Customer Reviews

Melissa & Doug Travel Hangman

5 star:		(40)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Sure you could use a paper and pencil to play hangman, but this board is just more fun to play the game on. It's very durable and solid and the pieces (except the pen) are connected to the board with elastic bands, so you don't have to worry about missing parts.

The pen slips into the two loops located on the right side of the board (why not a snap-on?) and the writing area is on the bottom. Because the tiles are connected by the elastic, the players simply flip the tiles over as the game is played.

At the beginning of the game, all the letters are face up and all the hangman pieces are face down. The first player draws the dashes, representing each letter of a word, on the bottom portion of the board.

As the letters are called, they are flipped over and, if they are part of the mystery word, the dashes are filled in. If they are not part of the word, a hangman tile is flipped over.

The game continues until the word is guessed or until the hangman is completely visible.

I like how sturdy the board is and how easy it is to see the letters that you have guessed and the amount of time you have to get the word right. It definitely makes it easier to teach a youngster how to play this game since they can see everything in front of them.

At first, I thought that the board was too big to take in restaurants and such but, as my 5 year old son was playing it, I realized that the size made it easier for him to see the shape and form of the letters so it's sort of a good thing.

I don't like how difficult it is to flip the letters over but I suspect that time will ease it a bit. The biggest con was that the ink in the pen is completely dried out so we have to use another dry-erase marker to do the job and a tissue to erase the board when the game is over.

Other than that, this board is perfect and I highly recommend it!

A friend's child had this and I had to get it for my nephew. It's durable, easy to use, and teaches simple spelling. I should have bought one for my own children. Makes a great gift!

This is a lot of fun for families who enjoy playing Hangman. My 8 year old and I play this whenever we are stuck somewhere waiting. We love it!
The only thing negative I have to say about it is that the tiles are hard to turn over initially. However, once you use it a few times, it's fine.

I just wanted to add my review for those with a child or children with dyslexia.

When I initially purchased this game I thought it might be a waste of money. And for some, it may be. But for my two kids with dyslexia, it has been great. They both prefer to use it over using paper and pencil. They love flipping the letters and 'man' pieces and they love using the dry erase pen. All the letters are already there in plain sight and after a letter has been chosen, it is flipped over and 'disappears' so it's not accidentally chosen again.

I use words from their current spelling lists.

I also teach my kids strategies.

If the word has only one syllable, there will only be one vowel. So guess the vowels first. If one fits, don't guess any more vowels.

If there's a blend at the beginning of a word, the second letter has a strong likelihood of being an L or an R.

After several unsuccessful guesses, give a clue as to the word's meaning. If the clue doesn't work, you can give a big clue by giving a word that rhymes.

My Daughter got this from Grandma for a trip to visit them. She really enjoyed playing it. It is good for her to practice her spelling and work on thinking outside the box to come up with words. We had to set a minimum of 5 letter words or it is too hard to guess before flipping over all the pieces. Two things I don't like about it - #1. the pen with write anywhere on the thing but it only comes off the bottom so if you accidentally mark anywhere else you are stuck. #2. The reason I gave it 4 stars and not 5. The snapping noise when you flip over the letters and the guy are REALLY annoying in the car. It is very loud and my Kids seem to think it is fun to keep flipping them over and back. So all and all a good product but I wish there was a way to make it not so loud.

No complaints. Travels well. Our 3 yr old enjoys turning the letters over after guessing. She didn't know the words or phrases yet, but had fun nonetheless. The 8 and 6 yr old had fun too.

Keep an eye on the dry erase marker, tends to disappear and the kids get tempted to use the permanents.

Good family fun.

This toy has absolutely saved us this Christmas.

We had a four-day trip planned, but an unexpected snowstorm snowed us in for more than 2 extra days.

Now, I have little boys. And for the most part, they are self-entertaining. For a while, we cut snowflakes. They read for a while. They made ramps out of books for their Hot Wheels cars and Bakugans to sail over. They got antsy, and I threatened to make them start writing their thank-you notes, so they drew pictures. We got out in the snow. We thawed out. We shoveled out the car a few times... and we played Hangman.

This version has been played with for at least 3 hours, non-consecutively, on this trip by my six-year-old. He will wheedle anybody into playing with him. He's a good enough speller/reader to make it fun, and his favorite is when you give him the lines for the first words in a Christmas song he knows. This has saved me, because (of course) he is not the only person who wants my attention. So his job is the erasing and flipping over all the blocks job after every game, which lets me handle other things as they arise.

The hangman game board is made of wood, with sturdy bungee cords holding the tiles on the board, a section of white board, and a white board marker. High quality; fun for little people to use; self-contained. I suppose the board could be used to clobber a brother, but no other part of the toy could function as weaponry (a plus in long-car-drive situations.)

I am going to keep it in the emergency bag in the car. This toy saved my week.

LOVE this game. we travel a lot - and it's wonderful to have a game that all ages enjoy and doesn't make a mess or get lost! We do it at breakfast - and it bonds my kids from ages 14-5 - with laughter and learning. Pieces are a tiny bit hard to turn for younger fingers - but maybe that makes it last longer. Donating one to my Kindergarten Teacher for her Learning Center. Really creative and fun!

This game is lots of fun and my 6 year old doesn't even realize that he's playing an educational game. Made very sturdy. Parents will also enjoy playing this classic game with their child. My child never got bored with it either! Highly recommend it.

This is a great travel game. It is great for kids as mine are 7 & 10 and enjoy playing it often. We play it at home, in the car and at soccer games. Turning the letters and the hangman pieces is a little tough at first especially for the kids. It does get easier with use. Great game for the price and it helps the kids learn how to spell.