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This magnetic travel puzzle merges chess strategy with solitaire mechanics, offering a compact brain teaser designed to strengthen logic, problem-solving, and strategic planning. It supports cognitive development by reinforcing STEM skills, creative thinking, visual perception, and reasoning. The included instruction manual provides straightforward guidance for immediate play, with no complex setup required, making it accessible for players aged 8 and above. Developed by ThinkFun, a recognized brand in brain and logic games, it features 120 progressive challenges from beginner to expert levels, allowing for skill advancement. The compact magnetic design makes it suitable for solo play and travel.
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A recurring criticism is that the game's challenge level may not satisfy experienced players, and the use of flat magnetic images instead of actual pieces can make it less intuitive to use and potentially limit its cognitive development benefits compared to other versions.
Why You'll Like It
It is commonly praised as an engaging and accessible logic game, particularly beneficial for chess beginners to learn moves at their own pace, and is valued for its portability and cost-effectiveness.
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Category: Storage
Travel
STEM Skills
 
This skill-building game lets you combine seven puzzle pieces to create up to sixty different 3D structures, offering a fun way to develop architectural thinking and problem-solving abilities. It includes sixty challenge cards with hints and solutions to keep the puzzles engaging as your skills grow. Designed for ages 8 and up, it works equally well for kids, teens, and adults who enjoy hands-on brain teasers. The set comes with a convenient storage bag, making it easy to take on the go. It’s a great way to practice spatial reasoning and logic while having fun.
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A consistent point of feedback is the game's significant difficulty, which many users, including adults, found frustrating. Concerns were also raised regarding the overall material quality, including the storage bag and a strong chemical odor upon opening.
Why You'll Like It
The game is widely noted for its challenging and engaging puzzle experience, providing a rewarding sense of accomplishment for those who enjoy complex spatial reasoning as difficulty levels progress.
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Category: Dice
Outdoor Fun
Game Pieces
 
ThinkFun is a globally recognized brand with over 50 million units sold, specializing in brain and logic games. Math Dice Chase helps develop mental math and problem-solving skills through engaging gameplay. The game was created by an elementary school math teacher and is designed for groups of 4-6 players. It includes two blue 12-sided dice, two purple 12-sided dice, and a storage bag for easy cleanup. Players race to multiply numbers and pass the dice after solving each equation. The game comes with straightforward instructions for quick setup and immediate play. Approved with the GEI Seal, Math Dice Chase is well-suited for classroom use.
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Several customers reported receiving the game with damaged or open packaging, and in some cases, with contents missing or incomplete.
Why You'll Like It
The game is noted for being fun and entertaining, effectively reinforcing math facts for children across different age groups.
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Category: Counting
Dice
Toys: Math Skills
 
My First Math Dice is an educational game designed for children ages 3 and up to develop early math and counting skills. The gameplay helps improve concentration, focus, and patience through interactive play. The set includes two six-sided dice, two chip towers, 30 counter chips, and a storage bag for organization. A clear instruction manual is provided for quick setup and immediate play. This game serves as an introductory math activity suitable for young learners.
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A recurring concern is the small size of the game's pieces, which some users found to be smaller than anticipated, leading to impressions of overall diminished enjoyment or potential durability concerns.
Why You'll Like It
Users frequently highlight the game's effectiveness in teaching early math and counting skills, appreciating its engaging design and compact, portable nature that makes it suitable for various settings.
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ThinkFun is a globally recognized brand in brain and logic games, with over 50 million units sold. Zingo Word Builder helps players develop vocabulary and spelling skills through engaging gameplay, offering two difficulty levels to accommodate both beginner and more experienced readers. The set includes a Zinger device, six double-sided cards, and 72 double-sided tiles. A straightforward instruction manual allows for quick setup and immediate play. As part of the popular Zingo product line, this game is designed for educational and entertainment purposes.
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Some users report issues with the Zinger dispenser, citing difficulties with loading, tiles falling out, or the mechanism failing over time. Concerns also include the game's potential for limited long-term engagement due to repetitive three-letter word construction and the use of only uppercase letters, which some educators note may not align with how CVC words appear in standard text.
Why You'll Like It
Many parents and educators find the game's durable, well-made components and compact design a significant advantage for storage and travel. It is widely appreciated as an engaging and fun tool that effectively supports early reading and word-building, with features like adaptable gameplay and color-coded letters contributing to its educational value.
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Category: Board Games
Outdoor Fun
Game Pieces
 
