Thursday, December 29, 2011

Sudoku Westminster Sudoku on a Puzzle Cube

Sudoku Westminster Sudoku on a Puzzle Cube Review



Sudoku Westminster Sudoku on a Puzzle Cube Feature

  • Difficulty Level [1-5]: 5 (Most Difficult)
  • Approximate Dimensions: 2¼" x 2¼" x 2¼"
  • Sudoku Puzzle.
3D Sudoku Cube is a perfect blend of Sudoku & like Rubik's Cube. It is a Rubik cube of 3x3x3 and each face of 3x3 squares is a Sudoku itself. The aim of the game is to rearrange a scrambled cube so that each face shows digits 1 to 9. 3D Sudoku Cube requires good spatial reasoning and mental imagery (right brain) combined with strong nonverbal logic (left brain), as well as good fine motor control and enduring patience. This 3D Sudoku Cube gives your mind a peaceful yet challenging exercise and you will soon get addicted to it.


Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Alex EVA Foam Hopscotch Set with Storage Tote - Styles May Vary

Alex EVA Foam Hopscotch Set with Storage Tote - Styles May Vary Review



Alex EVA Foam Hopscotch Set with Storage Tote - Styles May Vary Feature

  • Hopscotch for indoor or outdoor use
  • Set contains ten number tiles and four place markers
  • Includes two play patterns ¿ a big floor puzzle and hopscotch
  • Winner of Parents Magazine's "Best Toys of the Year" Award
  • Winner of Dr. Toy's "100 Best Children's Products" Award
Your little ones will be hopping and jumping on this big, bright and colorful 23"W x 81"L EVA foam hopscotch board that you can play on, both indoors and out. Snaps together like a puzzle. Stores easily in a carry-along bag! Dr. Toy Award winner! Ages 3+.


Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Melissa & Doug Deluxe 10-Piece Magnetic Towing Game

Melissa & Doug Deluxe 10-Piece Magnetic Towing Game Review



Melissa & Doug Deluxe 10-Piece Magnetic Towing Game Feature

  • Colorful magnetic towing game comes to life with redesigned artwork
  • Special magnetic wand magically captures puzzle pieces on the game board
  • Fun and challenging way to develop hand-eye coordination, visual perception and fine motor skills
  • 10 removable pieces
Can you "tow" all these colorful vehicles, then put them back where they belong' Redesigned artwork brings new life to these much-loved, creative magnetic games. Includes beautiful board with 10 magnetic pieces and magnetic wand. Measures 11.5" x 8.5" x .9".


Monday, December 26, 2011

Murder Mystery Party - Lethal Luau

Murder Mystery Party - Lethal Luau Review



Murder Mystery Party - Lethal Luau Feature

  • Game for 6 to 8 players
  • Includes party planner with recipes and menu by cookbook author Sandra Gluck
  • Also includes eight place cards and eight party invitations and envelopes
  • Contains six secret clues
  • Recommended age from 18 and up
Serve up some excitement! Make your next dinner party memorable by hosting a Hawaiian murder mystery. Your guests will include Holly Day, the vacationing wife of a billionaire, scuba diving instructor Rip Tide and New York fashion model Nadia Seymour, among others. Someone has poisoned a private detective, and there is no shortage of suspects! This mystery dinner party game has everything you need, including printed invitations and placecards, full profiles of all the characters, dialogue for different "scenes" in the mystery and even recipes for an authentic Hawaiian meal! For 6 to 8 players.


Sunday, December 25, 2011

Qwirkle Board Game

Qwirkle Board Game Review



Qwirkle Board Game Feature

  • 2-4 players
  • ages 6 and up
  • 45 minutes
  • Games Magazine Award: Best Family Game Runner-up 2007
  • Mensa Best Mind Game Award Winner 2007; Major Fun Award Winner 2007

An addictive strategy game in the tradition of Sequence, Scrabble, and Othello, the Qwirkle Board Game from MindWare has a simple, straightforward premise: match tiles and win points. But the real joy of the game lies in plotting and scheming your way to victory. Winner of the Parent's Choice Gold Award and a Mensa Select National Competition Winner, Qwirkle is destined to be a family game night favorite. This game is designed for ages six and up and for two to four players.

