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Scene It Seinfeld

March 1st, 2010

Scene It Seinfeld




Prove your TV trivia prowess to friends and family with the Scene It? Seinfeld Deluxe Edition DVD board game for adults. This entertaining trivia game will have you racing around the game board as you try to tackle brainteasers and answer questions as you relive some of your favorite scenes from all nine seasons of one of America’s most popular television shows.


What We Think


Fun Factor:

Durability:

(what this means)

The Good: Easy to set up and fun to play

The Bad: Occasional occurrence of less-than-challenging brainbuster questions

In a Nutshell: A witty, engaging DVD board game that highlights the hilarity and fun of the popular television show


At a Glance

Ages: Adult
Requires: Television and DVD player with remote control

Scene It? Seinfeld Deluxe Edition DVD game is a fun way to challenge your brain while enjoying popular scenes from the hit television show about nothing. View larger.

Game includes a DVD, trivia cards, and dice — everything you need to gets started.

So You Think You Know Seinfeld…?
The Scene It? Seinfeld Deluxe Edition DVD game is a fun, entertaining way to challenge your brain while enjoying popular scenes from the famous hit television show. Before getting started players will benefit from using either the included quick start guide or the on-screen tutorial for a run-through of how the game is played. To set up the game put the included DVD into your player and choose one player as the DVD Master who will operate the remote control throughout the game.

Next, decide whether you’d like to play a shorter or longer version of the game and fold the included Flextime game board accordingly. Each player then chooses a metal token and places it on the start space. Each turn a player rolls both the numbered die and the eight-sided category die. The numbered die indicates how many spaces forward the player may move upon successfully completing the challenge associated with the category indicated on the category die.

Challenges associated with the various categories range from answering questions following a scene played on the DVD to answering questions indicated on the included trivia Cards. Once a player has made their way to the end of the game path, they have the opportunity to win the game by either successfully beating all players in a final All Play To Win challenge or by successfully completing the Final Cut challenge.

Alternatively, if a board game is not your style or if you’d simply like to entertain party guests throughout the evening, you may choose the Party Play function on the Main Menu of the DVD. In this mode the DVD shuffles among a variety of scenes and challenges automatically so that you and your guests can enjoy one great clip or puzzler after the other all night long.

Yada-Yada-Yada!
The Scene It? Deluxe Seinfeld Edition DVD board game is a witty, entertaining game that is ingeniously designed to engage an entire room full of players. The versatile Flextime game board features brightly colored graphics and allows players to choose between a longer or shorter game. The cleverly designed metal game tokens are modeled after props made famous in some of Seinfeld’s most beloved scenes.

The included DVD is full of hilarious clips and brain-busting trivia from all nine seasons of the witty television show. One of the best features of the Seinfeld DVD game is the Party Play option that allows fans and players to watch clips and answer brainteasers one after another on the DVD automatically without having to navigate with a remote control.

What’s in the Box
Game DVD, one Flextime game board, four metal game tokens, one six-sided numbered die, one eight-sided category die, 16 Buzz cards, and 175 Trivia cards.

User Ratings and Reviews

1 Star I’d Rather make my own suit!!!
This game is BEYOND boring! It is not worth $30 i spent and not even worth $10 to be honest! Please see T. Riley’s one star review, it is dead on and exactly EVERYTHING we were moaning about as we played for the first time. In the end, WASTE OF TIME AND WASTE OF $$$$$$

4 Stars Love Seinfeld – not as much a fan of the Scene it Game
I love Seinfeld. LOVE IT. But the game is not a Seinfeld trivia game. It is a Scene It game. I hadn’t played Scene it before so didn’t realize that it was more about what happened in the scene versus the show. I find watching it kind of slow. I love the trivia questions, but it doesn’t seem like there is enough for the ultimate fan. Great maybe for the casual fan, but the die hard fan, may consider it too easy. And then just leave them wanting harder, more challenging trivia. I do recommend the game overall just cautioning others on the downsides.

5 Stars Great for the true Seinfeld Fan (or fanatic!)
If you are a fan of the TV show, this game is for you! Lot’s of fun and a good variety of questions. Even non-fans can play as there are some categories that don’t require in depth knowledge of the show.

