Customer Reviews

Cranium Jam Pack Jam Game

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I bought this toy as a gift for my 4 year old for him and his 6 year old brother to play. Well, the entire family got in on the action and it was lots of fun. The car is durable, but make sure you keep the enclosed bag for the cards and the items to pack or else.... Not a superior learning game but it does require some concentration and fine motor skills to pack all of the items in the trunk before time runs out. Overall, I would recommend this toy! It got lots of laughs on a rainy day.

Being a big fan of Cranium products, I bought this game for my 8 year old for her birthday and WOW! it brought everyone from 5 years old to 65 to the table and/or floor to stuff the parts in the trunk before the time ran out! great fun and laughs! love that there is a bag for all parts. the kids made up versions of the game within days, and then used the van and parts for pretend play as well. WELL WORTH THE MONEY!

Got this game for the family for christmas. The idea is a good one but I think the makers fell short of "completing" the game which could have been alot better. After one game we found out that it would be more fun if we added to the game. We gave different point values (1, 2, and 3) to each piece and gave a bonus if you were able to use all of your cards. This made the game more competitive and fun for everyone. in our first game you would see us shying away from the bg yellow chair and in the second game when it was worth 3 points and a possible bonus we got creative on how to use it.

I think the inventors dropped the ball on what a really good game this could have been. Once we altered it, it was alot of fun!

I bought this last night for my kids and they had a blast! My 2 year old has already lost some of the parts, so we will be searching for them tonight. I am really pleased with this game, it will be fun for the whole family!

My whole family has enjoyed this game. Within minutes of taking it out of the box, we had it on the table and playing our first game. My 13 year olds comments about before i bought it was, "that game looks stupid, all you do is put the pieces in." He has enjoyed it just as much as my 6 year old. It is setup to be challenging enough for a 6, 13, or 38 year old. The game plays in about 20 minutes, and there is never a dull moment. Like the other reviewer said, make sure and keep the enclosed zip lock bag, for the pieces. I am going to purchase a small plastic storage box to keep it in.

My car was broken with an electrical problem that heated up the batteries to a hot to the touch temp within the first 15 minutes of trying to get the thing to work. Glad I persisted in troubleshooting before the kids got a hold of the game. This toy was destined to melt or worse had the kids been cut loose on the toy before a parent could look it over. Parents beware!! YIKES!

This keeps my 7 yr. old daughter busy- she tries and tries until she gets it all packed in just right. And it's nice that her 4 yr. old sister can play too, or she can play along. Great game.

So far, my son just plays with all the parts, I am not sure if we will actually play the official game. It is tough keeping all the parts together, I gave up on that years ago with his toys.

My niece loves this game. The entire family has played it several times already since it arrived for my niece's Birthday. Recommend this for a nice family night of fun!

Bought this game right after Christmas for my 6 year old son. He has motor skill problems and wasn't reading yet so I needed a simple game to learn and fun enough that a very active kid would want to sit down with. My main concern was that the music would be loud and intensify with the count down of time. No need to fear, the music is fun and catchy, not annoying and there is no anxiety caused by ticking clocks or anything.

My son likes to play this game and is learning to take turns, encouraging others, fine motor skills, and problem solving. This game may not teach a child the important lessons of life or how to divide by pie, but it's aces in my book!! He will even come inside in the evenings and pull it out to play by himself. He's still convinced that all the pieces will fit in the trunk with enough practice (they won't). (But try to tell a 6 year old boy that-they like a challenge.)

Things to know, trunk ejection spring wears out with much forcing of all objects. It still makes a "sproing" sound in the music when the time is up so no concerns there. Do keep the plastic bag to hold all the parts, once the box is opened it won't work for storage. We have been playing the game pretty regularly for 6+ months and haven't replaced the original batteries yet.

I will definately buy more Cranium games in the future!!