A World Of Adventures Review

Where were toys like this when I was a kid? HABA's games are created by people who really understand the way children think and allow imaginations to soar. They're creative, original, and non-toxic. I would have gone crazy for this game and I have to say, even as an adult I am enchanted by it.I admit I am a bit of a Europhile, and I've yet to see anything from Haba that I don't like, so I'm biased.If you have a desire to get away from corporatey feeling toys and make sure your kid is playing with safe materials, their stuff fits the bill big time.

HABA's A World of Adventures is actually comprised of four games which can be played individually or together as "The Great Adventure." Two of the games are more difficult and each take between five and ten minutes to play. All of the components are absolutely beautiful to look at.

The first game, Journey Through the Jungle, takes you through the jungles of South America where you'll encounter ancient Inca temples using color recognition. Game two, Expedition to Antarctic, utilizes memory skills to travel across a treacherous ice desert as the adventurers try to make it to the igloo. The third game, High Above the Ravine, a dice game where the goal is to get across the dangerous bridge and make it to camp. The last game, Across the Volcanoes, where players hurl wooden raindrops at the volcano while getting across the terrain as quickly as possible.

The peices are wooden figures that your child might want to play with outside of this game, they are extremely well made and attractive. The boards are like works of art. This is one of the most visually appealing board game I've ever seen.

I highly recommend A World of Adventures. If you get one new game this year, consider this one. This game is educational, embraces different cultures, geographic themes, and the spirit of adventure and travel as well as utilizing cognitive skills. I can't say enough good things about it. Way exceeded expectations!

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Product Description:
The players will live exciting adventures during the four stages:In order to face all dangers they need courage, skill and a bit of luck ... An adventurous game collection with 4 games for 2 - 4 globetrotters.The games can be played individually or all together as "The Great Adventure"Product imported from Germany

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Crafty Badger Review

I love Haba games. They are unique, colorful & well made. We have about 30 games in the 2-5 year age range and when playdates come they all want to play the games they have never seen before.Haba states the recommended age as 2-4, they could raise that to 2-7. It's not the best Haba game but it's a good Haba game. We have fun-except my 4 year old daughter always wants to be trhe "owner" of the blue suitcase & it doesn't quite work that way. I would have loved to see handles on the suitcases. I prefer Zocken Locken ( Lucky Sock Dip)or Shildi Shildkrote (Twiddle Turtle). BTW- the Princess & the Pea game they have is cute bit it's not really a game. I would still purchase Crafty Badger again. We play it at least twice a month & we all have a good time.

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The first player to pack all of his clothes into suitcases wins this exciting game! The roll of the die indicates the color of suitcase in which to put the trousers, caps, t-shirts or socks. The Crafty Badger keeps moving from case to case as each player takes a turn. Watch out - the player who rolls the Badger on the die has to take possession of all the clothing in the suitcase guarded by the Crafty Badger. For 2-4 players, ages 4 and up. Requires no reading.

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Grab Bag Game - DISCONTINUED - a guessing and feeling game Review

Our whole family likes playing this one.It was a gift for our 6yo, but the 10yo, 19yo, and Mom & Dad like playing it too.

The wooden pieces have such great hand appeal.Haba consistently makes quality games, and this is no exception.

Simple to learn, easy to play.

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This games helps:-Fine motor skills-Quick reactions-Meticulous observationAn exciting and variable touch-training game for 2-4 players with talented fingers.Game Idea: The secret of this game is in the finger-tips. Players have to guess what`s in their bag by feeling it`s shape from the outside. The first to `get the feeling` gets the prize.

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Who am I Mini Game-German Title Review

I bought this game as a gift for my 4 year old daughter. It is a wonderful game but better suited for a little older children. My five and seven year old love "Who am I." They have to go from very general questions to specific questions to find out what image is on their card. A little too complex for 4 year olds.

I only gave it three stars for durability because the cards are easily bendable by little hands. My kids sometimes bend a card just to mark it so they know which image it has.

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Game Idea: Am I an inventor or a penguin? Whoever asks the right questions, wins the guessing game for 2 and more players.

