Map Tangle

by Borderline Games

Product Features

• 33 sq ft map mat
• Children
• Geography game
• a Reach and Teach Game

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0007IFLJA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #229,997 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Product Description

Object of the game: Your team must locate, and place their feet on all of the landmarks and geographic locations in the deck. Choose one person to be the team leader. The leader will draw the cards for each player but will not play on the mat. The team wins when it has "traveled" to all one hundred and three geographic locations and landmarks. 4-6 players Ages 7 and up

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This was recalled in 8/05, June 2, 2007

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Sally May (Salem, NH United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Map Tangle (Toy)

August 25, 2005
Hidden Hills Productions, Inc. is recalling its Maptangle World Edition Floor Mat Map Games. The orange paint on the floor mat maps contains excess levels of lead. Lead poisoning is a serious hazard to children and is associated with behavioral problems, learning disabilities, hearing problems and growth retardation.

The floor map game consists of a 6-foot by 5.5-foot vinyl Maptangle floor mat that has various multicolored geographic locations and landmarks painted on the floor mat and a set of 103 playing cards consisting of corresponding geographic locations and landmarks. The object of the game is for a team of players to locate, and place their feet on all of the landmarks and geographic locations. The game is age-graded for children 7 years and up. This recall pertains only to the floor mat, and does not include any other components of the game. Floor mat map games with manufacture date codes are not subject to this recall.

Educational, book, museum and specialty toy stores nationwide sold these games from February 2005 through June 2005 for about $25.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled game maps, and contact Hidden Hills Productions Inc. for information on returning the recalled maps and receiving a free replacement map or refund.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars map tangle, March 28, 2007

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C. L. Smith (Santa Rosa, Ca) - See all my reviews
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Wonderful idea but the map is so smelly i hate getting it out. Toxic chemical paint smell makes me nervous that the kids are playing on and around it. Still airing it out.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Hands on Geography lesson, July 15, 2008

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M. Hardy (Keller,TX) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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We just received this game this week and my kids beg me to play it every day. It is a lot like Twister but with an educational twist. Already they are learning more than when we just colored maps. It includes major rivers, mountains, as well as oceans and contintents. Don't forget places like Niagra Falls and Stonehenge - they are included as well. We love this game! I plan on using it in my homeschool co-op this year.
MH in TX