The game includes 81 chicken tiles, 12 eggs, 8 infiltrate tiles, 4 steal tiles, 4 leader tokens, and 4 screens, all made from durable materials. The humorous warfare-style gameplay involves launching eggs, creating a lively and competitive experience. A clear, well-designed instruction manual ensures quick setup and easy learning. Players develop critical reasoning and logical deduction skills through strategic play. ThinkFun, a globally recognized brand in brain and logic games, has sold over 50 million units worldwide.
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Many users reported significant difficulty in understanding the game's instructions, which often hindered or prevented successful gameplay.
Why You'll Like It
Players generally found the game to be fun and engaging, often noting it requires strategic thinking and memory skills, appealing to various age groups.
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Category: Outdoor Fun
 
This product is manufactured in China. The gameplay is designed to support early learning by helping players develop counting, basic addition, number sense, and word recognition skills in an engaging way. The set includes Zingo 1-2-3, part of ThinkFun's well-known Zingo series, featuring a Zinger device, six double-sided cards, and 72 double-sided tiles. A straightforward, high-quality instruction manual is provided for quick setup, allowing players to begin the game immediately.
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A recurring concern among users is the game's tile dispenser, which frequently jams or malfunctions, often releasing multiple tiles at once and interrupting the flow of play.
Why You'll Like It
The game generally offers an engaging way for young children to practice foundational number sense, counting, and one-to-one correspondence.
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Rush Hour Jr is designed with a playful theme that engages younger players. It serves as an entry-level single-player game from ThinkFun, introducing foundational logic and sequential reasoning skills. The gameplay focuses on problem-solving through structured challenges suitable for early learners. All components are tailored for ease of use by children while maintaining the core mechanics of the original Rush Hour game.
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Many users express concerns about the physical quality of the game, citing flimsy components like the board or lightweight car pieces that may tip easily, impacting play. Additionally, issues with product packaging, such as receiving damaged boxes or finding the game components significantly smaller than the packaging suggests, are frequently mentioned.
Why You'll Like It
Children find the game highly engaging and fun, effectively promoting critical thinking and logic skills through its varied challenges. It is well-suited for solo play and portability, making it a good option for entertainment in diverse settings.
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Category: Outdoor Fun
 
This set includes 72 Zingo! Sight Words tiles designed to help children recognize and learn essential vocabulary. It comes with six double-sided Zingo! cards featuring different word combinations for varied gameplay. The package contains one Zingo! Zinger device for tile distribution during play. Instructions and a learning guide are included to assist with setup and educational use. The components support sight word recognition through interactive play. (199 characters)
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The limited number and repetition of unique sight words included is a frequent concern, as it can hinder the game's educational value for older children or sustained learning and may lead to slow or repetitive gameplay.
Why You'll Like It
Many families find this game an engaging and effective tool for helping younger children, particularly preschoolers and kindergarteners, learn early sight words.
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ThinkFun is a globally recognized brand in brain and logic games, with more than 50 million units sold. This game helps develop critical thinking skills, including logical deduction and spatial reasoning, through engaging gameplay. The set includes a game board, 10 rubber bands, and 40 challenges ranging from beginner to expert levels. A clear, well-designed instruction manual ensures quick and easy setup, allowing players to start immediately.
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A potential limitation noted by users is that a child's interest may decrease once all the game's levels have been completed, which could impact its long-term replay value.
Why You'll Like It
The game provides an engaging and challenging experience, fostering thinking skills, motor planning, and independent play, which some parents found effective in reducing screen time.
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AVRG: $45.00
Category: Magic Sets
 
