Ubongo Review

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(More customer reviews)If you've played with Tangrams in the past you'll like this game. The pace is much quicker than expected, which is fun for me at least, but if you like slow, thinking games, this might not be for you. The added element of colored gem collection gives a flashgame feel to it and makes it more of a race and less of a repetition of puzzles.

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Fast! Because all players are trying simultaneously to cover their Ubongo spaces with the appropriate tiles. Captivating! Because you dont want to stop and excitedly look forward to the next round. Simple! Because the rules for playing Ubongo are explained in only a few sentences. And heres how the game works: Each player receives their own puzzle board and 12 tiles, all shaped differently. Then one player throws the die and turns the sand timer. Which tiles will have to be placed on each players board is determined by the icon on the die. Now each player tries to place their tiles and solve the puzzle as fast as possible. The fastest player shouts Ubongo! and is allowed to move their pawn on the common game board and take two jewels. Meanwhile the other players continue to solve their puzzle as long as the sand timer is running, they are allowed to place their tiles and collect jewels. The player who has collected the most jewels of one color is the winner! And that player wont necessarily always be the fastest.Contents: 36 double-sided puzzle boards, 72 gems, 4 sets of 12 puzzle tiles, 4 pawns, 1 sand timer, 1 die.; No. of players: 2-4 Ages: 8+ Playing time: 20-30 minutes

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Photo-opoly Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this, for a gift, because I liked the display (It was completed). When I got it home, I realized that I had to put it together myself. I did not have time so I was going to get another gift but my daughter stepped up and said she would put it together. It took her less than 2 hours (That included finding and printing the pictures) and the whole community it talking about the game. It can be personalized in many ways. The glue is great. It comes in an easy to use applicater and sticks well without warping the picture. Just be careful with the stickers, once on, they do not come off. Extra stickers are included for mistakes. I plan on buying more for future gifts.

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No one takes a picture of something they want to forget! Where are your photos and photo albums anyway? Stored on the memory card of your digital camera or stuffed in shoe boxes under the bed? Your life! Your photos! Your game! Make a game that is unforgettable! The possibilities are endless with the Photo-opoly Board Game. FEATURES:
2-6 players, ages 8 through adult
The purpose of the game is to become the richest player, similar to the original version.
Choose 22 favorite photos and create a game for a birthday, family reunion, wedding, party, baby shower, anniversary, any celebration or any event.

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Make Your Own Opoly Board Game Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a wonderful concept. The kit comes with a box, game board, special paper and software to help with the templates. The properties and game play are similar to a simplified version of Monopoly. You chose the names for each property and put a unique picture on each space. When you enter the photograph and the name for a particular space, the program will print up a picture to stick on the board and a corresponding property card. You can customize the money with the faces of family members, famous people or your pets. (Give some thought to which people are on the higher and lower denominations of the money!) THe project works best if you have a digital camera and a scanner. If you are making the board for family, a scanner is particularly handy because they will probably want you to use some old non-digital pictures.
I have made up several customized games for family and for a church auction. I enjoyed making the customized game board. The end result looks quite professional if you work carefully. Be advised, though, this is not a quick 3 hour project. It takes a lot of time to make up a game board. The games come out best if you put some thought into the pictures on the game spaces. There are "Good News" "Bad News" cards that can be customized to reflect good, bad and funny things that might happen to a family or organization. Making the game board can be a fun family project. Everyone enjoys picking out the pictures and arguing about what you should put for good and bad news. You would proably want to have an adult or an adolescent actually paste the pictures onto the board because getting them straight is so important.
I have bought and used several versions of this item. The newest version is easier to use than the original version. It really helps to have a high resolution printer because the images that you stick on the board are quite small. You can definitely use photographs, but due to the size of each space, I would avoid using too many group pictures. Some reviewers have complained that the customized game is less complex and less challenging than real Monopoly. True, there are no houses and hotels. However, when I wanted to make a game more interesting, I added a few phrases to some of the "Bad News" cards. I was also able to use my computer to alter the rule sheet to add some game variations that fit with the particular family or organization that would be using the game.
The game's educational value can increase depending on the way you use it. For instance if you were making a game board for a church or synagogue, you could customize the board to reflect the various committees and rituals that make up the life of the congregation. If used in this way, it can stimulate productive discussion. On the other hand, you can also choose to customize the board to simply be a fun, lightearted game.

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Construct a custom-made board game by using your PC and any simple color printer. Make Your Own Opoly contains everything you need to hand customize the game board, cards and play money for your very own property-trading board game. After you're done, even the box itself will look like it was manufactured just for you, your family, your town, your school or any special purpose.
Game contains easy-to-follow drawing and cutting instructions and software that will allow even a first-timer to produce a quality one-of-a-kind board game. Requirements when using a Computer (Version 2.5): - PC with Pentium processor or better; Windows 98 and above; Color Printer; 32 MBs of Ram; CD-ROM drive. Requirements when NOT using a Computer: Pencil, pen or permanent marker and scissors.

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