love that the instructions come with multiple games and the ...
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love that the instructions come with multiple games and the box is nice and holds all of the dominos. Soft feel and they aren't too fragile and easy to use.
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Saw someone playing this in a video and decided to try it out.  It's a fun and quick way to play Monopoly and my 9 year old nephew loves it.  I didn't give it 5 stars because the instructions are seriously lacking and we spent the first couple of game sessions googling answers to all of our questions as the games progressed.
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Beautiful packaging and the game is so fun to play. Both my 10yr old daughter and I love to play with it and design the games and characters.
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I have been trying to find games interesting enough to keep my daughter engaged but also simple enough to understand how to play by herself.  My favorite has been Disney Infinity so this was our next try after many games seem to be too complicated for her to navigate on her own.  We purchased this game at Walmart and price matched so the price of $18 is very fair as the price on here.  My daughter loves this game, I think the best part of these games is the characters are familiar to kids and keep them excited playing their favorite characters.  We also loved the "missions" and being able to also do dentist work or vet work on the puppies is also a plus.  There is reading involved in this game but it is not at all necessary.  My daughter is 5 and this has been a hard part of buying games for her to play independently because most of the time you have to read what is being displayed in order to do any missions, but not with the Barbie Puppy Rescue as it is pretty much easy to figure out without reading anything.  This has so far been great and we are looking forward to finding what more this game has to offer. A few tips:  the arrows pointing to the wall actually are pointing in that "direction" so the puppy / object may be in the area meaning, behind the brick wall etc ...  Also, the Dentist part, you have to mimic the directions they highlight kind of like a simon says in order to do the "cleaning" or "fixing" of the tooth.
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My son loves this game. It goes well with the Shopping List game and you can mix them together to make the game even more fun :)
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SOOO MANY INSTRUCTIONS.  Cool game once you put it together, that's why I gave it 4 stars, however be aware that this is not for little kids to put together-LOTS of pieces involved.
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Juxtabo is a colorful stacking game that combines skills from chess, checkers, and puzzle games. To play, set up a game board by randomly arranging Juxtabo pieces in a square. Each player then draws seven pieces and two challenge cards. The object of the game is to identify color patterns on the board that match the patterns on the cards. Players can change the colors of the pieces on the board by stacking like-colors. When you spot a pattern on the board, shout "Juxtabo" and claim the card. You can set up the board in 4 by 4, 5 by 5, or 6 by 6 configurations and look for either three-dot or four-dot patterns. The game currently costs $29.99.

Recommended for kids ages 6 and older, Juxtabo is my second favorite game that I received from Funnybone Toys. The game requires a combination of critical thinking skills and luck. My daughter is still a bit too young to fully understand the game, but my husband and I already love playing with her. Juxtabo is easy to set up and requires only a flat surface. I love that you have to think ahead to create color patterns on the board. My toddler son loves playing with the double-sided color pieces, and I am excited to continue sharing this entertaining and educational game with my children for years to come!

I received a copy of Juxtabo in exchange for my honest opinion.
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My daughter (8) received this game from Christmas. We have played MANY times and we all enjoy it. This game engages the kids to be creative with questions and to really think outside of the box. The game comes with a card that offers sample questions, which I think is very helpful for young players. You can also choose to guess the specific characters name or you can go the generic route which is helpful for those that don't watch a lot of Disney movies. If you have family game night I highly recommend this game! My 10 year old really likes it as well.
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My family and I really enjoy playing this game - we love the goofy haunted house theme, and we love how the theme of the game changes with the different haunt scenarios. There is a bit of a learning curve to it - the rules could be organized a little differently to make it easier for first time players to figure it out but once you do game play is logical and the rules are easy to remember/follow. We enjoy the artwork on the cards, box and rules - that definitely adds to the fun of the game.
Many reviewers have mentioned that the plastic playing pieces that you are supposed to stick on your character card don't stay on, and no they definitely do not! You either have to never touch/bump your character tile or use a different method. We use painter's blue tape - sticks on and off repeatedly and doesn't do any damage. As a bonus it gives you more of a straight line view to your character trait than the little plastic pieces did anyway. Overall I'm amazed they were able to include so many pieces in the game for only $40, but I guess that's what you get if you print in China.
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Our daughter received this for her 4th birthday. Even though the recommended age range is 7+, she is able to play and comprehend the rules just fine. Heck, she finds most of the pairs faster than I can most of the time! We've loved playing this over the past 6 months. So much so, that she'll be finding the Blue Orange Games Tell Tale Fairy Tales game in her stocking this year! This is compact enough to throw in a purse for play during doctors visit waits, restaurants, etc. I LOVE the tin that it comes in as well. Cards are of decent thickness and this will last many years.
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This is a ton of fun, easy to learn and brings kids (and adults) of all ages to the table to play together.

