Customer Reviews

Takeaway Game

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

We were rather disappointed by this game. The description on the box made it sound similar to some of our favorite card/strategy games. However, once we opened the box, the directions were very confusing, and it is not that fun to play.

The directions are so confusing, and conflicting, so who knows if the game is fun or not??? You can't follow the directions, because they make no sense!

As always, Jax delivers a lackluster product. As far as I know, Take Away didn't exist in public domain before they produced a version of it (which for Jax is amazing, since they have produced versions of Nerts (Solitaire Frenzy), Shut The Box (Chips), Kings In The Corner (Kings In The Corner... trés original, no?), and even Rock Paper Scissors (Rock Paper Scissors: The Card Game. I kid you not). While Jax wants to portray the game as being even remotely strategic, it's almost totally luck. The rules are horribly written, too. Paragraphs go where sentences would suffice, and the whole thing just reeks of being written by an attorney or Congressman. If you feel like you need to pay 10 bucks for a specialized plastic gizmo and a deck of playing cards, go right ahead and pick this up. I'll pass.

Take Away is truly lots of fun. (...) It is one of my seven year old granddaughter's favorite games. It is easy and exciting because you never know who will win until the end of the game.

My 7-yr-old grandaughter loved this game from the start. It uses a real deck of cards and incorporates math skills and quickness. It is a self-confidence builder when the child can beat the adult - she delighted in that part!

This is in my mind the most underrated game in the Jax family. The game comes with a very nice, red tray and a deck of cards. Each space is filled with one card, then players try to make matches. You can match the number of the card or the next card in sequence higher or lower. Empty spaces are then filled with cards and play continues around the board. I will admit that the directions are a little hard to follow, but once you figure it out it becomes really fun to play. It even works well as a solitaire game.

So if you like good classic card games, don't let the negative reviews turn you away. Really good game.