Break the Safe Game

by Mattel

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.1 x 10.4 x 15.7 inches ; 1.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00008O0XH
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,007 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Break the Safe is a great game for families with young children. The reasons are at least twofold: the game must be played collaboratively, or nobody wins and the longest game takes only thirty minutes. Race against the clock on the safe to collect the keys necessary to break the safe. The keys are hidden, and sometimes booby trapped. You and your fellow spies have to help each other disable the booby traps and keep the guard and guard dog from sending you to lock up. The rules and game accessories are just complex enough to make this game fun for adults so the whole family can play together. --Megan Sullivan

Product Description

Break the Safe is the family board game where you collaborate as a team with other players. It's a race against time to crack the safe. You must avoid spies and find all four keys to the safe before 30 minute time runs out. The electronic timer lets players know when time is up. Requires 3 "AA" alkaline batteries (not included).

For 2 to 4 players.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beats Fireball Island as favorite board game!!, September 6, 2003

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Thomas A. Florio (Milton, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Break the Safe Game (Toy)

This is a well-thought out, finely balanced, sturdy, complex yet easy to learn board game -- one where all the players must cooperate to win. Don't let the title or box art fool you; this is a revolutionary game. The object of the game is to find the four keys hidden beneath boobytraps to open the safe. Sounds routine, but the gameplay takes this game to a whole new dimension. And it is truly thrilling to race back to the safe (making sure to evade the patrol dog and guard), inserting the four key tiles in the safe's key slots, and 'cracking the safe' before your time runs out and the alarm is alerted. Buy this immediately. You, your kids, your parents -- everyone -- will LOVE this game.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Fun for the Whole Family, November 19, 2003

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R. Saul "stars_are_number_1" (Tyler, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Break the Safe Game (Toy)

This is a great game that is never the same twice. The gameplay is fun and almost predictable on the surface, but once you begin to play the game you realize all the intricate parts that make it unique, though still not too complicated.

It's remarkably exciting when you have the guard coming from one part of the building and the dog from the other, while you and your partners figure out how to get to the last booby trapped room and get the final key.

The one thing I can't get over about this game, is that it has hooked every member of my family. Everyone from my 14 yr. old brother, to my 40 something yr. old parents. This is a great game for everyone to play and I suggest you buy it yourself.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun without Competition!, November 23, 2003

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N. L. Saltz "Virginia Voter" (Lynchburg, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Break the Safe Game (Toy)

Finally a game that is great fun, but not competitive. The educational value comes from teaching children how effectively people can work as a team. That may be the most valuable lesson they can learn since it applies to so many areas throughout life. They get enough competition in school.

Our family has had so much fun playing this game. You play against the clock so you are always trying to beat your last time. However, you can only do well if you cooperate with your teammates.

It's also a good game because you can play in about a half hour (it's timed for 30 minutes) so you can easily fit it in as a short after-dinner family game that's easy to set up and easy to put away.