Puzzle Reviews

I do not own this specific brand so I cannot coment on its durability and fitness. However I gave it five stars seeing as none of the other reviewers had enything against it and it hasent got any pieces sticking out that can easily fall. On my make of this toy some of the colerfull covers fell off but the toy works Just as well without them and you can glue them back on easily. Even with that fualt this toy seems to be diferently bilt so that this is not a problem.
I am 12 years old and I love brain teasers.
On the fun side - this toy lets your Imagination take over and each person can do whatever they want to do with this toy.
This toy is not exactly griping and you wont be hurrying home from school just to play with it but when you are bored you can certinlly please yourself with this toy.
This gimic is also light weghit and compact and theirfore sutiable for travel.
you can hold competitions on hwo can make the nicest shape with others and when by yourself you can try discovering new ways to play with it.
I also gave this toy five stars for "Educational value" seeing as unlike video games this toy helps your imagination flow.
Also, I am peswaded that as soon as my dad sees us playing with it he will start teeching us how many diferent combinations you can make with it and more.
My three year old brother, my parents, my other brothers and me all enjoy this toy.
I think every family should try this toy.

I have four children and even my 3 year old finds it entertaining. It stretches their imagination and they spend countless hours trying to come up with the most creative creatures. I've decided to purchase a second one so they can race to see who can make the desired shape the fastest. It's durable, compact, quiet and best of all, it's one of the few toys we own that requires no batteries!

This toy has been around for years, which should tell you how good it is. I don't know why children under 8 would not be able to play with it. This puzzle is made of 20 connected red and white triangles that rotate to make many things. It requires imagination and dexterity to be able to use it. A great toy for when you are bored and/or on the road.

I got this game a few weeks ago and believe me when I tell you that it ROCKS! If you like puzzle games, you'd definitely love this one. At first it's a little difficult, but once you get the hang of it (which doesn't take too terribly long) you'll find yourself saying, "Just one more game" over and over again. It's totally addicting! I would say that Ballistic is just about as good as Tetris. And WAY better than Bust A Move... Their price is awesome. Or just wherever you can find it, you should totally get it. You'll love it!!

If you like Tetris and other puzzle type games, you will love Ballistic. It takes a few minutes to get used to the gameplay, but once you do you will find yourself picking it up again and again.

I bought this game about a month ago and haven't stopped playing it yet. There are three different variations of the game and all of them are equally fun. This game would not be good for younger children. There are no fun graphics or characters. On the other hand, it's great for adults. It will definitely keep you amused while waiting on an appointment or just killing time. My only complaint about the game was that it didn't come in one of the plastic cases that so many gameboy games come in.

I used to play bomberman3 on my Zsnes computer downlaod, and it was awesome! the object of most bomberman games is to blow up mutant creatures and rid the galixy of evil. The exitement is so tense, sometimes I got in trouble for stomping when I got killed.
i HIGHLY recommend bomberman games for action gamers.
Later days!

You should really buy this game its wht its worth. their are a couple of hard levels but eventually you may get buy them.The graphics are really good but sometimes their not at all good graphics.this game is awesome and I suggest you buy this game it will make you happier if you buy it.

This game was one of the best i've played. You blow up cubes to get to stuff, and get power up's that make you fly and stuff. I suggest you buy it. Its great for [the price].

Both of my kids (4 ½ and 22 Mos.)love fire trucks so this puzzle was a big hit. The large size (4 feet long) makes it a good size for use on a coffee table. t is also large enough that several kids can work on it without banging into each other.

The design is clear with strong colors and nice details (look for the dalmatian in the window). The pieces are durable for cardboard (my kids walk across the puzzle constantly and it has not been damaged).

My only fault with the puzzle is it is so popular I can never get it put away for more than a few minutes. Once taken apart, the kids want to put it together again.

I bought this puzzle for my 2 1/2 year old son. He loves to point out everything on the puzzle. he is getting really good at putting it together.

