Angry Birds Card Game

by Mattel

Product Features

• Based on the on the best-selling phone app game, Angry Birds
• From the makers of UNO
• The survival of the Angry Birds is at stake
• Be the first person to strategically topple the structure cards
• Roll the right bird to knock out the pigs to win

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.6 x 0.8 x 5.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B004VUX5XO
• Item model number: W3969
• Manufacturer recommended age: 7 - 11 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #146 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #5 in Toys & Games > Games > Card Games
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Angry Birds Card Game: From the makers of UNO. Based on the on the best-selling phone app game, Angry Birds. The survival of the Angry Birds is at stake. Be the first person to strategically topple the structure cards by rolling the right bird on the die. Then knock out the pigs with the flick of a die to win in this quick-play game based on the super popular phone app. Includes Angry Birds playing cards and Dice. For 2 to 5 players.

Product Description

Mattel Angry Birds Card Game - Mattel W3969.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Angry Birds - Easy to play!, August 8, 2011

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Carolyn D. Bodin "Kindlette" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Angry Birds Card Game (Toy)

I got this game because my grandkids (ages 10,9 & 7)enjoy Angry Birds on the cell phone. It is easy to play but I didn't think there was much to it. You place your cards in order, then throw the dice to remove the cards. Extra cards allow you to add more plays to your opponents. To win, you must flick one die at the pig to knock him over. Our first game was over so quickly that I was a little let down. But the kids LOVED it. They played over and over again.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent game for young kids - Mostly luck with an ounce of strategy, November 21, 2011

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Sapere Aude (New England) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Angry Birds Card Game (Toy)

My 6 year old son got this as an early Christmas present.

HOW IT WORKS:
The game as two sets of cards, the power cards and the structure cards. Each person draws 6 structure cards and chooses how to line them up in a stack and each person starts with two power cards. On your turn you roll the dice, you need to roll the bird on the structure card at the bottom of your stack to remove it (knock it out). The structure cards are either a bird or a pig. If its a bird you have to roll the color of the bird on one of the dice. If its a pig you have to roll two of the same color bird. The dice have 5 different colored birds and a wild side with all the birds on them. If you fail to knock out a structure you get to take a power card. The power cards let you either give the opponent one of your pig cards, make the opponent take a new structure card or force a re-roll (either for you or your opponent). When a person knocks out all their structure cards they then get a chance to try to knock down the cardboard standup pig by flicking the dice at it. The first person to knock the pig down wins.

PROS:
Once you get through the slight complexities of the rules, the game is a fairly simple one. There isn't a lot of strategy, so my 6 year old was able to play with no problem. It's mostly lucky, with some strategy around when you play the power cards.

CONS:
There isn't much here that is going to occupy an older child or adult. Also, knocking down the pig is fairly simple for someone older and more coordinated but much harder for a younger child, so this somewhat unbalances the game in the favor of the older children if you have very varied ages. One solution is to let the younger child put the pig closer.

OVERALL:
Not the most innovative or captivating game I've played, but I was pleased to find it wasn't just angry birds slapped on an existing game. It is different and my son really seemed to like it. My son took extra special glee in forcing me to re-roll when I had rolled to knock out my last structure card. I would say this game is best for ages 5-10.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun for a game lover!, August 24, 2011

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Matthew Gilliam (GREENFIELD, IN, US) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Angry Birds Card Game (Toy)

We play games in my family every Thursday night and recently since Angry Birds has become so popular I had to get this when I saw it on Amazon. We played it the night we received it in the mail and had a blast. The games tend to go really quick so it seems you are doing more setting up then actually playing. Overall, I would recommend this to any game enthusiasts who are just looking for something different and wanna have some laughs!