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| | | Description: | | Race to slide the squares to match your cube shaker, before your opponent finishes! The winner slaps down the frame around the solution. It's a tremendously fun, fast and exciting two-player visual thinking game. Each game board is about 8" square. | | | Features: | |
• Square up is truly a unique thinking game that will have your fingers and brain moving simultaneously
• Fun for the whole family
• Two players
• Green game made from recycled material
• Great for fine motor skills
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 11.8 inches | | Product Width:
| 17.7 inches | | Product Height:
| 11.8 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.57 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 10.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 22 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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32 of 33 found the following review helpful:
 Fun For Younger ChildrenJul 16, 2009
By K. Groh
I got this for our (at the time) 9 year old son. It is fun to play and a challenge for a child. As an adult, it is easy to figure out that the outer ring of squares can be used to move the inner set of nine into place. Once you get the gist of this, it is easy to complete the puzzle in less than a minute. This makes it tough because children take quite a bit longer.
So, the point is that the challenge is not there for adults (but it is really a child's game) so be prepared to take your time while playing.
The game is well made, colorful and durable.
We also do pattern play and other harder puzzles that are suggested in the directions.
I have to add that after its initial thrill, it is not a game my son has gone back to a lot.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Nice idea - could be betterDec 01, 2010
By John Wyatt
I was disappointed to see that the colored tiles are not interlocking, but are loose in the provided playing tray. I am sure they move a lot faster this way - which is necessary as you try to win a race, but that makes it also one more game where you have to have all pieces or it becomes useless. The little shaking thingies to set the pattern are easily offset, so make sure you are putting them on firm ground. They are also small and a bit hard to recognize. The cardboard box to store it all could be made better, it's a flap opening box instead of a base and lid box.
Altogether it's a nice idea, but as a perfectionist, it also leaves me a bit unsatisfied that you only match up the inner nine color pieces, not the whole tray. That would take longer and would be a bigger challenge, but feasible. The game could have pattern cards where both players need to complete the same pattern with all tiles. Just an idea...
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Awesome toy for all agesNov 27, 2009
By Eilene L. Shaffer
This is one of the best toys I've purchased. I bought it for my 8 year old daughter and she loves is. One big draw back is the tiles come out. Little did I know she took it to her grandmothers house to play and lost 4 of the tiles so it is useless now. She only had it a week.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Very FunDec 30, 2008
By Mother of 2 boys
My six year old got this for Christmas. It took him awhile to figure out how to move around the blocks, and get the pattern to match. Now that he has it figured out, he likes to play it. I would definitely recommend this game.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
3rd Grade Class LOVES thisDec 13, 2010
By CandaceD
I bought this for my third grade class. I was able to show them how to play it in just minutes. They were immediately intrigued, and the first person who got to choose a game, chose this one. I actually had other students standing around it to watch, when they could have been playing a different game themselves. It's a fairly simple game, but it was perfect for them.
Update-It's now been over a month and this game is still very popular. We have a game reward every Friday afternoon, and this game continues to be one of the first games chosen. I'm considering buying another one.
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