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Qwirkle
Board Game
  • Ages: Six and up
  • Players: Two to four
At a Glance:
  • A fun twist on Scrabble and matching games
  • Players strategize to make matches and earn points
  • Comes with 108 wooden tiles
  • Winner of Parent's Choice Gold Award and Mensa National Competition
  • Includes drawstring bag for tile storage and instructions
Mindware Qwirkle Board Game
Mindware Qwirkle Board Game
This award-winning strategy game is easy to learn. View larger.
Mindware Qwirkle Board Game
Match colors and shapes in this enthralling strategy game. View larger.
Mix, Match, Score, and Win

Qwirkle consists of 108 wooden blocks with six different shapes in six colors. Using the blocks, players attempt to score the most points by building lines that share the same shape or color. The simple setup makes this an instant winner for younger kids, while adults will enjoy strategizing to win.

How to Play

A typical game of Qwirkle lasts about 45 minutes--longer when you're first learning how to play--and players will likely catch on to the rules in no time at all. The game can be set up anywhere, although a large tabletop is best to accommodate the generous number of tiles. The only other thing you'll need is a pencil and paper to keep track of everyone's point count.

Each tile has an illustration on the back (circle, eight-point star, four-point star, square, clover, or diamond). Each of these symbols appears in six different colors (red, yellow, orange, green, blue, and purple). In total, the game has three tiles each of the 36 possible color-symbol combinations. To help make sure you don't lose any tiles in between games, Qwirkle comes with a drawstring storage pouch.

Straightforward, Easy-to-Follow Rules

As in Scrabble, the game starts with players drawing their own "hand" of six tiles. The player with the most tiles that share something in common (color or symbol) plays their pieces and wins points. And so it goes until the pieces make up a giant grid. One rule adults will likely need to reiterate to little ones is that duplicate tiles don't count. For instance, if someone has three diamonds, and two of them are green, they can only count one of those diamonds for points.

As play continues and the stakes get higher, younger kids may need some help deciding where to build to maximize their points. Our testers found that the length of the game may make younger kids squirmy halfway through. To keep them engaged, parents can always distribute half the number of tiles to start. The game is over when all the tiles have been played and all the points have been tallied.

What's in the Box

108 wooden tiles, cloth drawstring bag, and instruction booklet.

Our tactile wooden block game combines the logic and strategy of Set® with the creative multi-maneuver game play of Scrabble®. Easy-to-learn rules mean you'll be creating columns and rows of matching colors and shapes in no time! Look for opportunities to score big by placing a tile that touches multiple pieces and matches both shapes and colors; the player with the most points wins. 108 blocks.


Saturday, December 24, 2011

Deluxe Wooden Sudoku Puzzle with Wooden Number and Thinking Tiles

Deluxe Wooden Sudoku Puzzle with Wooden Number and Thinking Tiles Review



Deluxe Wooden Sudoku Puzzle with Wooden Number and Thinking Tiles Feature

  • Any sudoku puzzle can be played on this board
  • 12" x 12" wood board with sliding drawers for wood playing pieces
  • Includes 90 large pieces, 90 thinking pieces
  • Also includes starter puzzles, sudoku history, and game directions
  • A wonderful gift for the sudoku lover
This is the nicest wooden Sudoku board game that we have seen. The wood board is beautifully finished with pull-out drawers and comes with 2 sided playing pieces. Players can't resist this addictive strategy challenge, and now we've made it even easier for the whole family to enjoy. This game can be played individually, competitively, as well as in a group setting. Sudoku is recommended by many teachers as an exercise in logical reasoning. Every puzzle has a single, unique solution. Enjoy!