The Rubik's Cube is a classic puzzle game that has been popular since the 1980s. This gift set includes multiple versions of the iconic logic puzzle, designed for enthusiasts of all skill levels. The upgraded models feature high stability and vibrant, fade-resistant color panels instead of stickers for long-term durability. These versions offer smoother rotation than previous models, reducing sticking even during fast turns, making them suitable for speed cubing. The Rubik's Cube also serves as a cognitive exercise, improving concentration, dexterity, and hand-eye coordination for users of all ages. Its challenging yet rewarding nature makes it a versatile gift for both children and adults, serving as an engaging activity or a relaxing pastime.
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A common concern across reviews is the overall quality and movement of the cubes, particularly the 4x4, which many users describe as stiff, difficult to turn, or prone to sticking.
Why You'll Like It
The 2x2 and 3x3 cubes included in the set are generally reported to offer smooth and easy turning.
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The ThinkFun Math Dice Jr. game helps children ages 6 and up develop mental math and cognitive skills through engaging gameplay. With more than 50 million games sold globally, ThinkFun is a trusted brand in educational puzzles and games. The game encourages early math development in a fun, interactive format. It includes a straightforward instruction manual for quick setup and play. Math Dice Jr. has been nominated for Toy of the Year, earning recognition from parents and educators as an effective learning tool.
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A common point of feedback indicates that for optimal enjoyment, players need to have similar math skill levels, as significant disparities can lead to frustration or one player dominating. Some children are also reportedly deterred by the game's explicit 'math' title, potentially leading to disinterest or a quicker loss of engagement compared to other educational games.
Why You'll Like It
Many parents report that children find this game fun and engaging, effectively encouraging the development and practice of core math skills, particularly addition and subtraction, in a playful, non-drill format. The game components, including the large, colorful dice, are often noted for their good quality and portability.
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ThinkFun is a globally recognized manufacturer of brain games and puzzles, with over 50 million units sold worldwide. This game helps players develop critical reasoning and logical deduction skills through progressively challenging puzzles, offering an engaging learning experience. The set includes a durable game board, six cat pieces, six crime tokens, and 40 challenges with solutions, designed for players aged 8 and up. The theme is lighthearted, featuring humorous artwork. A clear, well-designed instruction manual ensures quick setup and immediate gameplay. Recommended for intermediate skill levels.
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A recurring issue is the game's challenging and often confusing instructions, particularly regarding directional clues, which can lead to frustration for both children and adults. Additionally, many users reported that the limited number of unique puzzles significantly impacts replayability, causing children to quickly lose interest once the solutions are memorized.
Why You'll Like It
The game is frequently noted for its effectiveness in developing logic, critical thinking, and deductive reasoning skills in children, often complemented by its appealing cat theme and solid build quality.
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The Minecraft Magnetic Travel Puzzle includes 9 magnetic Minecraft items, an instruction manual, and a challenge booklet with 40 puzzles ranging from beginner to expert level, complete with solutions. The clear, high-quality instruction manual allows for immediate gameplay. The puzzles help develop logical reasoning and deduction skills through structured challenges that progressively increase in difficulty.
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Some users find the puzzles quite challenging or frustrating to solve. A significant and repeated concern is that the colors are very difficult to distinguish for individuals who are colorblind, which can make the game unplayable for them.
Why You'll Like It
Parents often praise how the magnetic pieces effectively keep everything in place, making it a great toy for travel. The overall build quality and durability of the puzzle itself also get frequent positive mentions.
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Zingo is a beginner-level game designed for pre-readers and early readers aged 4 and up. It helps develop language and matching skills through fast-paced, engaging play, making it suitable for both classroom and home use. The game includes an updated version of the classic Zingo set, featuring an additional card to accommodate up to 7 players. A distinctive Zinger device adds interactive fun for all ages. The package comes with clear, easy-to-follow instructions, allowing players to start immediately.
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A recurring concern among users is a noticeable decline in the game's material quality, with reports of flimsy plastic and thin boards. The zinger device, designed to dispense cards, frequently jams or malfunctions, which can interrupt gameplay and cause frustration. Additionally, some families expressed discomfort with specific card content.
Why You'll Like It
Many children find the game highly engaging and fun, often requesting to play it repeatedly. Its simple, picture-based gameplay makes it accessible for a wide range of ages, and some users note it helps develop social skills.
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AVRG: $29.99
Age Range: 8 and up
Specialty: Yes (as of 2014)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Puzzles & Skill
General Games
General Toys
 
