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Ravensburger Labyrinth

February 15th, 2010

Ravensburger Labyrinth




The aMAZEing Labyrinth uses a clever board design to create a series of ever-changing mazes that one to four players must move through. The object of the game is for each player to collect as quickly as possible all seven treasures depicted on their individual treasure cards. To add to the challenge, players know what the next treasure is only after they find the one before it. Before each turn, a maze card is pushed into the maze in a strategic place, helping the player make his or her way to the prize. This means that the entire maze shifts and changes on each turn, confounding some and helping others. Players will need to think ahead to choose just the right spot to shift the maze in their favor. This is an excellent game to get lost in. A simpler version can be played by younger children. –Lee Strucker

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4 Stars A lot of fun for all the family !
That is a very good toy! Teaches strategy, patience to the yongest… and the oldest!

And we have a lot of fun!

Good choice!

5 Stars Fantastic game for the whole family
This game was a Christmas present and has been a huge hit for our whole family. Our children are 7, 5, and 3, the older two can play the game independently, and the youngest can participate. The greatest thrill about the game is not just all three children can play, but that my husband and I actually enjoy playing. Beyond that figuring out the challenges of gathering the treasures really uses your brain from young to old. It’s been a great addition to our family game night and would be highly recommended by all in our family.

5 Stars Excellent Game
Excellent game for young and old (even if you need to work as “partners” with the youngest). Move, get to your secret figures, and then reach home first…sounds easy, but the path you take will always change. We bought this years ago for our daughter and we all still love to play it today…almost 20 years later!

5 Stars Great visual perception and thinking ahead game
Good value and hours of fun trying to solve. I has its rewards and frustrations, but keeps you returning to play.

5 Stars It is a-MAZE-ing!
This game is challenging for both kids and adults. We played it with our 10 and 13 year olds and their 75 year old grandparents and everyone had fun!

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Rummikub

October 28th, 2009

Rummikub




Rummikub is played with a set of 106 elegant tiles that are as durable as they are easy to handle. Like Rummy, players build melds of run of the same colors – Red 7, Red 8 and Red 9 – or sets of the same numbers – Blue 8, Red 8 and Black 8. If you’re looking for a fast action game where the outcome is undecided until the last play and has a never-ending variety of strategies and play situations, you’ll love Rummikub! For 2 to 4 players. Game includes: 106 engraved plastic tiles, 4 sturdy two-tier racks, 8 rack holders, and instructions.

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5 Stars Great Game
You cannot go wrong purchasing this game. It’s perfect for teens to adults. We spend hours playing. It is very easy to learn and the games go quickly.

5 Stars Have fun and improve your mind at the same time
This game is incredible….challenges visual perception…mental acuity…number recognition and alignment….is an excellent way to keep the mind alert and exercise cognitive and visual perception while playing a game. Also good for eye hand coordination. Great for people with dyslexia and other learning disabilities.

5 Stars BEST EVER FAMILY FUN GAME
My mom introduced us to this game, and we played it the first time to humor her. It proves the old adage that truly “MOM knows BEST!” This is a game you can come into with no knowledge of the rules and enjoy your first round of play; in fact, you may even WIN your first round!

It causes you to THINK, yet you don’t feel like you have to WORK too hard to be successful. The analytical types will resonate with Rummikub the most, and it’s for THEM that the 2 minute rule exists! They’ll take forever if you let them because they can SEE all the options through that analytical portal in their brains many of us lack. USE THE TWO MINUTE RULE!

We have a huge family, will be together for family vacation this weekend, and we intend on bringing SEVERAL Rummikub sets and having either (1) two simultaenous games with a playoff or (2) combine them for a massive game and see how that works.

BTW…if you have more than 4 players who wish to play, team up.

TIP of THE DAY…Use the camera on your phone to take a photo of the sets on the table as they exist BEFORE a player begins tearing everything apart in order to reinvent sets to play his tiles. IF the player judged incorrectly and can not complete the play and he has to return the sets to their original state, the photo will be INVALUABLE!

Best investment of the year for us. Have FUN!

