The Letter Factory Game

by LeapFrog

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 11 x 15.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000AE5YL
• Our recommended age: 36 months - 5 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,133 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

Product Description

Awards

• Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, Platinum Award, 2004
• 2004 Parents' Choice, Recommended Award Winner
• Parenting, Parenting Mom-Tested Toy of the Year Winner, 2004
• Great American Toy Test/KTVU, Top Educational Award, 2004

Product Description

Play the LeapFrog Letter Factory Board Game and learn letter names and sounds with actions and music. The wacky Professor Quigley will guide you every step of the way and games automatically adjust to the appropriate skill level to keep children learning at the right pace. Also includes Phonics, which teaches letter names and sounds. For 1 to 4 players.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

128 of 131 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great game, solid phonics review, everyone wins, November 2, 2004

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Mom of 5 boys "Mom of 5 boys" (Albuquerque, NM United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Letter Factory Game (Toy)

I bought this game for my 5 year old after he has played the Leapster Letter Factory and watched the dvd of the same name. His kindergarten teacher is going to purchase several for the classroom. She says he has an amazing and solid handle on phonics. This game could be a bit too easy for him, but he likes the quasi-competitiveness of it. The nice thing is, the game makes sure that every child wins. It keeps track of where each child should be on the board and it allows a couple of misses before it gives the answer. And though my son knows his phonics so well, the game allows him the opportunity to test his knowledge, he has to think about the answer. I think it is nice also, because a single child can play alone.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great game, September 15, 2005

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K. Whitcomb - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Letter Factory Game (Toy)

My 5 year old daughter received this game for Christmas. She loves it and so do I! Not only is she learning her letters and letter sounds, but it is so fun to play! I love that she doesn't have to read anything to know what to do or how to play. Whenever I have a gift to give someone in the 3-6 year old age range it's my favorite gift to give.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not so great for every youngster!, March 11, 2005

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Mom of 2 boys (Chicago, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Letter Factory Game (Toy)

I bought this game for my boys after they already learned their letter sounds from the Letter Factory DVD (like everyone else, I HIGHLY recommend the DVD!)
I've been disappointed because:
1) Professor Quigley talks too much, and if several people are playing, it takes forever to get through everyone's turn! There's no way to skip Quigley's whole monologue with every letter. One active 5-yr. old boy thought it was "boring". His 3-yr. old brother played for a while, but also lost interest.
2.) The harder level of play asks for matching letters to letter sounds (which my kids can do) and also asks "What letter comes before B?" (which my kids totally don't understand.) The easier level of play asks kids to get a certain color of card, and then move forward a certain number of spaces. Too easy for the 5-yr old, but it works well for my 2-yr. old if I help move the marker.
3.) I lost a letter card from my set, and was thrilled when I called customer service and they offered to send a whole replacement set of cards! Several weeks later, I called back... found out the cards aren't in stock and they'll send them when available... I've been waiting THREE MONTHS now for a replacement set (although I'd be happy just to have the one missing card!)