The pieces are very large and thick so hard to bend.

It's great to see puzzles are becoming more and more durable. This one certainly can withstand toddler handling. Bright, colorful pieces. Great family fun too.

I bought this puzzle for Christmas for my two-year old niece. Not only did she learn how to put it together, but she loved it so much she would sleep with it at night! It has counting, colors, left, right, and a puzzle to boot.

The only negative was it arrived with a broken peg. A little super glue and it was as good as new. I would keep a close eye out for those pieces to break off as they would be choking hazards for little ones.

Toddlers are facinated by the peg puzzle, which allow for them to easily manipulate pieces. This puzzle has been a great gift providing a quiet and educational opportunity. This very durable puzzle with bright colors easily encourages play that leads to understanding left and right.

I have two years old bright twins that are into puzzles. They are a little too young for most floor puzzles and too bored with the common stand-along pieces puzzles. This puzzle is an excellent transition to a higher level puzzle solving. The pieces interact together to form a bigger image. There is a built in logic to their interaction my kids love to explore. The add-on values such as colors and numbers in the pictures under the pieces are very useful. I wish I could find more puzzles like this one.

It has been a constant battle to find something my 11 year old will play with by himself other than video games. We bought this yesterday, and he has already played with it for several hours! He likes building the ideas in the book and also making his own creations. The recommended age listed here is 6-10 years, but on the packing of the box the ages are 7-14 years. There are 3 skill levels - Friendly Challenge, Moderate Challenge, and Greater Challenge. The instruction book has 4 Friendly models, 9 Moderate models, and 17 Greater models. At 11 years old, the Friendly models are a little too easy for him, and the Greater models are a bit challenging without adult help (I'm sure he'll get better at it in no time though), but the Moderate models are perfect for him. He has an incredibly short attention span, but he has been content to work on this longer than he ever has with anything else, so I hope this will spill over into other areas of his life, especially school.

My children are 9 and 7. We have had K'nex for 3 years now and my kids are still playing with them!!! Whenever my neices and nephews come over the first toys out are the K'nex. These toys are great for both boys and girls. They spark children's imagination and keep them busy for hours. I honestly was skeptical when I first bought them. I thought they would be like a puzzle, use them once and then toss them aside. Boy was I wrong. Whenever my boys go shopping with me they have to look at the new K'nex to see what they don't have. I highly recommend them. But please be wary when you have babies. The pieces are small and a baby can choke on them. Other than that they are a great family bonding toy. Parents, you can even play with them too. They are highly addictive.

THIS IS THE BEST TOY MY 8 & 10 YEAR OLDS GOT FOR CHRISTMAS. THEY HAVE PLAYED WITH IT FOR HOURS -TOGETHER! THE PIECES AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE EASY TO USE AND VERY ADAPTABLE. WE ALSO BOUGHT A MOTERIZED SET THAT CAN BE USED WITH THE LARGER SET TO MAKE MOTERIZED TOYS. THE BOX SERVES AS A STURDY PLACE TO STORE THE PIECES- A PLUS FOR ME SINCE PUTTING IT AWAY IS EASIER FOR THE KIDS.
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I had this game many years ago on 5.25" floppies. I wasn't able to successfully transfer it to another format, so I've been without for quite some time. I found the GameBoy Color version here in Amazon, and ordered it. It's just like the original PC game I bought many years ago. I won't take the time here to describe the game. The game is just as good (and irritating!) and I remembered. The only flaw is that the package had absolutely no instructions in it. Fortunately, I knew how to play the game, but I had to experiment a little to figure out how to select the various types special lemmings to get what I needed done....diggers, builders, etc. The hardest thing to figure out was how to nuke the level so I didn't have to wait several minutes to just run out of time after I had all except a few blockers out. I'm glad this version has the first 10 levels as easy levels to experiment with the different types of lemmmings. It helped refresh my memory and gave me a chance to get used to it again. I'm sure if I did some searching, I could probably find instructions. If you already know the game, then the lack of instructions is no big problem. I'm looking forward to working on the many levels for some time to come.