Friday, December 23, 2011

Boochie, A Whole New Ball Game

Boochie, A Whole New Ball Game Review



Boochie, A Whole New Ball Game Feature

  • 2 to 4 players
  • Playing time: 15 minutes
  • Four toss rings, four bean balls, fourwrist trackers, 1 12-sided Boochie target, vinyl travel bag
  • High gloss graphics
  • Made in the USA
Toss out the soft foam Boochie target and then try to land your ball and hoop as close to it as possible. Keep score on a special wrist tracker. The player with the most points win. Gamewright. Ages: 8+


Thursday, December 22, 2011

ThinkFun Rush Hour Jr.

ThinkFun Rush Hour Jr. Review



ThinkFun Rush Hour Jr. Feature

  • Four levels of play
  • Forty mind challenge cards with solutions
  • Fifteen cars and truck, one ice cream truck
  • Traffic game grid and game-go storage bag
  • For ages between 6 to 8 years
Now drivers as young as six can experience the fun and challenge of steering through the traffic in their ice cream escape car. Playful vehicles and 40 simpler, age-appropriate challenges will captivate kids for hours.


Monday, December 19, 2011

Lonpos Colorful Cabin Brain Teaser Puzzle

Lonpos Colorful Cabin Brain Teaser Puzzle Review



Lonpos Colorful Cabin Brain Teaser Puzzle Feature

  • Arrange the colorful ball shaped chain pieces to fit flat and neatly in the tray.
  • Arrange the colorful pieces to form a 3-D pyramid on the outside cover.
  • Clever Brain Teaser puzzle made up of 12 unique pieces.
  • Small, compact, easy to take with you.
  • Perfect puzzle past time for ages 8 to 108 years.
Lonpos Colorfun Cabin is a brainteaser which has 12 pieces. Each piece consists of three, four or five balls welded together in a unique shape. Plastic hinged case has playing surface on the inside and the top outside. Case measures approximately 4 by 5 inches closed. Pieces seat nicely into the recessed round indentations in the case.

There are hundreds of challenges each slightly different. In most cases one attempts to place all the pieces flat in the case. To vary the puzzle select one color piece and place it in the top center position. Consider it as an anchor piece. Do not move from this position. Now attempt to fit in the remaining eleven pieces into the case.

Includes small 10 page instruction booklet. The instructions can be slightly confounding because the translation into English would rate a "D-" in a high school freshman english class. Otherwise, this puzzle has lots of play value for those who enjoy thinking creatively. Multiple/Hundreds of 2D and 3D challenges. And it is fairly simple to discern how the puzzle goal.

Colorful Cabin is similar to another popular puzzle called Kanoodle. Colorful Cabin has many more challenges, more interesting design and better quality case. Manufacturer provides hints to puzzles on their web site.

Great puzzle for enhancing spatial skills, problem solving and design. This is one of those puzzles that is hard to break away from once a person begins playing.


Sunday, December 18, 2011

Ravensburger Ocean Turtles - 200 Piece Puzzle

Ravensburger Ocean Turtles - 200 Piece Puzzle Review



Ravensburger Ocean Turtles - 200 Piece Puzzle Feature

  • Since 1891 we've been making the finest puzzles in Ravensburg, Germany!
  • Experience the quality you can grow with ? piece by piece!
  • Ravensburger puzzle pieces are extra durable to withstand the demands of little hands.
  • Promotes the development of fine motor skills, association, task completion and independent play.
  • Every Ravensburger puzzle exceeds all national and international safety testing standards.
Our puzzles are a perfect way to relax after a long day or for family fun on a rainy day. The superiority of a Ravensburger puzzle is renowned. Be one of the millions to experience a whole new world of puzzling fun with Ravensburger quality products. Every one of our pieces is unique and fully interlocking. The quality is enhanced by the vast array of shapes made by our handcrafted tools - one of the many ways that Ravensburger shows its passion for excellence.

