Clue Mysteries Review

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(More customer reviews)Clue Mysteries is almost Guess Who meets Clue. Players walk around the board visiting the police office, Mr. Boddy's Tudor Mansion, and the residences of the the six original Clue suspects, all to determine the culprit of a crime. The eight locations on the board provide a clue as to the guilty party and his or her whereabouts. The suspects provide hints such as the guilty person wears glasses, or has gray hair, and you use these clues to narrow down your list of possible culprits. One twist is that one of the suspects could by lying.
Overall, this game plays much differently than the original Clue. The setup involves setting each suspect's "residence" to the correct clue for this game--a process that is guided by the playbook that comes with the game. Then a brief introduction to the mystery is read, and the game begins. The players only really need to deduce who is guilty, since landing on Tudor mansion in any given turn gives away the whereabouts of the culprit. Every roll of the die results in either a visit to one of the eight main spots on the board, or the drawing of a card that usually lets you visit one of the eight main spots on the board. The game moves much more quickly than Clue or Clue FX, but mostly because it's so easy to win.
In the end, this game is much simpler and less challenging than other Clue games. Add in the fact that there are only fifty mysteries total, and you drastically reduce the replay value of the game. It's an interesting spin on a classic, but the classic proves to be more entertaining.

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With Clue Mysteries, you get all the usual suspects, plus six new characters - Rusty, Miss Peach, Lord Gray, Mrs. Meadow-Brook, Prince Azure and Lady Lavender. As armchair Scotland Yard Detectives, you can solve one or more of 50 compelling new crimes before this game is played out. Use your tool kit to decode and investigate each case. The secret mirror tips you off if anyone is lying. If you make the correct arrest, you've won!

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Triple Chess 3 Person Chess Game Review

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(More customer reviews)We gave this game as a gift last Christmas, and it was such a hit that we are buying another one for ourselves! As a homeschooler, I look forward to the skills my children will learn as they have to think moves through with an additional player. The classic game of chest is not compromised, but is enhanced as the third player brings an entirely new element to the game. I highly recommend Triple Chess to those who love this game of strategy.

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Triple Chess is the ultimate 3 person game of strategy and concentration involving endless combinations of moves and threats from every direction.There is no second place in Triple Chess.The power of each piece of your army, relative to each other, is virtually identical to traditional chess.- A great gift idea for Chess players.- New board game for Chess players.- Best Chess variant board game for three people.- Amazing training for traditional Chess players.- Perfect for Chess clubs.- Improve your Chess game.Triple Chess is the ultimate game of strategy.

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Treasure Quest Review

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(More customer reviews)We have over a dozen Think Fun games. So why do I keep buying more? Are they really that different? Are they really that fun? Well, yes, actually. The games are tossed in a basket and my kids play at least one of them almost every day, particularly my youngest child. They are portable and I always have a couple tossed into a wait bag if we have Drs. appointments or something. And they are kid magnets, whenever my kids pull one out to play, kids crowd around to see what is going on. They are visually appealing thinking games. This game has shiny gold pieces that my son loved (the picture above is washed out).
Anyway, this game is similar to rush hour, in that you are trying to move gold off of the grid. There can be more than one gold piece on the grid, and there are beige arrows that can only move in one direction, and green pyramids that don't move at all. The big difference is that your hero must push the pieces himself, so he has to be careful not to push pieces into spaces where they get blocked in by walls or pyramids.
Quite fun, and a great addition to a ThinkFun collection.

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The goal is to move aside all obstacles and push the gold masks out of the temple. Includes one Treasure Hunter, four Gold Masks, eight Arrow Pieces, eight Stationary Blocking Pieces, a Temple Game Grid, Game-Go Bag, and 40 Mind Challenge Cards. Includes solutions and instructions.

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Educational Insights Isolate Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a fun game, my kids enjoy the physical act of pushing the tiles around, as well as the strategy of trying to isolate their tiles without helping each other. Other pluses - it is portable and inexpensive.
However, as much as they like the game when I pull it out for them to play it, they never seem to pull it out on their own, preferring Blokus and Rumis instead. Part of that could be the fact we've lost a tile, and are using a cardboard square as a replacement, and no one ever wants to be the player with the cardboard square.
At any rate, kids who enjoy strategy games are bound to enjoy this one.


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Experience the strategy of separation. Grab your color tiles, arrange them on the game board, and isolate your tiles first to win. Simple to learn but challenging enough for experienced competitors. Perfect for the entire family. Tiles fasten to game board for on the go fun. Contains: 16 tiles in four colors, game board, and instruction guide. For 2 to 4 players. Ages 6+.

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Fractiles: Travel Version Review

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(More customer reviews)Our son just turned 10 and before Christmas was quit interested in fractals. Then I saw this and though hmmm. He has really enjoyed creating with it. Can't say it holds his interst over a video game but it does hold his attention when he chooses to play with them. Great for working on visual and spacial relationships.

