Milton Bradley Electronic Handheld Boggle

by Milton Bradley

Product Features

• Challenge Your Friends or Play Solo
• Play 2 Games: Traditional or Untimed
• Displays a sample of words you missed
• Automatic scoring & Shutoff
• Built-in Dictionary contains thousands of words

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 5.8 x 10.5 inches ; 7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00005YXWW
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,865 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #32 in Toys & Games > Electronics for Kids > Handheld Games
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Product Description

The classic three-minute word search game has gone electronic. How many words can you find' Join letters up, down sideways and diagonally. Play at your own pace or race the clock for a totally mind-boggling challenge. The built-in dictionary contains thousands of words for reference. Play solo or with a friend. This game even "talks" back, by showing you a sample of the words you missed. Features automatic scoring and shutoff. For 1 to 2 players. Measures approximately 3" x 1" x 4.5". Requires 3 "AAA" alkaline batteries (included).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, educational and fun!, September 15, 2002

By A Customer

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Milton Bradley Electronic Handheld Boggle (Toy)

This game is challenging on many levels...especially if you have a fascination with words! It even tells you the words you missed finding! Having a timed and untimed game option makes play even more fun. You can play the computer or another person. Sounds are a bit annoying, but you can turn them off. This game is much more challenging than the handheld Scrabble game. Only bad point (why I gave 3 stars for durability) is that replacing the batteries is difficult. The screw securing the battery cover panel is extraordinarily hard to remove. Other than that, it is an excellent game!

34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun addition to any Boggle-lover's collection!, November 1, 2002

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Lynne in CO (Longmont, Colorado USA) - See all my reviews

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

This review is from: Milton Bradley Electronic Handheld Boggle (Toy)

This is a great addition to any Boggle-lover's collection! Its small size is convenient to carry most anywhere. There are two basic games, timed and untimed. In the timed variation (3 minutes), two players can challenge each other. This is probably the device's strongest point. When playing against the computer, you can easily lose by 100 points or more! Unfortunately, the computer only gives you a partial list of words which it thinks you missed. But it's good practice anyway. In the untimed variation, you can only play with one player. The manual indicates that you can play an untimed variation with a 2nd player, but this is not true. The only other concern is that the screen is sometimes difficult to read - the lighting has to be just right. The screen is also not back-lit. Despite the few complaints , I still think this is a really fun gadget for Boggle lovers who would like to practice on the go!

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars if you're a fan of boggle..., February 19, 2004

By A Customer

= 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: Milton Bradley Electronic Handheld Boggle (Toy)

Portable boggle unit for boggle fans. Dictionary is depressingly thorough - tells you all the huge long words you missed!

It's a little slow to enter the words via the arrow keys, if you are used to scribbling them down on paper in the traditional game. You can obviously still play that way if you like, then the advantage of the unit is that it's a lot more portable than the traditional game. If you do enter the words, it will check them against the dictionary and compute your score automatically.

They need to make a handheld version of "master boggle"; or a unit that could play either "boggle" or "master boggle".

P.S. Another reviewer said you can't turn off the sound, which is incorrect. RTFM. In the game setup screen, you hold down the "left" and "right" buttons together for 3 seconds to toggle the sound.