TDmonthly Videos of Products by THINKFUN
Below are the products and videos TDmonthly has filmed for THINKFUN
Solitaire ChessMSRP: $19.99Age: 8 and upCategory: General Games Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 27387In this sequential logic puzzle fashioned by the rules of chess, participants pick a challenge card and set up the pieces as shown. They they alternate turns moving pieces one by one until only one piece is left on the board, declaring the winner. It includes 60 challenges, from beginner to expert. 2/26/2010 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] 36 CubeMSRP: $24.99Age: 8 and upCategory: General Games Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 22445Game play starts by removing the towers from the base. The goal is to place the towers following two simple rules: there must be only one of each colored tower in every row and column, and the towers must fit into the base to form a perfect cube, with all the towers being the same height. Launch date: November 19, 2008. 2/10/2009 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Aha! Brainteasers: 4-T PuzzleMSRP: $9.99Age: 8 and upCategory: Puzzles & Skill Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 21851Take the four Ts out of the large frame and try to fit them into the smaller frame on the opposite side. Hard (Level 3) 12/17/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] S'MATCHMSRP: $20.00Age: 4 and upCategory: Puzzles & Skill Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 21845S’MATCH is a classic memory game with a twist. Players are challenged to make matches according to specific attributes such as color, number or category. However, it's the S’Match Spinner that decides which way to match – and every player gets a spin. Pictures and words allow pre-readers and early readers to play together and enjoy hours of memory-building fun. 12/17/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Hoppers® JrMSRP: $14.99Age: 5 to 7Category: Puzzles & Skill Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 19685Young kids can now enjoy their own version of the popular Hoppers® game from ThinkFun® as they help Red Frog Freddie win the leaping contest by being the last one in the pond. Players choose a challenge and place the frogs on the playing board to match the picture shown. To win, players hop all of their frogs around the pond until only the red frog remains. The 40 challenges, ranging from Easy to Super Hard, keep kids’ minds busy as they will need to use smart moves to beat all of the green frogs to win the title King of the Lilies! 7/2/2008 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Chocolate Fix™MSRP: $16.99Age: 8 and upCategory: Puzzles & Skill Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 16461This game of deductive reasoning involves life-like candy play pieces. Players examine all the clues on the cards before making a move. Once they discover where to put a chocolate piece, they combine this knowledge with the clues to learn more information. Some clues give exact or possible locations, while others just give you the token color or shape. Narrow down all of the possibilities to fill each candy assortment. Challenges range from beginner to expert. Awards: TDmonthly Top Toy 2008. Where to Buy: Rocking Horse Toy Store; Berkira 12/5/2007 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]
Cover Your Tracks™MSRP: $17.00Age: 8 and upCategory: General Games Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 10710In this high-stakes spatial-development game, kids must cover their tracks on a journey through mud, sand, snow and cement. First, kids select one of 20 challenge cards. Then they must place all four pieces on the game tray to cover their tracks. As this single-player game gets more challenging, players will put their spatial-development skills to the test on this journey across different terrains. Launch date: February 2007. 12/14/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Rush Hour Deluxe EditionMSRP: $19.99Age: 8 and upCategory: Puzzles & Skill Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 10158A winner of 20 awards, Rush Hour continues to be one of ThinkFun’s most popular and renowned mind-challenging games. In honor of Rush Hour’s 10 years of success, ThinkFun is celebrating with a Deluxe Edition that is guaranteed to delight seasoned Rush Hour fans and newcomers alike. Just like the traditional game, the object is to put problem-solving skills in gear to help the red car escape the traffic jam. But Rush Hour Deluxe Edition has been revved-up for maximum performance, featuring 60 of ThinkFun’s best challenges and an exciting new level of play. It comes complete with a modern design, 15 bright metallic cars and a collector’s gift box for easy travel. Launch date: Summer 2006. — When surveyed about his best-selling puzzles in a Summer 2011 survey, Joe Berardoni, owner of Pun's Toys in Bryn Mawr, Pa., said he sells between 5 and 7 Rush Hours puzzles each month. — As of 7/12/2011 this product had 4.3 out of 5 stars from 19 reviews on Amazon.com. Pros: Helps build problem solving skills; great for travel or quiet time. Cons: Two reviewers said that the Deluxe Edition was disappointing, as it actually has less features than the original game. — Kids caught in traffic love to pull out this game and find their way out of the crunch. Rush Hour makes a great travel toy, specialty retailers have told TDmonthly, and it's been a top seller in their stores for more than 10 years. For these reasons, we gave it our TDmonthly Classic Toy 2007 award. 11/20/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] What's Gnu?MSRP: $15.00Age: 5 to 8Category: General Games Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 7999This game lets two to six young players choose between competing and cooperating. It encourages healthy competition as kids race to form three-letter words faster than their opponents. Whoever forms the most words wins. Parents (or older kids) can combine forces with little ones to help them learn how to spell new three-letter words. The game contains 72 letter tiles, 36 word cards, Gnu's stand and instructions. "What’s Gnu? is designed as an essential learning tool to help younger kids develop important language and vocabulary skills. It's perfect for multiple players and the rapid-fire game play keeps kids coming back again and again," said Emily Peters, marketing communications manager for ThinkFun. Launch date: 2004. — "ThinkFun: They have a lot of very popular games," said Gwen Bowden, manager of Doodlehopper 4 Kids in Springfield, Va. — "ThinkFun games: What’s Gnu?" is a best-selling game according to Jamie Burdette, owner of LB Toys in Media, Pa. — In fall 2009, two of 40 specialty retailers named games by Thinkfun when polled about best-selling educational items. 5/25/2006 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Spin outMSRP: $10.00Age: 8 and upCategory: Puzzles & Skill Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 5454The object of this brainteaser challenge is to turn the seven disks sideways in order to remove the puzzle slide from its case. There´s only one place for the disks to turn. Kids will need a clever strategy to unlock the secret code. 11/10/2005 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?] Zingo!MSRP: $15.00Age: 4 to 8Category: General Games Watch Video NowToyDirectory Product ID#: 3529Players try to fill their Zingo! cards with matching tiles from the Zingo Zinger. The first player to fill his or her card wins. Rules can be adjusted to favor more or less competition among players, and to vary the length of time each game requires. This game was a 2007 T.O.T.Y. Nominee for Specialty Toy of the Year. "It teaches memory, matching, vocabulary and social interaction skills. Kids have so much fun playing again and again; they don’t realize they’re learning essential thinking skills," Marketing Communications Manager Emily Peters of Thinkfun told TDmonthly. — “Customers use this game as their ‘standard’ party gift,” Owner Elaine Hackney of Boing! JP’s Toy Shop in Jamaica Plain, Mass. told TDmonthly in summer 2007. — “We sell out as soon as they come in,” added Pam Horwitz, manager of Mr. Toad’s Toy Company in Naples, Fla . Four of 63 retailers singled out Zingo! as the hottest-selling game in their store. Seven percent of 56 retailers listed Zingo as a top-selling game in January 2009. Six of 38 retailers called it a best-selling game in Feb. 2010. — “Zingo is a great game for 4- to 5-year olds,” Jamie Burdette, owner of LB Toys in Media, Pa., told TDmonthly about this game — a top seller in his store — in April 2008. “The basic Bingo concept starts to introduce words and spelling.” 5/10/2005 [Add to my Inquiry Basket][?]
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