Playchest Penguin Plunge

by Mattel

Product Features

• Kids will want to be the first to collect all three of their penguin friends, in order, and race back to the home igloo to win!
• Kids simply fill the ice tower with penguins, push down the lever and let them plunge!
• Stack 'em, splash 'em, herd 'em home!
• But it's not always easy because all these penguins want to do is play and slide down the ice tower into the pond.
• Recommended Age Range 5 and Up

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.1 x 10.6 x 10.7 inches ; 2.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000EPFEPW
• Item model number: J5237
• Our recommended age: 5 - 9 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 5 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #258,950 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Kids will want to be the first to collect all three of their penguin friends, in order, and race back to the home igloo to win! Kids simply fill the ice tower with penguins, push down the lever and let them plunge! Stack 'em, splash 'em, herd 'em home! But it's not always easy because all these penguins want to do is play and slide down the ice tower into the pond. It's a fun experience for the whole family with great developmental benefits like sequencing and planning. For two to four players

Product Description

To win this Arctic-adventure game, kids will want to be the first one to collect all three of their penguin friends, in order, and race back to their home igloo. Players simply fill the ice tower with penguins, push down the lever, and let them plunge! Stack 'em, splash 'em and herd 'em home! But it's not always easy -- all the penguins want to do is play and slide down the ice tower into the pond. Penguin Plunge is a fun experience for the whole family with great developmental benefits like sequencing and planning. For two to four players.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A definite all ages crowd pleaser!, March 25, 2007

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Elaine J. Eddington "iron_clasped_soul" (Fairbanks, Alaska) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Playchest Penguin Plunge (Toy)

Penguin Plunge was a definite hit with our family! My husband and I played with our 4.5 & 6 yr old daughters (since only 4 can play at a time), the instructions were a little hard to keep up for our kids since it's a two part/type game, but once we got through the instructions and played one game, it was easy and a lot of fun!

First, you have the 4 big-main penguins, each with a different color hat. Purple, Red, Green, Yellow. You start on the 4 corners of the board in your color designated igloo. You first start with rolling the movement dice which says how spaces you can go and one panal is a "roll the action dice" panel. You then use the movement dice to work towards your 3 little penguins that have th same colored hat as yours, that are scattered between the 4 ponds across the board, picking them up in order 1-2-3 as numbered on their hats. When you have collected all 3 on top of your hat, you quickly make your way back to your colored/starting igloo to win!

The action dice is the second part of the game, which entails taking a penguin of whatever color you roll and putting it in the ice tower, whether its your own color or someone elses, where it is held capitve till someone rolls or lands on a "release the penguins" panel and the penguins are sent down through the ice tower and into the lake. The person who then released them, gets to sort them into whichever ponds they want and players can resume trying to collect all their penguins so they can return to their igloos to win!

The board is sturdy cardboard/plastic and the ice tower and pieces are all nice, not flimsy at all, with good coloring. I think my husband and I had just as much fun as the kids playing this. It was a literal race to beat the other person in collecting our penguins and returning to our igloo with them being put in and released from the ice tower! A definite crowd pleaser for the kids and parents alike!

5.0 out of 5 stars Our favorite game!, December 30, 2009

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S.Haden (Littleton, Colorado) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Playchest Penguin Plunge (Toy)

This is our favorite game! (5 year old girl)Excellent quality! Love the little penguins and how they stack. Only downside was the cost when I bought it..[...] was a bit too pricey- still recommend it!

5.0 out of 5 stars he loved it, June 27, 2008

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R. Sawyer - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Playchest Penguin Plunge (Toy)

I bought this for my cousin's birthday last year after discovering that he's really into penguins right now. He LOVED it and I had it delivered directly so he would get it on time. The game was set out on the coffee table at his party. His grandma told me that even his 10 and 8 year old brothers loved the game. I recommend it to anyone who is related to a penguin fan.