Puzzle Reviews

This is a great game for the kids, or for you and your kids. It reminds alot of folks of Scrabble in that you have a rack of tiles and have to play them on a board. In Tilez!, you have to pick one of your tiles and place them to match as many color edges as possible on the board. The more edges you match the higher your score. For adults, there's a more restrictive rule - you must match every edge that you play.

This game has 80 tiles, all "L"-shaped, all different, and all magnetic. This is important because when they first published this game a few years back, the tiles were not magnetic and they slid around alot. I'm happy to report that the magnetic tiles work great and they don't slide at all. Even the scoring markers, which also had the sliding problem in the previous edition, are now magnetic. The game also has full-color rules in both English and French.

They also sell a travel edition of this game which is less expensive but the tiles are (obviously) much smaller. The full-size edition is far superior for play at home.

Triazzle puzzles look deceptively easy but can be a real challenge. We've had visitors from other countries who liked them so much they had to go out and buy several to take home. They are easy to store and transport so they're great for entertaining on car trips. Our family (teenagers and adults) has enjoyed them so much we now have a whole collection of Triazzle puzzles. A sure hit for puzzle lovers--and they don't take up your whole dining room table!

Excellent puzzle, my daughter had it since she was two and she can't have enough of it. The one thing that I love is that it has a board where you can put the pieces, so it makes it easier to teach a child how to make a puzzle. After time the pieces start pealing out, I had to tape the ones left with pictures so she doesn't destroy them all, if they were a bit more durable I will rate it a must for every child.

This exiting card game plays like go fish and gin rummy using letter cards to spell words. Kids and adults snatch letter cards back and forth until someone gets rid of all their cards first spelling words. It's a race of wits that makes spelling a fun game for everyone. Just before you spell a word, someone says "give me all your 'E' cards." They mess up your word and you have to start all over again! Challenging other players words is fun too because if they miss spelled it, they have to pick it back up after exposing all their letter cards and the player that challenged the word, gets first shot at the exposed letters. FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN!! Try it!

My 3 year old son is crazy about dinosaurs and puzzles - I bought this puzzle over a week ago and he still want's to put it together at least 4 times a day. He really loves it.
You must be very careful when taking the pieces apart because the plywood will split apart. The first time I had to do some major gluing repairs but now we are more careful. I think even though they could have used better quality plywood that this is worth every penny. Nice wood storage box as most of Melissa & Doug's toys come in.

we hung it up in our office and no one could go to lunch or leave the office until they solved 1 clue. With 28000 clues, I think we lost a few employees. some guys never left.........
BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I purchased this game for my son last Christmas (age 5). This game he "DOES NOT" pick up. I DO, : ). I can best decribe it as a color version of Tetris, with the Yogi Charcaters and Colorful Balloons. "I" pick this game up when given the opportunity, it is alot of fun and the higher levels are really difficult. To a 6 year old this is "way boring" and to difficult, turning the color balloons, and having them fall in the right spot every time. This is a Great Teen/Adult game and having Bo Bo / Cindy Bear there is a plus.

My 6 year old did this puzzle all by himself. It's not too hard to find out where the pieces go, but it's challenging. He enjoys putting the puzzle together again and again. A great family project for the evening. He can't wait for another Yugioh Puzzle!

I got this game with a multipack and it rocks!!! But just kind of a little hard but I like it.

I was introduced to this game while helping out in an elementary school computer class (yeah, I'm technically a grown-up). It's an engaging way to teach logic skills, and the puzzles are a lot of fun. I agree that there are a LOT of Zoombinis to save (the purpose of the game)and that once you've mastered the higher levels it's a bit tedious to keep playing the harder versions of the puzzles, especially if there are any you don't like to begin with.

On the other hand, this game is wonderful for a variety of age groups (some of the younger kids may need some help figuring out the logic behind the puzzles), for different ethnicities (the Zoombinis are blue), and genders (most of the characters are somewhat ambiguous on gender, and the Zoombinis are all equal). I've seen it played solo, and in groups, with equally enjoyable results. And there are a number of resources available for educators, parents, etc. to help your kids make meaning from the games they are playing.

All in all, this is a must for any elementary/middle school computer educator, and a highly recommended for parents who want their kids to use computers as a tool as well as a toy.

This extraordinary entertaining software filled with logic puzzles makes students use their critical and math thinking skills without the use of numbers or math operations. I liked the fact that students can receive excellent practice with recognizing patterns, forming and testing hypotheses, analyzing data, comparison, and etc. This software program is relatively free of stereotypes and bias because the Zoombinis are not like people but tiny, delightful, blue characters each with its own characteristics and are created by the students using this program. Each of the four levels becomes more challenging as students move through the puzzling program. The solutions to the puzzles are different every time the program is used which makes students wanting to play this program again and again. The students do not realize that they are using their critical and math thinking skills when solving these puzzles. The challenging puzzles are visually and mentally captivating and extremely fun to do. Even my adult basic education students are challenged figuring out how to solve the puzzles!

I enjoyed the game and the different varieties of puzzles but the difficulty levels did not increase appreciably as the game progresses. I had expected some of levels to be nearly impossible to complete but found almost all of the levels to be of easy to medium difficulty. It would have been nice if the more advanced levels were harder to complete.

Also, the way the games are constructed, there is no option for infinite variability. In other words, the pieces or puzzles are not reshuffled each time you reach the end. Each time you play it gets easier through the learning curve. This was a true disappointment.

I am still looking forward to add on modules, or additional images or pandoras box II

I'm not a big fan of computer games, but this one is trulyunique! It is much more relaxing than a game like Tetris (another oneI like!) that moves at an increasingly frenetic pace.

Pandora's Box is a game where you can take your time and enjoy! The pictures that make up the puzzles are beautiful and I like most of the puzzles - ...the one with the moving hole isn't very good. I really enjoy the Rotascope and the FocusPoint puzzles.

Another advantage of this game is that all ages can enjoy it. Children can be on an even playing field with adults as people have different skills with these spatial things. Math and reading is not required. It might be a good game for parents to play with their children!

Microsoft has developed a great game and it seems many people are enjoying it! It's the only one like it that I've seen and it's very reasonably priced.

I just hope that they come out with Pandora's Box 2 relatively soon!

The 10 types of games seem very simple, but believe me they are not. The player has to "envision" some aspects of certain puuzzles before the puzzle can be completed. The games appear easy but they can be very challenging. I play almost everyday.