not state that you have to roll the exact number to reach the centre square. What happens if you roll too high a number or get your piece stuck one square away (there are two dice)?
** I believe, if memory serves, that Alan rolled a three when the game demanded a two. Over-rolling seems to be allowed.
* So how come nobody who tried to dispose of the game tried something more permanent like fire for burning it and reducing it to ashes?
** It's possible that they're afraid that trying to destroy it might [[SealedEvilInACan unleash]] whatever horrors are inside with no way to recall them. At least with the board intact, the horrors of the game are contained as long as you don't play, or manage to beat it. That said, it doesn't explain why no one ever tried writing a note warning future players not to touch it ([[SchmuckBait not that that's guaranteed to work]]), or perhaps removing/destroying the dice/pieces so no one ''can'' play.
** This is in Headscreatchers, but the common concensus is that the game isn't so easily destroyed.

* Alan repeatedly displays his expertise about the threats which the game conjures up. In particular, he offers detailed warnings about what stimulates the carnivorous vines to attack and which parts of them are dangerous. Just how many close calls did young Alan have, while he was "waiting" in the jungle, to have acquired so much knowledge?

* Alan repeatedly displays his expertise about the threats which the game conjures up. In particularly, he offers warnings about what stimulates the carnivorous vines to attack and which parts of them are dangerous. Just how many close calls did young Alan have, while he was "waiting" in the jungle, to have acquired so much knowledge?

* The game that Alan and Sarah start in 1969 is stalled by twenty-six years, which admittedly weren't fun for either of them - but it could have been a ''lot'' worse for the town. Imagine if, instead of releasing a relatively harmless swarm of bats before Alan got trapped, they rolled up something ''much'' worse, like the gigantic mosquitos, an over-sized lion, or the swiftly growing vines that eat people. Such threats could very quickly have taken over the whole town, and ''no one'' would have been able to stop them.

* The game that Alan and Sarah start in 1969 is stalled by twenty-six years, which admittedly weren't fun for either of them - but it could have been a ''lot'' worse for the town. Imagine if, instead of releasing a relatively harmless swarm of bats before Alan got trapped, they rolled up something ''much'' worse, like the gigantic mosquitos or the swiftly growing vines. Such threats could very quickly have taken over the whole town, and ''no one'' would have been able to stop them.

* If a person who wanted to play were incapable of saying the dangers/Jumanji (and I don't mean slashed vocal cords, which could be excused by speaking in a whisper, but something more severe like a missing jaw), would the game even let them play? If they lost their jaw during the game, does the game continue with that player's turn despite the game state essentially becoming frozen? Though a game like this being selective could be a blessing in disguise.