Friday, May 4, 2012

Ravensburger Enchanted Forest - Family Game

Ravensburger Enchanted Forest - Family Game Review



Ravensburger Enchanted Forest - Family Game Feature

  • A magical treasure hunt in the land of fairy tales.
  • The king's castle reveals the treasures you must search for throughout the forest.
  • Roll the die to determine the distance you move, making your ways to the trees to see what treasures are hidden under them.
  • Once you've found the treasure the king has requested, make your way to the castle so that you can announce where it is.
  • The first player to correctly announce the location of three treasures wins!
A Magical Treasure Hunt in the Land of Fairy Tales

Let?s Play! To set up the game, snap one treasure into the bottom of each tree and place the trees where indicated on the game board. Choose your playing piece and place in near the village on the game board, which serves as the starting area. The king?s castle reveals the treasures you must search for throughout the forest. Roll the die to determine the distance you move, making your ways to the trees to see what treasures are hidden under them. When you reach a tree, you can look under it, making sure the other players don?t see what you?ve found. Once you?ve found the treasure the king has requested, make your way to the castle so that you can announce where it is. If you?re right, you continue on your journey for the next treasure. If you?re wrong, you must go all the way back to the village and start over. The first player to correctly announce the location of three treasures wins!

2-6 players.
Playing Time: 20 minutes


Sunday, April 29, 2012

Think Fun Math Dice

Think Fun Math Dice Review



Think Fun Math Dice Feature

  • Two target dice and three scoring dice
  • Lesson booklet
  • Game-go storage bag
  • Teaches mental math skills
  • For ages 8 years and above
Introducing the most flexible, competitive math game ever invented! Players use combinations of operations including: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, or even powers, to generate equations whose result is closet, or equal to, the Target Number. Features: Three 6-sided dice and two 12-sided dice; cotton drawstring bag and instruction booklet with lessons and examples; web activities for kids, adults and teachers, improves and builds fundamental math skills.


Friday, April 27, 2012

University Games Super Why ABC Letter Preschool Game

University Games Super Why ABC Letter Preschool Game Review



University Games Super Why ABC Letter Preschool Game Feature

  • Players take on the Powers Of The Super Why
  • Based on key reading skills such as alphabet recognition, rhyming, spelling and basic reading
  • The winner is the first to join each of the four characters and reach finish
  • TV Show nominated for an Emmy in 2008
  • #3 Rated preschool program for children -5
Calling all super readers!


Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Funglish

Funglish Review



Funglish Feature

  • The word-guessing game that lets you express it and guess it with piles of tiles
  • You can't talk or act but you can find, grab and play just the right clues from 120 descriptive tiles as everyone shouts out their guesses
  • Keep playing tiles like furry, brown and bouncy - Once another player yells out Kangaroo, try a new word before time runs out
  • Includes 50 cards, each containing 6 secret words - that's 300 words for hours of guessing fun
  • Includes 120 descriptive tiles, 50 cards, easel with 2 leg supports, 3 rails and timer clip, timer and instructions
  • For 3 or more players

Hasbro Games Funglish

There's no time to lose -- so grab some clues. Can you get the other players to guess the word kangaroo? You can't talk or act, but you can find, grab and play just the right clues from 120 descriptive tiles as Everyone shouts out their guesses. You play living, wild and tall. Is it a Redwood? A giraffe? A basketball player? Nope. Keep playing tiles like furry, brown and bouncy. Once another player yells out, "kangaroo," try a new word before time runs out. that's the funny, noisy, unique, entertaining, magical, fast-moving fun of Funglish, the word-guessing game that lets you express it and guess it with piles of tiles. It includes 50 cards, each containing 6 secret words -- that's 300 words for hours of guessing fun. It includes 120 descriptive tiles, 50 cards, an easel with 2 leg supports, 3 rails and a timer clip, timer and instructions. It's for 3 or more players'

  • Product Dimensions: 2.5 (L) x 10.5 (W) x 10.5 (H)
  • Age: 12 years and up


Thursday, April 19, 2012

Trivial Pursuit Card Game

Trivial Pursuit Card Game Review



Trivial Pursuit Card Game Feature

  • TRIVIAL PURSUIT STEAL is the perfect trivia game if you have just 15 minutes to spare.
  • This fast-paced game is the first ever Trivial Pursuit card game.
  • Combines questions and answers with the strategy of winning your wedges by stealing your opponents?.
  • Provide something for everyone!
  • All in a quick-play card game.

Hasbro Trivial Pursuit Card Game

Trivial Pursuit is the perfect trivia game if you have just 15 minutes to spare. This fast-paced game is the first ever Trivial Pursuit card game that combines questions and answers with the strategy of winning your wedges by stealing your opponents' -- all in a quick-play card game.

  • Product Dimensions: 0.87 (L) x 3.62 (W) x 5.63 (H)
  • Age: 12 years and up


Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Peaceable Kingdom / Count Your Chickens Cooperative Board Game

Peaceable Kingdom / Count Your Chickens Cooperative Board Game Review



Peaceable Kingdom / Count Your Chickens Cooperative Board Game Feature

  • A cooperative counting game with pluck!
  • Players work together to help Mother Hen collect her chicks and bring them back to the coop
  • Learn counting and social development skills with no reading required
  • Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Medal Award Winner
  • For 2-4 players ages 3 years and older
Count your Chickens - A Counting Game with Pluck! The baby chicks have flown the coop! Players help Mother Hen collect her chicks and bring them back to the coop. Spin and move, count the number of spaces and collect that number of chicks. Take turns but work together. Collect all the chicks and everyone wins!

Children will learn:
- Counting
- Taking Turns
- Following Directions
- Social Development
- Cooperation

What is a cooperative game? It's a game where everyone plays together, no one is left out, and everyone has fun! In a cooperative game, players work together as a team against a common obstacle, not against each other.
Cooperative games emphasize play, not competition. Kids work together, they help each other and, most importantly, they play for FUN!

Cooperative Games foster:
- Non-stressful play situations
- Emotional development
- Shared decision making
- Creative problem solving
- A sense of community
- Positive self esteem
- Playfulness
- Cooperation

All Peaceable Kingdom cooperative games are printed with soy-based inks on FSC paper and include parts made only with recycled plastics. Games that are good for our planet and good for our kids!


Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Loaded Questions

Loaded Questions Review



Loaded Questions Feature

  • The Classic Game of 'Who Said What' with More than One Million Sold!
  • 1,300+ Questions and No Right or Wrong Answers!
  • Makes Every Family Happier and Every Party a Hit!
  • This New version includes hundreds of new questions and custom pieces.
  • For 4 to 6 players
Loaded Questions is a multiplayer game that tests your knowledge of other people's opinions as you race your opponents. By correctly guessing your fellow player's answers to probing, opinion-oriented questions, you advance around the board. Over 500 questions are included along with six pencils, one die, six game pieces, a score pad and a board.