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All the fun to be had making butterflies, flowers, spheres, and an infinite number of other patterned designs can actually lead to improved ability and success in art, mathematics, concentration, and more! Unlike most magnets, our flexible Amazing Magnets from Fractiles are remarkably easy to maneuver around the 8" x 8" textured black steel board, and cleverly packaged in an Double album-styled package, making it a great travel toy. Fractiles Amazing Magnets Travel Set includes 96 fractiles and illustrated instructional material. Ages 6 and up.

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Addition 0–12 (all facts) Flash Cards Review

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(More customer reviews)As a third grade teacher, I recommend these flash cards for my students. I purchased these for use in my classroom. The cards have held up under heavy use. I recommended these to my students because they have the problem on one side and the same problem with the answer on the opposite side. The partner is seeing the same problem with the correct answer which helps them to learn the problem as well. This type of flash card works well with partner practice as well as whole group practice. I would highly recommend this product to parents as well as teachers.

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Proven effective for building basic skills and reinforcing learning programs. Includes activities to challenge growing skill levels. Self-checking cards are 3" x 5 7/8". 169 cards.

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Cranium Whoonu Review

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(More customer reviews)My fiancee and I almost didn't buy it because the description on the container doesn't read like a fun game, but thankfully we did buy it and we've yet to play it without uproarious laughter breaking out.
The game play is simple. Anywhere from 3-6 people can play (we've even done teams when too many people were playing) and the instruction sheet CLEARLY shows you how to set up the game based on the number of players.
One person is the "Whoozit" and the other players each have 4 cards that contain a word, phrase, or concept. For instance, some of the cards are "Fizzy Water," "New Year's Eve," "The Color Black," "Hiking," and "The Olympics."
Depending on how many people are playing, the players with cards put 1 or 2 cards into the included sleeve and then the sleeve is handed to the Whoozit. The Whoozit looks at the cards, sorts them in order of most favorite to least favorite, then puts them in front of the numbered chips with the least favorite card going in front of the "1" chip , the next in front of the "2," etc.
And this is when the real fun really begins. Starting with the least favorite card, the Whoozit flips over the card and reveals the text. The person who "owned" the card takes the associated chip and then the Whoozit flips over the next card and the next and so on until the most favorite card is revealed.
Game play shifts to the next person and the whole process is repeated until each player gets a chance at being the Whoozit. After everyone has been the Whoozit, you add up the chips and a winner is declared.
The great thing about this game is not only how easy and quick it is to set up, but how the game changes each time you play it. There's a certain "luck of the draw" associated with it because you may not have any cards that apply to the Whoozit for your current turn. In that case, you have a tough decision to make, regardless of how much you know the Whoozit.
Further, the game is different every time you play it. One time, I gave "Popsicles" to my fiancee and she ranked it second-to-last. Another time we were playing, someone else gave her "Popsicles" and it was ranked second-from-first. When I gave it to her, she had many other cards she liked better. When the other person gave it to her, she only had one other card she liked more. Imagine my surprise to see "Popsicles" ranked so high that time!
During the holidays, we played this with her family, my family, and twice with a group of friends. We played it again last night with a group of friends that didn't know each other at all. Every single time, the laughter went crazy and we played for hours on end. A couple of times, we changed to a different game just to do something different and each time we ended up going back to Whoonu because it was so much more fun.
This isn't a "how much do you know the other person" game as much as it is just a good old fashioned great time. Knowing the people CAN help, but with the "luck of the draw" aspect, it sometimes doesn't matter.
Bottom Line: FUN!

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The what's your favorite thing game.You're sure to have unforgettable fun as you reveal your favorite things, share hilarious stories, and bond over surprising connections. You'll be amazed at what you'll learn about your friends and family -- especially those you think you know best!Whoonu is easy to learn and quick to play, so it's the perfect game for any occasion. And best of all, it's just as fun to play with people you've known for 5 minutes as it is with people you've known forever!Game includes 300 game cards, 36 scoring tokens and a secret envelope.Game takes approximately 15 minutes to play. For 3 to 6 players.

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Subtraction 0–12 (all facts) Flash Cards Review

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(More customer reviews)It makes sense to only offer addition flash cards 0 to 9 (most sets go to 12). But subtraction flash cards really need to be 0 to 18. Trend recognizes this, but you have to purchase the 0 to 18 flash cards in two sets.This set covers 0 to 12. You can do a search: "Trend subtraction flash cards" to find the 13-18 set.
What I like about these flash cards is they are plain-vanilla. No frills, no color, one problem with the solution on the other side.
Every combination of problem is offered. While learning, I generally "group" my math facts by families....i.e. 9-7 on one card, and then 9-2 on the next. If my son or daughter gets stuck, I give them a hint by showing the next card. It works quite well to jog memory, and to assimilate family facts. Then, after a set of fact families are learned, I mix them up completely.