Great party game and the “party mode” makes for a laid back session if you don’t want to get the board out and play a more serious game.

4 Stars Perfect if they would fix the music!
I’ve been a Seinfeld fanatic for a long time, and the moment I saw a TV ad for this, I hopped on Amazon and made this purchase.

If you’ve ever played any version of Scene-It, you know what to expect. I’d add that the game does a good job of varying the questions and answers from the iconic lines/scenes/moments that everyone recognizes to the hilarious little details that only a diehard would remember. In addition, the off-the-screen trivia enriches my appreciation of the inner dynamics of the show.

MY ONE COMPLAINT (in addition to knowing Seinfeld better than my friends, who now refuse to play with me) is THE MUSIC. It’s NOT the immortal Seinfeld opening theme, but some cheap replica that sounds even worse because it’s such an obvious imitation. It’s so jarring that it knocks a star off my rating. Why the makers of this game didn’t secure the rights to use that song baffles me and significantly damages the experience of this game, which is otherwise great.

5 Stars Nice
Got this for my sister for Christmas. She loved. A must for any Seinfeld fan.

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Excalibur NY21 The New York Times Deluxe Touch Screen Crosswords

January 28th, 2010

Excalibur NY21 The New York Times Deluxe Touch Screen Crosswords




One of the world’s most popular games gets the royal treatment with the New York Times Deluxe Edition touch-screen crossword game. Touch-screen technology, a high-visibility LCD screen with backlight and a lightweight stylus make it easy to use anywhere, while you’re kept sharp and engaged with millions of puzzles of varying levels of difficulty, including more than 800 selected by eminent puzzle expert Will Shortz. You can save and recall puzzles at any time, as well as get hints for letters, words, or even the whole puzzle!

User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars excalibur ny21 review
The many options for different puzzles is nice and once you get used to the interface it works really well. The letters down at the bottom could be a little better/easier to press. Touch screens are nice for navigation but buttons still out perform lowergrade touchscreens.

3 Stars Newspaper puzzles are more fun
The product served its purpose, I used for a long trip and it kept my mind occupied. The puzzles are right out of newspaper, there are really easy puzzles to mind boggling hard. The keyboard was too small, which made it difficult to do the puzzle in a timly manner.

The product is in the closet now, but the next long trip I take without a newspaper, I will bring it along.

Overall not what I expected but it do serve the purpose that I bought it for.

4 Stars Great Electronic Crossword puzzle!
I bought the NY Times electronic crossword puzzle for my eighty year old grandmother who is always carrying around the paper crossword puzzles. She thought it was a great concept, but it took three of us to figure out the easy level crosswords! I can’t imagine the higher levels of difficulty on this little machine! My grandmother said she was used to having a crossword puzzle that already had some letters in the boxes to help here solve the puzzles quicker and easier. Overall, it is a good product and if you have a problem solving one of the crosswords, you can push a button and it will solve it for you! I would recommend it because it is a great brain exerciser!

5 Stars Great Portable Crossword Puzzles
I had the original version of this product for many years. As I got older I had trouble seeing the screen, especially during the day and in airports.

This newer version is backlit and does my eyes good and can be seen in all light levels. Also, the improvements in the layout of the screen and ease of operation have improved tremendously – to my enjoyment. Highly recommended!!

1 Star defective
I was sadly disappointed as I could not use it due to its defect. The last line for the clues was blurred. I could not return it either thru amazon mailing. So I was told to just keep it (for what?); anyway, i was suppose to get a refund which I will know with my statement next month.

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Excalibur NY22 The New York Times Deluxe Touch Screen Chess

November 11th, 2009

Excalibur NY22 The New York Times Deluxe Touch Screen Chess




Excalibur NY22 New York Times Deluxe Edition Touch Screen Chess One of the world’s oldest and most popular games gets the 21st century treatment!Multi-feature chess computer with 500 game-improving puzzles, edited by Robert Byrne, renowned columnist from The New York Times? Tons of features make this the chess portable that satisfies even the most hardcore chess player!

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Good for $[...]
This is a great little handheld chess computer for the $[...] that Amazon charges. I’ve seen this item listed for much more on other websites and if I paid more for it, I would have been upset and disappointed with the product.