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Monza - by HABA Review

I bought this game for my 4 1/2 year old son because he loves anything that has to do with cars.It turns out my husband and I both love playing it with him because it is a little bit more challenging than other board games of this type, like Candy Land.In this game, you have a race track with 3 lanes and each lane has colored squares in it that are staggered with the squares in the lane next to it.Each player rolls 6 colored dice.You advance your car by matching the colored dice with the same colored squares that are adjoined to the square your car is on.Sometimes your roll can give you different routes to take on the track and you have to figure out which sequence of dice will get your car the furthest around the track.After reading the directions, I thought it might be too advanced for my son, but he picked it up pretty quickly and likes playing it and the game is interesting enough for adults too.

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On your marks, get set, go! In Monza, small racing cars speed around the racetrack - but not with big engines. What matters in this game is tactical thinking and a little luck with the dice. Obstacles need skillful negotiation! A speedy car race for 2 to 6 players, ages 5 and up.

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Dancing Eggs (4448) - by HABA Review

Dancing Eggs is yet another clever, high-quality toy/game from the German company Haba. Simple to play, it's a scream for kids and adults.

COMPONENTS:

The game comes in a recycled paper egg crate housing nine full-sized rubber eggs, one full-sized wooden egg, an action die, and an egg placement die.

GAME PLAY:

Players in turn roll the action die. The action die features pictographs of six actions:
* "Cluck, cluck, cluck"--the player who rolled can take an egg from the box after saying the key phrase.
* Egg Drop--a rubber egg is dropped and the person who snatches it after it bounces off the table gets to keep it.
* Run Around the Table--all the players run around the game table, the first one back to his/her spot takes an egg from the box.
* Die Grab--first player to grab the die after this action comes up gets to take an egg from the box.
* "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo"--the first player to fully crow out the key phrase gets to take an egg from the box.
* Mute--if this action comes up and a player mistakes its similar graphic for "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo" and says the key phrase, the player surrenders an egg or loses a turn.

After taking an egg, the player receiving it must roll the placement die to determine where that egg will be placed on the players body:
* Under the chin
* Side of the neck
* Under the arm
* In the crook of the arm
* Between the knees
* Anywhere the player chooses

Each rubber egg counts for a point, with the wooden egg (much harder to hold in place) counting for two. In the course of play, if a player drops a held egg, the round is over, the player who lost the egg is out, and the points are tallied. The player with the most points wins the round.

PROS:

* The game components are exceptionally well made.

* The game play is enormous fun.

* Everyone who plays this game enjoys it.

* Because it's not one of the common games out there, people are intrigued by its unfamiliarity.

* All types of people enjoy the game. Though aimed at kids, adults may enjoy it even more.

* It requires good coordination and helps kids master it.

* The game play gets people up and moving.

* It's very simple to learn.

* The game makes for embarrassing moments and plenty of hysterical visual imagery, especially as people attempt some of the actions while loaded with eggs. (Try running around a table with an egg between your knees, for instance.)CONS:

* The game requires enough room for people to run around the table.

* Disaster may strike in the form of injuries or household damage during that same run-around-the-table portion of the game.

* Uncoordinated or very young children may struggle to hold even one egg. (The game is recommend for kids five and up. That's an accurate assessment of the skill level and may even be a bit generous to the youngsters.)

* Though it includes nine eggs, in the four player game there may not be enough eggs to go around. (The instructions compensate for this by allowing players to take eggs from other players. Some folks recommend actually buying two sets of this game to double the number of eggs. When playing with adults, that's a wise idea.)

* The instructions are vague as to how to address some situations that might arise while playing the game.

CONCLUSION:

A definite winner. Though it's not a cheap game, in its favor it's not a cheap game; the components are well crafted, especially the rubber eggs. Peals of laughter will tell you how much people enjoy playing Dancing Eggs. Great for parties, great for kids, great for mixed groups--it's simply a great game. With the caveat being the need for space and for a box of Band-Aids for those overly ambitious battles between players who treat racing around the table like Death Race 2000, it's hard to go wrong with this fine game from Haba.

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We love this funny game. Catch the dancing egg and then run around the table with egg between your knees or under your chin, but as soon as the egg drops the game is over. Beware of egg thieves! A boisterous bouncing game for 2-4 players.Included in the box: 1 wooden egg, 9 rubber eggs, 1 red action dice, 1 "where to place the egg" dice, 1 set of instructions.

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Lets Go Shopping! - by HABA Review

If you have a child that is not into sharing this game is GREAT.In a fun and enjoyable environment it teaches that it's not only good to share but fun too.You pick a card and from the pile of food items they have to recognize and obtain the item on the card.Now, here is the sharing part, if someone already has the item they have to give it up.Items usually change hands several times.We had cousins that we really had problems with when it came to sharing toys.So, we took this game one step further and timed the games to see how fast we could go through the cards.It left little time to think about what had to be given up and always seemed to end in laughing and more sharing than the game called for.I love the real solid wood pieces. I will keep this game forever. Will be a great game for grandchildren....

