Games Reviews

The kids love the wooden food! They especially love cutting the fruit and food. The food is well made, has great colors and is durable. I would buy it for a gift!

I bought this well made toy for my daughter for Easter. She LOVES to play chef, making all sorts of creations, writing down food orders, etc. While this toy may seem perfect for two and three year olds, my soon to be 5-year-old girl really, really enjoys it. She has made several hundred pepper and tomato, or carrot sandwiches in only three days. The combination of sandwiches appear to be endless. Literally hours of fun, especially if you encourage a whole restaurant scenario.

I bought this set for my 2-year-old for her birthday and she can't get enough of cutting the food and putting it back together again! We had another toddler over for her birthday and he couldn't get enough of it, either.

If you are not a literature professor or don't read everything that the library gets in, you will probably find this game extremely difficult. On the other hand, you now have a book list.

I agree with the last reviewer that this is way overpriced for having only 300 questions cards--half of which are for children! There are PLENTY of Disney trivia games geared towards children. It would have been nice to have a Trivial Pursuit version for adults--after all, many adults grew up with Disney and know the material better than today's kids. This should have had as as many questions as other versions.

Additionally, "children" don't find the kids' cards much fun either. Lots of pictures of characters asking, "who am I?" Come on!--my nieces know these movies by heart. Give them a little credit!

Overall: this game is beautiful in design, but doesn't have much replayability. The few questions included are fun and can be challenging. The box is sturdy, and well packed like other versions. Perhaps Disney will release addtional question cards....

It can't compare to the original Trivial Pursuit, but for a specialty product, this is pretty good. There are some modern authors/books that I had never heard of, but the children's and classics categories were answerable, for the most part. Like other versions of Trivial Pursuit, there were definitely favored authors/books that came up several times, which makes guessing a little easier. My main problem was getting my non-English major friends to play with me...

It works just fine - pieces snap into place, everything fits into attached case - it works perfect! You can even squeeze an electronic spell checker (cheater) in the folio with everything else. Great version of Scrabble - now you can play on the bus or beach or anywhere!

Well, I suppose this WOULD be my favorite game, seeing that the only others I have are Lego and a deck of cards. But really, I was amazed at how everything could be stored and carried around so easily. Everything snaps together so neatly! The thing DOES lie straight if you put it on a somewhat flat surface. This toy is very durable. I've played with it often for one year, and it's still in perfect condition. Thanks Hasbro, for the many hours of fun!

On March 2, 2006 I got a Scrabble Folio edtion.

Just wanted to say that with the tile bag not underneath, the board dose lay flat.

And tiles placed across the seam of the board do line up.

Have fun.

Blink is a fantastic game! My 5yr & 9yr olds love it. My daughter's boyfriend (24 yrs. old) lost 3 games to me. I couldn't cook dinner because he kept wanting to "play again". Finally he beat me by one card, then wouldn't believe I didn't let him win. I homeschool and this game is a good "brain" workout. You keep saying "Just one more game and we'll quit-but you don't!

My nine-year old grand daughter loves it. Picked it up quickly. And plays it redily.

Our daughters got this card game for Christmas and we're all (the whole family) still playing it regularly. This game is for kids and adults too! It is so much fun! It really challenges the players to think fast, which is a great "brain workout" for kids. We can't get enough of it. It's definitely a game for the competitive person! The only thing that I have suggested to the company that they do differently is to make the cards more durable. I was informed that they are already in the middle of researching how to accomplish that. Even if I have to pay for another set of Blink cards (if we get to the point of having used them so much they're trashed), I would definitely do it! Again and again! It's a card game that I can see playing for years and years. I'm sold - we're crazy about it! What else can I say! I need to be a Blink sales person. They should be paying me for this review! If you buy it, hope you enjoy it as much as our family has!

This is good, but unable to know how accurate the temp reading is. It has served it's purpose...I use to read the temps in my reptile enclosures.

I just graduated from high school and I got this thermometer as my graduation gift. My uncle said this is very accurate. I usually use it for mostly safety checks, such as A/C and heating systems, freezers for frozen foods, and even my car engine. I decided to use Celsius on this unit because Celsius is getting more widely used. The accuracy is good, and it's only up to 2°C away. I also don't have to measure at a very close distance since this has a distance-to-spot size of 8:1.

i received my mt4 today.. what a great item for EVERYDAY use!!! i check my freezer, refridgerater it was right on with the dial one i use now. used to check temp. difference from bottom to top of walls, yes its warmer up there.. VERY reasonable price, they have the lowest price on the web, believe me i did ALOT of comparison shopping.. super fast shipping !!!!!