It’s relatively easy to use and the pieces are distinguishable which has been an issue with similar products in the past. It’s quick and responsive too. The look and feel of the item is pleasant and comfortable so I enjoy taking it with me wherever I go. Though it is a little bulky, I think that’s a part of its charm.

The voice feature is a waste. You can barely hear it since the speaker is pressed against the inside wall of the zipper linned pleather case which is a nice feature in itself.

I always need to use the light feature to get a good look at the screen. And it’s a little difficult to figure out what program feature is what and if I even started it properly.

Also, it remembers everything between all the program features so you can always continue with where you left off.

Regardless, I do enjoy this product and that is important. I’m just glad I paid what I did for it.

4 Stars Excalibur NY22 The New York TImes Chess Game
This was a gift for my 11 yr. old son. He loves it. One great feature is it prompts you if you are making a bad move, which is educational to improve in chess. Great price and an awesome gift for all ages.

3 Stars Basic, portable chess package
I bought this thinking it was thinner than it is. It is about the thickness of a common paperback book (or portable laptop hard drive, but add 50%). The graphics are pedestrian, looking like something from an era gone by. Big pixels, and a little confusing. You play with a stylus. Other than that, it’s pretty good. I’m no grand master so I can’t say how it does at higher levels. It challenges me just fine and that’s what I was after.

4 Stars easy to see and smarter then me
the screen is very easy to see the pieces, the engine is very good. the one i ordered did not talk, the manufacture gave me no trouble in sending me another one.

4 Stars Pretty Good
Nicely made, good looking protective leather case. Has lots of good features. Wish the graphics were nicer than dot matrix, but the built in light helps. Works well, gives you a good game while waiting for your tires to get done, at the doctors office or lazing about anywhere.

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Super Scrabble Deluxe Edition

October 17th, 2009

Super Scrabble Deluxe Edition




Due to overwhelming demand, the Scrabble game with more spaces, more points and more tiles is now available with a rotating game board and raised grid spaces. 2 to 4 players.

User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars somehwat flimsy
Two complaints about this item. 1-The board, especially the hinges are extremely flimsy. I don’t expect it to hold up. and 2-Believe it or not, there are too many “bonus” squares…makes it almost too easy to score big and takes some of the fun out of it.

3 Stars Scrabble Super Deluxe
Super Scrabble Deluxe Edition

Though the set comes with double the tiles (200) and more rows/columns than the original, the board was disappointing. The original deluxe Scrabble (manufactured by S&R)was on a turntable and had deeper edges than this new Hasbro version. This board does not move as easily and has a chintzy feel to it.

5 Stars Super Game !!!
My wife and I are avid Scrabble players. She is actually very avid and serious. She is also very difficult to buy presents for or to surprise with something that she really likes.

When I found Super Scrabble I decided to take a chance and bought it for her for Christmas.

She was skeptical when she opened it, but we played our first game a few days later with our sons who were both home for the holidays and thoroughly enjoyed it. My wife declared that she never wanted to play normal scrabble again!!

It is a great and challenging game. It does take longer to play but does result in higher scores and somehow makes comebacks more possible than in the original version.

Yes the board is a bit flimsy, but we mounted it permanently on a piece of ?inch plywood and it is much more sturdy. It no longer works like a lazy susan, but that could be remedied if I was creative enough.

If you like Scrabble odds are that you will love Super Scrabble.

Ewald Wiberg

author of The Perfect Vacation: One Couple’s Adventures at Sea With and Without the Kids

2 Stars Design, Craftmanship, & Challenge of Game
The design and craftmanship of this board is very poor. They use inexpensive plastic hinges on each end which causes “warping” of the thin plastic used. If they would ’spring’ for two additional plastic hinges between each end it would greatly help in reducing the warping of the board. As it is I am expecting my third shipment in hopes of finally receiving “one” board that isn’t warped and I can lay my letters flat. Upon picking up the board one has to be extremely careful as it tends to break apart at the hinges.

Overall as a game it’s terrific having more spaces and tiles to play with as it makes for a much more interesting and challenging game.