200 Pieces
Finished Puzzle Size: 19.25 x 14.25


Six Puzzle Gift Set

Six Puzzle Gift Set Review



Six Puzzle Gift Set Feature

  • A great collection of several popular and finely crafted puzzles.
The ultimate puzzler's variety pack, this beautiful wood crafted collection contains some of the most popular and challenging puzzles of today. Including Falling Star, Star Puzzle, 3D Squares Cube, Snake Cube, Ball in Jail and Burr Puzzle, it will surely dazzle and delight everyone from the dabbling novice to the serious puzzler.


Saturday, December 17, 2011

Family Games tantrix discovery game pack

Family Games tantrix discovery game pack Review



Family Games tantrix discovery game pack Feature

  • Tantrix is a great travel game that comes in its own travel bag.
  • Play Tantrix by yourself or in a small group.
  • This game is the winner of the 2003 Parents Choice Award.
  • Various puzzles are available to make this game more challenging.
  • 8 Years and Up
Play all your tiles to form the longest line of your color while blocking your opponent-or try building one of the 40 confounding solitaire puzzles (including 2 "unsolved puzzles"). A challenging game that puts a new twist on dominoes-type play. Includes 56 numbered and color-coded tiles, a handy nylon carrying bag and a 50-page illustrated activity guide. 2 to 4 players.


Friday, December 16, 2011

Scooby-Doo Who Are You Game

Scooby-Doo Who Are You Game Review



Scooby-Doo Who Are You Game Feature

  • It's a Scooby-Doo mystery
  • Guess what card your opponent has by asking yes / no questions
  • 2 game consoles, console cards, and secret selection cards
  • For 2 players
  • Ages 6 and up
It's a Scooby Doo Guess Who! Secretly choose a card featuring Scooby Doo or his gang. Guess what card your opponent has by asking yes or no questions. If you guess before the other player does, you win! Contains two player consoles, console cards, secret selection cards and instructions.


Thursday, December 15, 2011

Perplexus Epic

Perplexus Epic Review



Perplexus Epic Feature

  • Flip, twist and turn the sphere to solve the puzzle
  • Easy to play but challenging to complete
  • Improves hand-eye coordination and spatial relations
  • Develops motor and dexterity skills
  • Great for travel - no loose pieces
You've mastered the Original - can you beat the new Perplexus Epic? Navigate the steel ball along the tracks, through 125 barriers of varying difficulty as you try to defy gravity. With gnarly new twists, turns and barriers, Perplexus Epic provides hours of challenging, three dimensional fun. 8 1/2" in diameter.


Melissa & Doug Deluxe Vehicles in a Box Jigsaw Puzzles

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Vehicles in a Box Jigsaw Puzzles Review



Melissa & Doug Deluxe Vehicles in a Box Jigsaw Puzzles Feature

  • Four compartments in this sturdy wooden box store four different 12-piece puzzles
  • Vehicle-themed puzzles depict a race car, train, fire truck and school bus
  • Backs of pieces are shape-coded for easy sorting
  • Great for home, school or travel
Set contains four wooden jigsaw puzzles inside, each in its own compartment! With this set of 48 wood pieces, you can create a puzzle for a fire engine, airplane, school bus and train engine.


Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden 48-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle - Pirates

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden 48-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle - Pirates Review



Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden 48-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle - Pirates Feature

  • Colorful and playful 48-piece jigsaws come in wooden storage trays
  • Look like new even after extensive use
  • Bright, colorful and dynamic
  • Exceptional quality and value
  • Recommended age range from 3 to 5 years
Sailing over the bounding main comes the ship in this Pirate Adventure Jigsaw Puzzle, where even the mouse is ready for adventure! Discovering all the fun details in this picture will be an adventure for the assembler! This wooden, 48-piece jigsaw puzzle comes packaged in a sturdy, wooden tray for puzzle building and easy storage.