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Proven effective for building basic skills and reinforcing learning programs. Includes activities to challenge growing skill levels. Self-checking cards are 3" x 5 7/8". 169 cards.

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Cranium Whoonu (Tin) Review

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(More customer reviews)Those in my family have become big fans of the Cranium games, and Whoonu is another winner. It's simple enough to be learned in minutes, yet engaging enough to keep the interest of our 12- and 14-year old daughters.
The basic concept: after receiving a hand of cards that spell out different activities or subjects (example, "skydiving," "ice cream," "little dogs,"), you choose those that would be the favorite of the person featured for that hand. You score more points for guessing most accurately. There are always laughs, and a few half-hearted arguments--"but you told me you loved olives!" If you play with strangers, you'll find out more about them. If you play with close companions, you'll still find nuances to their interests that you never knew before. Whoonu!
The main drawback to the game is its lack of 2-person rules. My wife and I created our own. We both draw four cards, then place them facedown in the order we think fits the other best. The ones that are in the right order earn point chips.
The bottom line with this game is fun, interaction, and connection. These are the same elements that have drawn us to the Cranium line in the first place, and we were not disappointed.

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How well do you and your family know each other? Cranium Whoonu offers a fun-filled, loads-of-laughs way to find out. It's an easy-to-play hoot for all ages as players pick cards and try to guess each other's least to most favorite things. The categories and choices are diverse and clever and sure to spur laughs. Whoonu is perfect for the whole family, as it's easy to learn and takes only 10-15 minutes to play a round.

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ThinkFun Hoppers Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a great toy to develop your child's strategic thinking. The game is relatively simple. Organize your frogs as per the cards, jump one frog over the other and remove the jumped-over frog. The objective is to leave just one frog. You can only jump `adjacent' frogs along the lines (see picture).
The recommended age is 8 but younger children (supervised!) are just as enthralled. I had to improvise on the instructions, but I've taught the concepts to two 3 year olds - my buddy's son and my own. You will be amazed that they get it!
It is the greatest travel game. My son got this when he was 3 years old, and 4 years later it is still his first choice when we ask him to pick some toys for a trip........and he has a GameBoy!!
It is very durable, constructed very well and has seen no wear in 4 years of regular use. This is one of the toys that'll, literally, last you a life-time.
This is definitely a precursor for any parent looking to teach their kids Chess. Solving each situation requires you to think a few steps ahead.
This is probably the least expensive way to develop a new dimension in your child's brain.
VARIATIONS:
This toy also comes with a single "Red Frog". The objective is to leave the red frog standing.
OTHER SIMILAR TOYS:
FlipIT - This toy made by the same company, is a more difficult version of Hoppers. It is a 4X4 grid with Turtles instead of Frogs. The turtles can be placed on their bellies (green side up) or can be turned-turtle (orange side up).
One jumps over the turtles but the turtles do not come off the board - they just flip over. They flip over each time they're jumped over - green to orange and orange to green. The objective is to turn all turtles the right (green) side up.

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Leap into a game full of fun with this hoppin' peg solitaire challenge. Set your frogs on the lily pad game grid to match one of 40 challenge cards, then hop one over the other until only the red frog is left. Solutions are included. Game measures 5.25"W x 8"H x 2.5"D.

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ThinkFun Chocolate Fix Review

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(More customer reviews)Here we have another winner from the folks at ThinkFun. My 9 year old received this toy yesterday; I have played it a bit and found it quite challenging even at the "advanced" level (it goes up higher to "expert"). The premise of the game is straightforward. You have 9 chocolates in three colors and three shapes; you are given clues as to how to place them in the "chocolate box". Not as easy as one might think! There is a spiral notebook of sets of clues with various difficulty levels. My 9 year old will do ok with the "beginner" and "intermediate" levels; the "advanced" level will challenge her but each card sort of guides the user's thinking to the next step. "Expert" will be hard for my 9 year old. A nice feature for parents/users is that this is a one person game. Or at least it's intended to be. There's no reason why two people couldn't work through a puzzle together; it would be a great way to use teamwork and share the logical thought process. But it's nice to have a game for kids that doesn't require a partner since a friend is not always around and a parent is not always available to play. But this is not just a kid's game. It should provide quite a bit of enjoyment to adults. A great way to keep the mind sharp! Like other ThinkFun games, all the pieces fit nicely in a cloth bag; so nice not to have yet another bulky broken box on the toyshelf.