Girls and boys have loved playing Ready, Set, Silhouette!, and my daughter has even played it by herself in a solitaire version; she was training for a game with the grown ups.

This is very much like the Spot It! games by Blue Orange with a twist - you're matching all of the items on the card to a card that has black silhouettes of those items.  It's great fun and even challenging for the grownups.

Matching strengthens visual perception skills.  When you're playing against opponents or the clock, you strengthen cognitive speed.  Its also easy to play cooperatively, which we really enjoy.

The silhouette cards are plastic and very sturdy.  The image cards are heavy cardboard.  This has lasted through more than one kid and is still going strong in excellent condition.
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My husband and I decided to give this a try for our family game night. It was the first time either of us had played Fluxx, so there was a bit of a learning curve,  but after a few hands we started to get the hang of it.

I felt like the instructions did a pretty good job of explaining game play. I do think it is probably easier to learn if you have at least one person who is familiar with the game.

The Batman theme was a lot of fun. It features all of the familiar heroes and villians. The illustrations were great and it was fun to see how the different goals, rules, and action cards played out.

I think it could be even more fun with a larger group, but it was definitely doable with just two people. I would say aged 9 + would be a good fit for this game (the rules and objectives change constantly which could make it a challenge for younger players to understand).
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I wanted to find a toy that would excite our son enough to lure him away from spending so much time on video games, and this does the trick!  He's played with this more than any other toy he received this year, and he loves to show his creations to his friends.

He was especially proud of the a.m. radio that we worked on together.  The more than 300 projects should keep us busy for some time, though several are very similar and require making few changes.

Some of his favorites have been the lie detector, the a.m. radio, a light detector, and a water detector.

The pieces easily snap together and apart, but because there are some exposed transistor parts and light bulb sockets that could be broken off if careless, it is important to caution the user to be careful.

The nature of this toy and its projects easily lends itself towards parent/child participation (one can read the instructions while the other helps locate the needed part, and both can work together to find where it goes on the circuit board).  Still, I'd say it is easy enough for a child from 9 - 12 years old to go it alone with just minimal supervision.

Once the child learns how different circuits work there are many possibilities for creating original projects of their own.

Each part has its place on the storage tray, which helps keep the toy organized and protected from damage.

The manufacturer also offers other kits/manuals that can help expand the 300 project kit to make over 500 or more projects.
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The Great Big Book of Children's Games is full of fun games of all sorts: Ball Games, Water Games, Chase Games, Card Games, and so on.  Many of the games are well-known childhood classics, but many of them are either foreign or totally new.

The book offers lots of ways to play versions of popular games with a make-your-own version. Naturally, it doesn't tell you explicitly, "Don't buy game X, you can make your own!", but it does give great instructions on how to make paper playing boards for games like Shut the Box, Beetle (like a drawing version of Cootie), and also how to get the most out of a game like Checkers.

As far as outside games, it can't be beat, there are dozens of variations on classics like hopscotch, hide-and-seek, and that eternal favorite: tag!

This book is a great gift idea for Moms, Teachers, Daycare Providers, and it's a great one to leave around for the teenaged babysitter if you're going out and you don't want the kids to spend the evening in front of the TV.  Wonderful!
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I was a little unsure about this game because it wasn't easy to see how the game is played when looking at it online. I'm very glad I decided to get it. There's a lot more strategy to this game then there first appears, but the game is really easy to learn. Game set up is quick and easy, and the game is enjoyable both for families wanting to play a game and for people who like to play the more intense board games. The artwork is beautiful, the pieces are well designed and durable, and best of all, this game relaxes you even if you're losing. The expansion it comes with is also a lot of fun and adds an interesting twist to the game.
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We really love this game and have been playing it a lot.  It's like a cross between battleship and the card game war but much more fun to play with the kids than those other games.  My kids can be heard cheering or yelling 'Aw Man!' in equal measure.  There are no arguments or fighting with this one and they spend a lot of time setting up their boards and really put a lot of thought into where they want their pieces to go.

The pieces do not come with the icons on them, they are little stickers that you have to add on yourself, but they are really easy to place and the one time I didn't line it up correctly I was able to peel off the sticker and put in on the right way without ripping the sticker.  So it's really easy to 'put together' the first time.
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I bought this for my kids when I bought their Nintendo DS Lite consoles.  After playing it a couple of times with my children (it's single card wifi enabled), I had to get my own DS Lite so I could join in the fun.  Frustrating at times, especially when you're sure you threw a strike or a bulls eye and find that you didn't, but that's part of the fun. The majority of the games you can play against other players, but you can also set it up to play against a CPU (or two or three).  Three games are one-player only games -- Mahjong, Solitaire and Escape.  If my daughter wants to play one game and I another, I can actually set it up to play the game she wants first, then I close my host console; she receives a message asking if she wants to continue to play against the CPU (instead of me).  Then I just log back on and go to the game I really want to play.  Works like a charm!