Puzzle Reviews

I bought this as a present for my niece's first day of preschool. She raved about it all day, brought it to show and tell the next day... And the teacher went and bought her own for the classroom! We are so pleased with the quality and craftsmanship and recommend it to anyone... Especially teachers!

We received this toy as an early christmas present and it has been great! My son loves the puzzles and I love how convenient the storage case makes clean up. He can spend hours playing and it only takes me second to out it away! Also, the case is light and sized well so it fits anywhere. This is a perfect first puzzle set!

We received this as a gift for my son and just recently had to take him to the hospital because he severely cut his foot when it fell off the table and onto his little toe. The toy itself is fun, but it's too heavy to be around little kids. I once dropped the box on myself as well and it hurt like a son of a gun. It has since been removed and just the puzzles remain, however, there's now no neat way to organize them. So, buy and enjoy the toy, but put the storage box away immediately.

My 2 year old daughter has this puzzle and thinks its wonderful.

Unlike many puzzles, with just one character on it, the picture is brilliant having lots of different trains, etc on it. It is easy to fit togehter, with parts of a different character or scene on every piece. She can easily put Thomas, the sheds, Harold, etc together thus eventually making the whole puzzle.

This is by far her favourite puzzle. For one, it's Thomas! And for 2, it's well-made and 'easy' to work out how to put together.

My son who just turned 4 years old in December received this for Christmas. I'm amazed at the beauty and durability of the pieces. He put it together about three times (with help) the first time we opened it! I never seen him so excited about a toy and to my greater surprise--a puzzle! Each time he placed a new piece in (sometimes with my assistance and sometimes not), he'd ask me to turn around and then ask me to look. When I looked I praised him for his accomplishment and he squealed with excitement. He literally jumped up and down almost after each piece was placed! He told me this was his favorite gift for Christmas and believe me he had quite a few more that were more expensive. I'll be buying more Thomas puzzles from this company in the near future as I'm very impressed.

My son and I have been doing puzzles together since he was two, but most of the puzzles that claim to be for kids are too complicated or have pieces that are a little too small for him to work with; so he usually "helps" me by talking with me as I do the puzzle and occasionally placing a piece. He likes this big Thomas puzzle because, at age 4, he can do it all by himself. The pieces are big, which not only makes it easier to grasp and manipulate, but easier to comprehend the shape and the picture pattern as well. Of course, he likes that it is Thomas, and he even likes the "cool" box it comes in.

So this puzzle has a lot of replay value, because whenever we start a puzzle session, he will eventually move to this one to show mommy and me that he can do it all by himself, and that makes him feel good.

My 4 year old nephew just loves this puzzle! It's the best! The large pieces make it easy for him to manueuver.

We got this puzzle for our 3 kids last Christmas. It is big, bright, sturdy and very educational...even for me! Of course the first thing we noticed was the picture of the Twin Towers over New York. (Not sure if they are still making them like that)This is something I will keep forever, and that my kids will continue learning from for years to come.

My four-year-old has been obsessed with this puzzle.

The geographical pictures give grownups things to talk about (e.g., "There's the Golden Gate; you've seen that." or "Do you remember where the corn grows?"). Also, the pieces are extremely sturdy & flat so it locks together easily. This reduces the frustration factor.

For a pre-schooler needing to work on problem-solving skills, this puzzle was excellent! Not too big or too small, and the Noah's Ark theme was perfect. We had a blast pointing out all the different animals and making their sounds. The puzzle has held up well, and we'll continue to have fun with it.

I got this puzzle for my daughter's Easter basket and she loves it! What realy sold me was the great quality of this puzzle. The pieces are all well cut out--no peeling paper or edges and they all fit perfectly. My daughter is three and a half and I help her with the puzzle until she gets good enough to do it on her own. She wants to break it up and start over as soon as she has finished it. The Noah's Ark artwork is beautiful--highly detailed and very interesting to look at.

I will keep Ravensbuger in mind for future puzzle purchases.

The Playstation doesn't have a lot to offer puzzle fans, so this new offering is really welcome. Similar to the game Bust-a-Move 2, Ballistic requires you to shoot different colored balls toward a spiral. Matching three or more balls of the same color causes them to disintegrate. Play ends when the balls overrun your ball launcher. My wife, who is usually averse to video games, picked up the play mechanics in about 10 seconds. I couldn't tear her away! A great one or two-player game that's sure to appeal to the whole family. The game also sells at a bargain price. Highly recommended.

This game is very addictive! There was only one thing about this game that I did not like, and that was the length. We just received the game last week, and I have already gone through every stage in the stage mode. There are other options though, like two-player and Panic mode.