A great season in F1 only to be spoiled by this vhs like DVD release. The picture quality absolutely ruins the viewing experience! Pixels everywhere! Anything that moves on the screen just blurs up. It's hard enough to get a good look at these beautiful F1 machines up close, that's the beauty of pausing a DVD player to capture a true sharp digital image, but here you might as well get all those vhs tapes out of the garbage cause blurry and ragged is the new F1 way it seems. Why spend so much money on a sport only to release a review that shows none of it? 5 star show with 0 star picture quality. Hey F1, this isn't 1982 with Keke winning the championship! Next year better be better or you've lost my twenty bucks.

Documenting in satisfactory detail the news, events and people of the 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship, this DVD is a must-have for any F1 aficionado.
Round-by-round coverage of each race (usually between 10-15 minutes on each) combined with mini features on drivers, teams and new circuits are some of the many strengths of this DVD. Unfortunately, while the DVD takes a step forward in many areas over previous incarnations, it also has some areas that prevent it from being perfect.
The race-by-race coverage is very solid and the DVD does a good job covering the top highlights from qualifying and the race. It also does a decent job covering the BAR fuel tank scandal, the F1 U.S. Grand Prix debacle and F1's first race in Turkey.
My favorite new addition to the DVD has to be the driver-narrated in-car laps that are featured for every race. It adds a nice dimension to the DVD and you get to see and hear the drivers from a more personal perspective, adding a side of humanity that is often buried behind the helmet and the names. Also, unlike previous versions, when you go to the race-by-race menu and choose a race, the DVD will not go back to the race-by-race menu once that particular race is over. Instead, it will move on to next race in continous fashion. And it is for these reasons that I would recommend this DVD to any F1 or racing fan.
However, there are some features of this DVD that hurt it. First, the picture quality doesn't seem as good as previous reviews. There is a lot of pixelation at various times throughout the review (usually on in-car cameras) and, while not horrible, it does sour the experience, a little. Second, it's a shame they had to sacrifice the in-car pole position laps (as seen on the 2004 DVD) for driver commentary laps. Why couldn't they put both in?
While there are some shortcomings, it is still a strong and comprehensive review and I would recommend it to any F1 fan.

My family and I are Indy 500 regulars who will be attending the U.S. Grand Prix for the first time in July, 2006. Since Formula One races are not carried on any of the channels in our cable package, we needed a way to educate ourselves about what's been going on in F1 lately (who is Alonso?). The 2005 F1 World Championship Review DVD seemed perfect for this purpose, and I decided to purchase a copy. However, after I read the reviews of the DVD on Amazon.com, I got the impression that it would be of low quality, so I decided not to buy it. A couple weeks later, I changed my mind and decided to go ahead and buy it anyway. I am now very glad I did - the DVD turned out to be terrific! It performs perfectly on our DVD player and TV, and the sound and picture are excellent. The race coverage is everything I had hoped it would be, and the DVD also includes in-car footage for each track, including Indianapolis. This DVD far exceeded my expectations, and I highly recommend it.

Azura is very beautiful-her coloring is not overpowering at all-very nice soft shades of blue. Her hair is styled as are all Barbies-but it should stay that way (for a little while anyway)for my daughter to play with it. I recommend getting Azura for your little princess.

I may be biased I am a fairy fan.
My daughter recieved this for Xmas and I think it is cute!!
HEr hair is a bit weird because it is hard, like over hairsprayed BUT IMO that is actually a bonus to save it from the normal ratty barbie hair in a few months...
Her dress is adorable, I LOVE the shoes!!!!!
ANd IMO her wings are PERFECT and it was a smart design to attach them to the clothes so the kids wont break them off as easy. (FYI Disney store's fairies are designed the same way, for those that liked this doll) Wings IMO should be light, airy and dainty. Not hard, gaudy, illogical.
I also totally appreciate that her "tights" are actually painted on her legs!! I am a bit anal about not wanting to lose clothing or having kids destroy items trying to dress and undress them.
My daughter has not really gotten onto the barbies yet, thanfully for me, but I am really digging the fairtopia barbies after this doll!!

This line of Barbie dolls is the BEST ever. Mattel is getting more and more creative but the real reason why i like these dolls is that they don't have the "barbie-ish" kinda look (notice the typical barbie--their eyes have some sort of unexplainable typical barbie eyes) but these dolls aren't the same. They really have the fairy look on them and they are just SOOOOOOOO lovely! I already have The Enchantress and i can't wait to get Azura next!

P.S. This is a MUST buy for all barbie collectors or fairy stuff collectors too! 5 STARS!! =)