This gravity powered logic maze is sure to put your visual perception and reasoning skills to the test. The colorful, translucent towers can be arranged in a plethora of visually stimulating structures but, for each challenge, you’ll have to think carefully to build a path that will successfully carry your marble to its target. 60 challenges, ranging in difficulty, will give you plenty of creative building time while you maneuver the maze in your mind!
— Phyllis Stroud, owner of Rocking Horse Toy Store in Natchitoches, La., told TDmonthly in a January 2015 survey that Gravity Maze from Thinkfun was one of their store's best-selling STEM toys.
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Laser Maze is an innovative new game that integrates the use of laser beams into a mind-challenging logic game. 60 challenges flex strategic thinking muscles and ignite the light both on the grid and in players' minds.

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Category: General Games
Preschool
 
Hello Sunshine is a delightful learning game for toddlers. Play hide and seek with Sunshine – a huggable plush toy – while teaching your toddler positional words such as In, On Top, Below and more. As one of your child’s first games, Hello Sunshine builds interaction between parent and child while building vocabulary and language skills.
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Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: General Games
Party Goods
 
Who knew that positioning a word in one continuous ring would make it so tricky to read? WordARound is a fast-paced, fun party game where players race to decipher the word in the ring. The game is addictively fun, yet also helps build focus, attention and vocabulary skills.
— In a February 2014 survey, Michelle Sahr, owner of My Little Red Wagon in Hudson, Ohio, told TDmonthly in a February 2014 survey that Word Around was one of their best-selling games.

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Age Range: 4 to 7
Specialty: Yes (as of 2012)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: General Games
Educational
Language
 
Zingo! Sight Words is a fun, interactive game that teaches reading skills through fast-paced play. Designed for players ages 4-6, this game teaches early readers to recognize and read some of the most common words in the English language. The sight words featured in this game were identified by leading educators as the most fundamental. Learning and mastering them is key to becoming a successful, fluent reader - doing it through play makes learning fun. Launch date: September 2012.
Awards: 2013 TDmonthly Seal of Approval, Play On Words (PAL) Award
— As of 11/15/2012 this product had 4.9 out of 5 stars from 17 reviews on Amazon.com. Pros: Helps kids learn to read; Easy to learn, but still challenging and fun.
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Age Range: 6 and up
Specialty: Yes (as of 2012)
Gender: Boys And Girls
Category: Puzzles & Skill
Board Games
General Games
 
PathWords Jr. is a clever word search puzzle with a twist. To complete each themed challenge, place colorful Tetris-style puzzle pieces over letters to spell a word forward or backwards. With its unique design and tactile appeal, PathWords Jr. builds spatial reasoning and strengthens vocabulary with clever graphic hints and funny word play. An ideal game for children ages 6 and  up, PathWords Jr. instills a lifelong love of word puzzles and logic games.
Awards: Dr. Toy Best Vacation Children's Product Award; ASTRA Best Toys winner in 2011; Creative Child Puzzle of the Year; Parents' Choice (Gold); Oppenheim Toy Portfolio (Platinum); Teachers' Choice; National Parenting Publications Award (NAPPA).
— As of 11/15/2012 this product had 4.9 out of 5 stars from 17 reviews on Amazon.com. Pros: Helps build logic and spacial skills; helps kids develop literacy skills.

Featured in:December Staff Picks (12/1/2012)
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