4 Stars Sensational Game, Board not Too Well Made
My husband and I love playing Scrabble, so one day not too long ago, I surprised him by purchasing the deluxe version of Super Scrabble. I wanted it because of the opportunity to make words that you could not make with the regular Scrabble game. I also like the gridded board to help keep the tiles in place while the game is in progress.

As far as the game play goes, we love it… but as far as durability goes, I’m not too thrilled with the way the board is made. The seam where the board folds not only won’t always lay flat, the board comes apart there on a regular basis. In fact, I think the board has come apart every time we play the game… We’re not rough on the game; the board is just made in a slip-shod manner. So far, my husband has been able to put the board back together again each time it comes apart, however, it is plastic so I’m not expecting it to last like it should.

I can’t recommend this version of the game to families with young children because of the structural defects of the game board; aside from that annoying flaw, I do recommend the Super Scrabble game to families with teenage children and to adults who like to stretch their vocabulary. Families with younger children should probably consider the less expensive regular version of Super Scrabble – the one where the board isn’t plastic.

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Super Scrabble Deluxe Edition

May 22nd, 2009

Super Scrabble Deluxe Edition




Due to overwhelming demand, the Scrabble game with more spaces, more points and more tiles is now available with a rotating game board and raised grid spaces. 2 to 4 players.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars great game for scrabble addicts!
my friend and I play alot of scrabble, we just got super scrabble and love it—takes longer, but we usually play 2 games at a time of reg scrabble anyway.

5 Stars Super Game !!!
My wife and I are avid Scrabble players. She is actually very avid and serious. She is also very difficult to buy presents for or to surprise with something that she really likes.

When I found Super Scrabble I decided to take a chance and bought it for her for Christmas.

She was skeptical when she opened it, but we played our first game a few days later with our sons who were both home for the holidays and thoroughly enjoyed it. My wife declared that she never wanted to play normal scrabble again!!

It is a great and challenging game. It does take longer to play but does result in higher scores and somehow makes comebacks more possible than in the original version.

Yes the board is a bit flimsy, but we mounted it permanently on a piece of ?inch plywood and it is much more sturdy. It no longer works like a lazy susan, but that could be remedied if I was creative enough.

If you like Scrabble odds are that you will love Super Scrabble.

Ewald Wiberg

author of The Perfect Vacation: One Couple’s Adventures at Sea With and Without the Kids

4 Stars Sensational Game, Board not Too Well Made
My husband and I love playing Scrabble, so one day not too long ago, I surprised him by purchasing the deluxe version of Super Scrabble. I wanted it because of the opportunity to make words that you could not make with the regular Scrabble game. I also like the gridded board to help keep the tiles in place while the game is in progress.

As far as the game play goes, we love it… but as far as durability goes, I’m not too thrilled with the way the board is made. The seam where the board folds not only won’t always lay flat, the board comes apart there on a regular basis. In fact, I think the board has come apart every time we play the game… We’re not rough on the game; the board is just made in a slip-shod manner. So far, my husband has been able to put the board back together again each time it comes apart, however, it is plastic so I’m not expecting it to last like it should.

I can’t recommend this version of the game to families with young children because of the structural defects of the game board; aside from that annoying flaw, I do recommend the Super Scrabble game to families with teenage children and to adults who like to stretch their vocabulary. Families with younger children should probably consider the less expensive regular version of Super Scrabble – the one where the board isn’t plastic.

3 Stars somehwat flimsy
Two complaints about this item. 1-The board, especially the hinges are extremely flimsy. I don’t expect it to hold up. and 2-Believe it or not, there are too many “bonus” squares…makes it almost too easy to score big and takes some of the fun out of it.

2 Stars Design, Craftmanship, & Challenge of Game
The design and craftmanship of this board is very poor. They use inexpensive plastic hinges on each end which causes “warping” of the thin plastic used. If they would ’spring’ for two additional plastic hinges between each end it would greatly help in reducing the warping of the board. As it is I am expecting my third shipment in hopes of finally receiving “one” board that isn’t warped and I can lay my letters flat. Upon picking up the board one has to be extremely careful as it tends to break apart at the hinges.

Overall as a game it’s terrific having more spaces and tiles to play with as it makes for a much more interesting and challenging game.

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