Pengoloo

by Blue Orange

• Roll two colored-dice and lift two wooden penguins to find the matching hidden eggs - be the first to collect six penguins with their eggs on your iceberg to win
• Develop memory and visual perception by remembering egg position, placing the penguins in numerical order also strengthens number association
• Memory and color recognition at its best
• Pengoloo teaches color recognition, visualization, memory and social skills
• Blue Orange plants two trees for every tree used to produce their games

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 9.5 x 2.3 inches ; 1.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Origin: China
• ASIN: B0014BDYDE
• Item model number: 270
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 - 8 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,041 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)

Product Description

Go on an eggs-pedition with this enchanting memory game for children. Detailed wooden playing pieces transport you to the South Pole where our quirky little penguins are ready to play with you! Roll the dice and look for the matching colored eggs underneath the penguins. A good memory and a little luck will help you be the first to collect six penguins on your iceberg to win! Pengoloo includes 12 penguins, 12 eggs, 4 scoring icebergs and 2 dice.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality Game, Enjoyable for children and parents August 23, 2009

By HeatherHH

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Updated Aug. 2011

This is a very well-done memory game. There are twelve adorable wooden penguins with a hollow space to hide one of twelve brightly colored eggs (2 each of 6 colors). Players roll the dice to determine what color eggs they are looking for and then look under two penguins. If they get a match, they get to keep it; if both match, they get another turn; otherwise, it's the next player's turn. The first to get 6 eggs wins, or the one at the end with the most.

This game is very durable with all wooden pieces; it still looks brand new despite plenty of play. This is a big plus to me with six children now, and hopefully more in the future. The penguin framework makes this game very enjoyable to my middle four children (ages 8 down to 2 1/2), and even my almost 10-year-old is willing to join in on occasion!. And of course, there's the educational value of a memory-building game.

One of the biggest pluses to this game is it fits a wide range of skill levels. Even my 2 1/2-year-old, who hasn't grasped the idea of remembering which colors were where, can enjoy looking under two penguins. He's thrilled to death when he gets a match, because all of his older siblings applaud him. Though he rarely wins playing against his older siblings, he is still able to play along with them. As there is a significant element of chance because of the rolls, it's not always the one with the best memory who wins either.

I am very glad to have purchased this game. I also bought it as a gift for my nieces and nephews who enjoyed it also. I'd highly recommed it for families with preschoolers and early elementary aged children.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun for little ones November 25, 2008

By trish

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

This is a great little memory game for little ones. There are a few game options that make it more enjoyable...We went with a rule that if a person rolls a double color they can take that color from someone else's iceberg IF they know where it is. Just taking from anyone's iceberg all the time doesn't work because that becomes the focus of the game. I wish there were more penguins though because it's too short and if 4 people play then nobody ever gets to 6. It's almost better to buy two sets, but it's too pricey for that.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars 2 Year Old is addicted... January 8, 2009

By R. Laufgraben

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

We play this game every night and my little boy loves it and he does not typically like board games. He enjoys lifting the penguins up to check which egg is underneath...I believe it is really improving his memory and ability to follow direction. The game is all wooden, high quality, and easy to store back in the box. A very cute game which gets a lot of use around my house.