Not everything is for play
359673
I purchased these for a craft and wowser I had plenty to do several. I loved the mixture of these sea life creatures.
3147012
The game is so fun that it is difficult to get a chance to play. What a great idea.
288293
The ball is no good but everything else is good. The onLy thing is you need to know how to play not fun for beginners.- CH
2236988
This was my first exposure to the game Pairs.  And I have to say Pairs isn't very good.  Everyone gets dealt a card, the player showing the lowest card can basically hit or fold.  If they hit and don't pair, then play passes to the next player.  But if hit and pair, they score one of the matching cards, then all the remaining unscored cards are collected again, reshuffled, redealt, repeat.  There is a boatload of shuffling versus actual play, which makes for very little actual gameplay.

With that said, I enjoyed the artwork and theme of this particular version.
1196063
some of the sections contain little or no stuffing.making for an even surface.
3333211
This is really fun for my 4 year-old but it is SMALL.  It's also pretty flimsy so I'm not sure it will hold up outside unless we stake it into the ground and use a lot of duct tape.  It is well made (for plastic) and easy to assemble.  We use it indoors and that's fun.  But if you're looking for much action out in your yard, this isn't the product for that.
2267251
The ball is very dense and seems a bit heavy. The outer cover is very durable but sacrifices touch and handling. This would be good for backyard play but not for people serious about training or actually playing.
736400
This game requires reading. Games rarely disclose this on the box, but, as a parent of young children, it is one of the things I'm most interested in. I like to play games with my kids, but I want to PLAY, not just provide the voices that should be there anyway.

Also, the game is not designed very well. It has a lot of unnecessary running around trying to figure out where you are supposed to be.

Definitely one to rent or buy used instead of paying full price.

If your child can read on their own (4th grade level or above), add half a star to my rating.
4339626
The scenes are beautiful and well lit. Unlike most Hidden Objects games with dark scenes and various objects piled to the rafters. These scenes are uncluttered, but still challenging. The story could be more interesting, but it's not a vital part of the game.
2362223
kind of hard for little kids, more of a teen and adult game
4401071
The game is more fun than I expected, to be honest, but as a "starter kit" this is a bit stingy.  For one thing, you need TWO mats in order to play the game (football is a game played between two teams, after all), but they supply only one.  So one person has to play on an imaginary or home-made mat.

The idea is to simulate an entire football game by focusing on a key play in each drive.  Your players, both offensive and defensive, have ratings in each of several categories, and the result of a drive is quickly determined by matching one of your players against of your opponent's players--and so on until the drives are exhausted and the game is over.

There is no clock management; the game ends when each team has had a certain number of drives (more like baseball than football, if you think about it), and this means that a very big lead could be literally insurmountable before the game is over.  Bad idea for people who enjoy, you know, playing games.

It doesn't take long to discover that the makers have seriously overestimated the Denver Broncos, and I suspect that there's a general bias toward offensive rather than defensive teams.  Considering the price, I'm not about to buy extra team packs in order to test this theory.

So this turned out to be a fun short-term Christmas gift, but not a game that we keep playing over and over.  Maybe at a lower cost, we would buy more team packs and have more fun with it.
1151337
Fun for little Superman fans, but the shiny surface isn't ideal for actually playing soccer.  Perhaps with use it will wear in to be a more playable ball.
2914251
This is a nice little Age Play story.  Lots of spankings and sex but not a whole lot of character building or plot.  It is well written.  The ending is rushed but it has its' happy ending.
363683
These toy guns were not purchased by me to have children play with them. No, they were for 'teaching' purposes for my unruly cats. In order for them not to climb into curtains, or up my pants, snag my sweaters, scratch furniture, etc., the squirt guns are aimed at these naughty critters to discourage them from getting into mischief. Yes, as a deterrent.  They got the picture, all right.  Now all I have to do is aim it at them,. and they scatter!
As for quality, not all that great. A common feature with these plastic guns is that they are prone to leakage.  So I had to throw quite a few of them away. Furthermore, a few did not want to squirt water at all.  The water tube inside was not aligned properly.  Quality, therefore, is not their strongest point. However, it was fun playing around with the ones that survived the elimination process. I have them scattered near disaster areas for a quick disciplinary access.
2784234
A nice game, feels a bit too chaotic and luck based when played with four or five people(The game is intended for 2-4 players).

The decks aren't balanced and some are much better than others which hurts gameplay.
3808955
I would describe this game as a bit of a cross between Risk, Ticket-To-Ride, and Settlers of Catan (all very good games). As the name suggests you build a network of power grids to supply different cities. It is kind of a weird concept but it is a fun game.

The game seems to be designed to always keep the games close by rewarding the player that is coming last. I am not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing! Sometimes it pays to stay a little behind so you can take advantage of the benefits of coming last.

The auctioning of power plants is quite fun element of the game that I have not really come across in other board games.

It takes quite some time to learn how to play the game as the instructions are not the greatest. There were a few rules you have to make up given the manual is not clear on them.

The game also appears to finish rather abruptly often, although after a while I guess you should be able to see it coming quicker.

While you can play the game with 2 or 3 people I would suggest that it is suggest you try and play it with 4, 5 or 6. The auctions are more competitive and adds the element of scarcity as a strategic factor in the supply of goods (for the power plants).

Overall it is a very good game.
4516183
We have a lot of fun with this game but it is something you shouldnt play with new friends as it is very revealing and can get uncomfortable. Most cards are about sex or drugs so if that isn't your thing, it may not be very much fun for you.