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Using a box of chocolate as a game board, the player has to decode the pattern on a challenge card to figure out where each type of candy should be placed. Levels range from easy beginner to challenging expert. ThinkFun. Ages: 8+

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Pressman Giant Garden Chess Set Review

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(More customer reviews)This chess set is wonderful, it has inspired at least two children who have been to our home to learn how to play chess.
My own children love playing with this set. In addition to playing chess, sometimes they recreate the Fritz and Chesster games they've played and printed from the computer, sometimes they make up puzzles for each other "Move one piece and put my king into check", sometimes they haul the chess pieces around the house to do double duty for some other imaginative play venture.
I do wish there was some way to weight the pieces, they are hollow plastic with felt bottoms. I've debated opening them up to put sand inside of them, but haven't done so yet. Anyway, I'm not sure how this game would hold up outside on a windy day, but regardless, we have been very pleased with this chess set.


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The classic game of chess takes on a fun twist with this whimsical game set. Great for family picnics and outdoor gatherings, the Giant Garden Chess Set includes enormous plastic chess pieces, measuring from 4 to 8 inches tall. A 3' x 3' square mat gives you a smooth, level playing surface, even on grass. It's fun for the whole family!

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ThinkFun Tipover Review

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(More customer reviews)This, like most ThinkFun games, is a solitary thinking game, but my kids really like it. To play, you pick a card and set up the game pieces accordingly. Your goal is to get your man from his starting location to the designated ending location. He can walk along crates and tip them over to get to the next crate (the tipping is quite gratifying to the kids for some reason). Once a crate is tipped over, you can't move it, although you may find yourself backtracking over it. If you are stuck, the answers are printed on the back of each card. When you are finished, toss it into the handy storage bag until the next time you or your kids need an interesting diversion.
It is not specifically an educational game, but it does provides practice in visualization, spatial skills, planning a few moves ahead, and thinking!
I do wish there was an easy way to get replacement pieces. We've lost a couple of crates, but can still play most of the cards.
All in all, a great game.

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You'll flip over Tipover - an exciting 3-D challenge that's a brainteaser and brain pleaser in one! Players control their own fate using only crates to create paths. The object of Tipover is to get your Tipper playing piece from start to finish by tipping crates to create paths. To start, set up crates of different colors and heights on the game grid to match any one of 40 beginner-to-expert card challenges. Next, tip over the crates to connect your Tipper to the red crate which is your final destination. There's a catch; your Tipper can't jump over empty grid spaces. Only you control your fate by tipping over the right crate. Measures 8.875"W x 8"H x 2.5"D.

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Three-Corner Flash Cards – Addition & Subtraction Review

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(More customer reviews)These cards are really neat, I hadn't seen them before but bought them for my granddaughter who is 2 years behind in school. We'll be using them a lot this summer to hopefully get her a basic idea of how math works. She's easily distracted and frustrated so these cards are nice because working in books and print gets too boring for her.

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These cards allow students to learn the relationship between operations. Each Three Corner flash card teaches a family of facts. Each set has two operations and 46 two-sided cards.

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Think Fun Math Dice Review

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(More customer reviews)ThinkFun Math Dice helped my grand daughters, ages 8 & 10, improve their math test scores so much within 1 week that the eldest's teacher called to see what we were doing to help her! Flash cards and drills were so boring, the girls acted as though they were being tortured. They really enjoy this game I love the fact that it will grow with them. Right now, they can add, subtract, and multiply so this is all we use, but we will add other math skills as they are acquired, keeping the game fresh and challenging for years to come! Excellent investment!

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Introducing the most flexible, competitive math game ever invented; MathDice is guaranteed to draw a crowd!Play is easy - roll the dice to generate a Target Number and three Scoring Numbers. Arrange the Scoring Numbers into combinations of operations, such as addition, subtraction, or even powers, to create an equation whose result is closest to or equal to the Target Number. For 1 single player, ages 8 and up.Contents:2 target dice, 3 scoring dice and lesson booklet.

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ThinkFun What's Gnu Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a great game for new readers and for readers who need some extra help and practice. As a retired teacher and now a tutor, I'm using this with a second grader who is having trouble with reading. She really enjoys this game and is getting much better at spelling short words, as well as recognizing longer words because of the skills she is learning with this game. I'd recommend this to anyone with a young reader! P.S. It can also be used with older readers just as a fun game by having a time limit to make a certain amount of words.

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What's Gnu' It's a three-letter-word race game that spells F-U-N. The object of the game is to spell more three-letter words than the other players. Up to 36 Word-Starter cards, which have one letter provided and two blanks, are spread out for everyone to see. Players slide the clever Letter Getter to magically reveal two letter tiles. Kids then must look at these tiles and try to make three-letter words by filling in the blanks on the Word-Starter cards. The player with the most three-letter words when all the tiles run out wins. Building your vocabulary is three times more fun. For 2 to 6 players.

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