Shure ArchiQuest: Dragons and Pagodas

by Shure

Product Features

• 50 laminated heirloom-quality wooden blocks
• Each block features motifs inspired by real-life architectural masterpieces
• Comes in a solid wood box with sliding lid, handy for storage
• Set includes unique user ID number that gives owners access to an exclusive section of the ArquiQuest? Website
• Unique hand painted artwork

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 1.6 x 11 inches ; 3.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000YMCM3M
• Item model number: 1090
• Manufacturer recommended age: 5 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #245,360 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Explore the fascinating architecture and design of ancient China with Dragons and Pagodas: China's Treasures. This unique architectural building system promises hours of fun and discovery with a 50-page hardbound educational book, which includes an architectural timeline, buidling ideas, and much more.

Product Description

Shure ArchiQuest Dragons and Pagodas explores the unique architecture an desing of ancient China. This unique architectural building system promises hours of fun and discovery with a 50-page, hardbound educational book and 50 wooden blocks laminated with hand-painted artwork featuring motifs inspired by real-life Chinese architectural masterpieces like the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven! Each set comes packaged in a keepsake, wooden storage box with a sliding acrylic lid.

• Product Measures: 12.38" x 16.13" x 1.63"
• Recommended Ages: 5 years & Up

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Blocks, December 30, 2008

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T. Balluff - See all my reviews

= 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: Shure ArchiQuest: Dragons and Pagodas (Toy)

Bought this set for my 10-year old girl and she can't stop playing with it. The artwork is beautiful & unique. She started getting curious about the designs and now keeps asking me to help her research Chinese architecture online. This is definitely recommended for anyone who has children who love to learn.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best!, December 17, 2009

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C. Lou - 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: Shure ArchiQuest: Dragons and Pagodas (Toy)

I've been debating about buying these sets of blocks for my girls for a while. Finally I decided to order this set and I cannot be happier! The whole family is involved; the blocks have great quality and are highly educational. The set comes with a book that is a little treasure! The illustrations are kids friendly and contain building ideas. You can go to the online page and register your blocks, building online is really fun too. I like the whole concept, I think this product is superb.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars wonderful at first but then..................., December 11, 2009

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Elizabeth Sperandio "builder mom" (Rochester, NY) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Shure ArchiQuest: Dragons and Pagodas (Toy)

I bought a set of these blocks about a year ago. They were wonderful at first and very fun to build with. My 2 1/2 yr old daughter loves them and so too does my 7 yr old neice, and many adults as well.

The BIG problem with them....(and I might add that given the cost of these blocks it is a BIG problem) ...is that after only a year... all the decals have begun to raise and peel off of the blocks. This IS NOT due to excessive play, but a true defect in the manufacture of the product. It makes them a little difficult to play with because the bubbling decals make it difficult to "seat" the blocks with one another.

YET, despite this defect they are worth buying IF you DO NOT consider them a long term toy. The manufacturers would have done better by painting the blocks with the images instead of trying to polyurethane decals in place. Polyurethane is great stuff, but it is not a catch-all glue.