Lemmings games are my all-time favorite. This gameboy game is just like the computer lemmings games. You have little lemming men who walk around and follow the leader. You must get as many as specified to the exit safely in the alloted time. You have different tools to help you, such as builders, diggers, stoppers, floaters, bashers etc. Each level is different and you are given a specific number of certain tools. You have to figure out which tools to use and when. For example, on one level, if you have to get from one mountain to another, you could build a bridge, however, while the bridge is being built by one lemming, the others will fall off the end if you don't stop them somehow. It is easy to stop them if you have a stopper, but what if you don't? You might have to dig a hole for the rest to fall into until the bridge is completed. That is the challanging part of this game. I highly recommend this game to those who enjoy logical thinking and planning.

I loved this game.Its great because it is challenging.It takes a lot of strategy and skill to play this game and thats why it is so fun.It can get a little frustrating and if u make one wrong move you might have to do the the level over and that can get frustrating. I would recommend this game to anyone who likes a classic arcade game but not a boring one.

Well, my title says it all--where else can you get 1000 high-quality puzzles for under twenty bucks??!! Interface is simple to use with Hint, etc. features. I printed a bunch of puzzles and stuffed them in my laptop case for plane rides--now if I could just manage to keep a pen in there too!! Puzzles are challenging but I can generally get every letter (sometimes all correct, sometimes a few errors). Excellent product for any crossword enthusiast!!

This was game was not only fun, but it was also challenging!
I've played many hours and continue to try to conquer the many puzzles.
I was able to print the puzzles and bring them with me.
I recommend this over the other puzzle games out there.

Look at it this way: you can buy a book of 60 themed puzzles from the New York Times for about $10. Or you can buy this program, and get 1000 themed puzzles, constructed by the same people who construct the NYT puzzles, for $20. You can work these puzzles on the computer, or print them out and solve them the way you would a puzzle in the newspaper. The puzzles are about equal to the Wednesday/Thursday puzzles in difficulty. If you solve them on the computer, you can ask for hints - a letter or word at a time. Bottom line: great themed crossword puzzles for 2 cents a piece. You can't beat that.

I had tried to order this last Christmas but it sold so well that it was out of stock!Great price & a great buy,i signed up for the waiting list & finally got it a couple of days ago.Its really hard to find a good map of the US & at a good price.This covers every state,has the major cities marked & the capitols are marked.I had looked at other maps in the store but never bought one because it didnt have the things i was looking for.Plus they were very expensive.This will help our child with learning where all the states are & to know the capitols.We all have to learn them for school & this is a fun way to do it.Also a way for the rest of the family to brush up on this information!

I don't know how they can sell this so inexpensively, as this puzzle is of very high quality and would be very beneficial to kids of all ages who need to learn more about US geography. I was surprised at how much my nephew enjoyed it, even though he is just six years old.

When we moved across the country, we decided to garage sale many of our daughter's toys, including this puzzle, which we assumed she had outgrown. As soon as we got to our new address, she demanded the puzzle and was alarmed to hear that we'd sold it. She has asked about it so often during the past year, that it is now clear to us: we need to purchase it again and will not discard it, even when the day comes for her to go to college! It truly helped her become the geography whiz she is now, at age 7! Parents out there: buy it and keep it! It's an amazing deal and a most educational toy.

Wonderful puzzle, not as easy as it looks, but is not redundant because of the many details in the image. It was a real brain teaser.

I wanted my kids to remember NYC as she was, thus my doling out much more than necessary for a puzzle.

Went looking for a jigsaw puzzle to challenge us as the evenings turn cold...and I will walk over to the (fabulous) Times Square store to purchase it. Very surprised to find the WTC towers depicted without any text alluding to 9-11. Sad. Manhattan is the island and borough (not Manhatten.)