My 5 year old's grandfather bought this for him and the three of us put it together! He could help identify the major pieces but I had to find the pieces that went together for the most part. He loved tapping on the pieces with the little hammer after I would stick them together to make sure they were together. He keeps it in his room and refuses to take it apart. The only downfall is that the legs easily fall off when it tips over and I have to put it back together. Not a big deal! I plan on getting him the T-rex for Christmas this year!

This is a great toy I may take it from my son and put it in my office. It looks vicious, like it's going to walk over and bite at any second. fun to put together and solid as a rock. Cool wood, too. my son won't let it out his room. it took a while to put together but not too long.

Well, it's 'Bust-a-Move', aka 'Puzzle Bobble', furthermore incarnated as 'Poyu Pop' and a handful of other clones. As with the best Japanese computer games, 'BaM' presents the player with an initially simple task that is repeated many times over, with a gently-increasing difficultly level. Think 'Bubble Bobble' or 'Bomb Jack', games this is distantly related to. As for 'IV', the essential simplicity of the game is still there, but many of the newer additions are like sprinkling sugar onto chocolate, in that they add calories without positively affecting nutritional value. The choice of different characters, for example, satisfied a deep oriental yearning for drama (the suspicion that, somewhere, a Japanese film studio is putting together a series of animated adventures based on the game is irresistable) whilst adding nothing of great substance to the play experience, and the reliance on combo moves gives the game a steep learning curve for newer players. It's all very reminiscent of the last 'Bomberman' game - it's been garnished to such a degree that you can't see the cake for the icing. Still, it has the traditional, honest-to-goodness one-on-one mode so beloved of the previous incarnations of the experience, and if you think that paying [this amount of $] for one of the finest games ever is excessive, you might as well go off and buy 'Daikatana' or something and bore yourself to death.

this game has a lot packed in it. sure, when you play it you think of its graphics. not as good as some others. u put the game down thinking i wasted my money. Next day u play it, you play player vs computer and story mode and think hey this is cool. u invite friends over and thats when you find the MEAT of the game! Player vs Player! characters to unlock anf fun, fun fun!!! Buy this game! Your friends will be BEGGING to play it! Promise!

Kit Kat Bar

If you are not a fan of violent video games and need some relaxation with your PC, Shangai is great for you. But, if you have a later version of Windows 95, you'll need a patch.

I recently got a new computer with Windows XP and the game insists it needs Windows 95 (mind you it ran fine on Windows 98). So please be aware that the computer company needs to make an updated version that supports Windows XP.

I have been searching for this game since I gave mine away after finding that my new computer would not accept it. I now have a laptop that has the setting it needs. I am so happy to have it back. I enjoy the Beijing game the best. I have not seen anything like it since.

when i first got this toy i didn't know what to think of it. it realy is fun for boring car trips and it also dobles a jewlery. It really is a good thing for using to problem solve. I would recomend this toy to any one. (ecept the kids under 3 because it is a choking hazard.)

This is one of my favourite metallic puzzles.
Its simple, sturdy and symmetric design made it my figit toy of choice while studying/reading. Each piece is slightly smaller than the palm of your hand making it easy to manipulate even when not paying much attention. The metal is also strong enough to resist malforming in those frustrating moments when you think you've got it, if only you push a little harder...

If I had to make a complaint about this puzzle, it would be that it makes more noise than most while playing around with it.

I will definitely be looking into similar puzzles by ThinkFun.

This thing comes separated and you have to put it together and then try to take it apart. I put it together in like two minutes. I still, after maybe a year still have not gotten it apart. But, I will keeping trying...

this game has ten levels of fun. you can change the music and the speed. i like it a lot.it is sumwut like a tetress game. i luv it.

Yes. I have every game of yoshi, all his toys, and so on so forth. I am obsessed with Yoshi. I sure can't remember what this game is like..but anything with Yoshi is SO AWESOME! you will NOOOOOT regret buying this awesome game..now i played for awhile and then yeah..well anyways~This game is EXTREMELY AWESOME! My baby Yoshi race car says so too. Make the right choice..vote yoshi..buy this toy if you LUV yoshi! *all of you!*

This game is a puzzle game.The object is to clear the field from the falling monsters. You do that by switching platforms to match monsters. When you get two matching ones touching they will both disappear. You also want to get alot of points. You can get alot by dropping an eggshell,putting alot of monsters on top of it,and then putting another eggshell on top of that.( It will only work if you have the bottom half of an eggshell on the bottom and a top half of an eggshell on the top.) The more monsters you put in between the more points you get. This is a MUST-BUY! Beginners can work on just clearing the stage and experts can try to get alot of points.