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Who will gather the most groceries when shopping?In four game variations the children will recognize the groceries by touching, ordering or assigning them as quickly as possible, all helped by a good memory. A game collection for 2-4 players. Hint: the wooden groceries are perfect for "free play" games.Contents: 1 set of game instructions 1 shopping bag 10 grocery items: apple, pear, bread, egg, carrot, slice of cheese, pair of cherries, milk carton, plum, chocolate 30 cards

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Little Orchard Game by Haba Review

I wanted the Orchard game as shown in the picture.The game we received was actually the "Little Orchard".Don't understand all about who "owns" the images on Amazon, but Amazon doesn't check the images, so I did not receive what I wanted and was dissappointed when I had to reorder and pay $15 more for the pictured game.The Little Orchard will still be a good game.

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Will the children harvest all the cherries before the raven reaches the tree? A co-operative color dice game with 3D cherry tree for 1 - 4 children.Recommended for ages 3 - 8. Made in Germany.

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Sleepy Princess and the Pea Review

Sleepy Princess and the Pea is a beautiful game for children ages 3-12. It is made by Haba toys, a German toy manufacturer that makes games and toys using real materials like wood and fabric to produce top-quality products that will make any parent and every child happy.

Sleepy Princess is based on the classic fairy tale where a disheveled young girl shows up at a palace one rainy night and claims to be a princess. The queen tests her by putting her in a bed with dozens of mattresses, pillows and blankets beneath her and a tiny pea buried beneath them all. If she is a real princess, thinks the queen, she will be so delicate that she will feel the discomfort of the pea beneath the huge pile of bedding. Of course, the princess passes the test and is rewarded with the prince of the palace's hand in marriage.

This game is a relatively simple game, all the players have to do is stack the provided mattresses on top of the pea without allowing them to tumble. Children do not need to be able to read to play this game, but it will help them develop their fine motor skills and the cooperative version of the game does away with the winner/loser sensibility that so many American children's games have.

Children will find the charming concept and fun and colorful game pieces (including the adorable wooden princess doll) irresistable.This game is particularly enticing for children who are studying Waldorf or Montessori methods of education, where tactile learning is encouraged.

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Is she really a princess? the queen asks herself as she makes a tricky challenge to test the damsel. You are the queen's eager helpers and you must prepare the bed for the little princess. You have to be careful and skillful as the queen wants her to sleep on a wobbly pile of mattresses. Together you try to help the princess with the stacking of the mattresses. This game includes 2 fairy tale games of skill for 2 - 4 players ages 3-12 with the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea" a story to read again and again.

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Indian Summer Mosaic Set by Haba Review

My daughter loves this set! We have forever changing artwork on our refrigerator...great set that encourages imaginative thinking!

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Beautifully crafted by HABA, Indian Summer consists of colorful, magnetic wooden shapes that can be arranged over and over again into new designs. For both young and old artists who like to create patterned images. Includes a magnetic wooden frame that can also be hung on the wall. Wooden shapes can be used on the fridge or a magentic memo board. Also includes 10 motifs to copy. Wonderful activity to encourage creativity, shape differentiation, spacial reasoning, and problem solving skills.

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Animal Yahtzee - by HABA Review

Yes, this game is very small. All of the pieces fit inside the tin, which is used as the cup for the dice, which is a brilliant idea. My three girls 3,5, and 11 all enjoy this game. My younger two don't understand the scoring aspect, but still enjoy this game; while my 11 year old is able to understand the scoring and pick the best use of her rolls. We are a gaming family, and play a game before bedtime every night. We play this game probably once every other week, it's not an absolute favorite but still well liked. However, my youngest is fairly sensitive to sound, this game is pretty loud (shaking wooden dice in a tin can!) Otherwise, we would probably play it more often.

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Animal Yahtzee is a charming game for children ages 3 years and up. You will love the colorful tin case (perfect for storage and travel) and child-friendly design of the dice. Counting animals on the dice is undoubtedly more fun for young children than counting dots on traditional dice! Roll the dice, count how many of each animals are face up and add up the points. Whoever has the most points at the end wins! Play with 2 - 4 players.

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