5 Stars Fun Game
Very good family board game with durable tiles – As little as 2 people can play this game – exercises your brain

4 Stars rummikub fun fun fun
Great game. Played it with me mom on vacation and got addicted. Now play it every night after work with my wife and it’s truly like making sand castles. Takes your mind off the stress of the day and evolves the better you get. fun fun fun.

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Baby Einstein Takealong Tunes

September 4th, 2009

Baby Einstein Takealong Tunes




Promote music appreciation and auditory development by introducing your little one to baby-friendly versions of classical masterpieces by Mozart, Vivaldi, Chopin and Rossini with the Baby Einstein?Takealong Tunes! A large, easy to press button allows your baby to toggle through 7 high quality and enjoyable classical melodies at home, or for on-the-go fun! This baby?s version of an ?MP3 player?has colorful lights that dance across the screen to enhance each entertaining melody and promote visual perception.

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5 Stars Great musical toy, great sound
This musical toy is fantastic. Our granddaughter is fascinated with the music and the flashing colors. It is quite entertaining and the the music plays nice and clear. This is a toy that all parents should have.

5 Stars The BEST Infant Toy We Could Find
Our baby is 3 months old, and loves to look at lights, especially those that move or flash. That being said, those items are hard to find. Most only play about 3 seconds of songs and lights, then you have to activate them again. This toy has 1 large, kid friendly button that activates it. They are then treated to about a minute of classical music while 7 LED lights of different colors flash to the beat. It has made a huge impression on our little one, and brought great relief to us. The music is no CD quality, but is non verbal classical (you have heard all of the songs before) and it is not as annoying as other toys. It doesn’t bother us a bit, but we are former classical musicians. For $10 (or less) IT CAN’T BE BEAT!!

4 Stars Guaranteed smiles…great for picture-taking!
Overall, a great toy. My son really began to enjoy this when he was about 2 months old. As everyone else says, the music is actually really nice–better than any of the other toys we have. But the best thing about it is the lights…something about the way they dance around, it always makes my little one smile. In fact, whenever we want to take pictures of him smiling, we would hold it behind the camera to get big grins from him. The only thing I would change about it would be to make the caterpillar handle a little smaller. He is four months old now, and still cant hold onto it. I am a little concerned that by the time he’s old enough to hold it, he won’t be so interested.

1 Star worthless
the only thing my little girl has ever done with this toy is throw it… she is completely uninterested in this toy.

5 Stars great for tantrums
This toy gets my son’s attention. The music and the lights are a perfect combo. When he throws tantrums or get restless…it always gets his attention. I love it.

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Baby Einstein Takealong Tunes

May 20th, 2009

Baby Einstein Takealong Tunes




Promote music appreciation and auditory development by introducing your little one to baby-friendly versions of classical masterpieces by Mozart, Vivaldi, Chopin and Rossini with the Baby Einstein?Takealong Tunes! A large, easy to press button allows your baby to toggle through 7 high quality and enjoyable classical melodies at home, or for on-the-go fun! This baby?s version of an ?MP3 player?has colorful lights that dance across the screen to enhance each entertaining melody and promote visual perception.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars LOVE IT!
We LOVE this toy! We have one in the diaper bag and the other one on the baby’s changing table to entertain him when he’s cranky. This is sometimes the only thing that can distract our baby from a meltdown.

5 Stars Can’t live without it!
We bought this on the recommendation of a friend for our 6-month old twins. At first, they just watched the lights. Now at 11 months, they reach for it and prefer it over other toys. The music is fun and upbeat and the lights are great and keep the baby busy. As a mom, I like that the volume has 3 settings: off, low and high. The “high” isn’t really that loud either. We have it set to the lower setting, and turn it off when we put it in the diaper bag. If you don’t push “play” again after the song is done, it stops, so it’s not constantly playing and driving you nuts. Great toy at a great price.

5 Stars this is awasome
this is her favorit toy. its small enough to carry and so easy for her to push the buttons to play the music. yhe music wasn,t to loud either.

5 Stars Lovely music, great price

My twin grand-daughters are 10 months old and they really enjoyed this toy. The music is great and it’s light weight enough to go in the car, crib etc.

5 Stars Baby Einstein Takealong Tunes
This is the cutest and it plays music and the colors are great. My granddaughter is only 3 months old and she just loves it.

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