ThinkFun Amaze

by Think Fun

Product Features

• Three difficult levels
• Sixteen maze challenges
• One hand-held maze with stylus
• Use the attached stylus to navigate through the maze
• For ages 8 years and above

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00021H924
• Item model number: 5820
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,044 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This hand-held maze changes as you play it. Players set up one of 16 provided challenges and navigate their way from Start to Finish. Movable obstacles create dead-ends and endless loops.

Product Description

Amaze is the hand-held maze game that changes as you play. Once you set up one of sixteen different maze challenges, the fun begins. As you follow the path with the attached stylus, you can clear the way by pushing the red bars to the right or left. But watch out -- sometimes the obstacles can't be moved back, creating a dead end or endless loop. For one player.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

92 of 94 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Previous Reivew Misses the Point, December 17, 2004

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Dana Flood (Burke, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ThinkFun Amaze (Toy)

I'm afraid that the previous reviewer misses the point about the maze. It is designed to allow the user to shift the walls as they progress through the maze; it is not intended to be a static maze as if on paper.

There are 16 starting configurations listed on the back of the product, and they increase in difficulty as they progress. Early settings require either no or very limited manipulation of the walls to complete. As you go on to more advanced settings, however, you encounter ever-more-complicated mazes that require you to plan ahead to determine whether moving a given wall will help you or hurt you in the long run.

This is a great toy to teach strategic thinking, and is suitable for a variety of ages (some of the more advanced maze configurations are quite challenging).

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Both of my kids love this! Simplicity at its best! Portable, sturdy construction & no need for batteries!, January 7, 2009

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G. Wade "Krista" (Brush Prairie, Wa United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: ThinkFun Amaze (Toy)

I ordered this as a last minute Xmas gift. When I received it, I took it out of the package & was quite disappointed, it seemed far too difficult for my children to use, let alone have an interest in. & I was also surprised to see that it wasn't electronic. BUT I decided to give it as a gift to my 5 year old, maze-loving son.
When he opened the package he was elated! Both he & his 8 year old sister absolutely love it. They take it everywhere; it is perfect for in the car or in restaurants for easy, mind-building entertainment. My original concern about it not being easy for little kids to use, is totally gone. & my kids don't care that it isn't electronic, they don't even notice.
It has 4 sliders that control the little 'gates' on the maze. When the sliders are switched, it totally changes the maze. The patterns are printed on the back to follow. The simplest maze is fairly easy but the tougher ones are quite difficult for an adult. You use the included 'pen' to follow the indented maze to the end.
It is a simple, amazingly designed item that I would recommend to anyone!

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A nice brain-teaser for kids, January 18, 2008

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Hongzhi Wang (Weston, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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= 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: ThinkFun Amaze (Toy)

I bought this game for my 4 year old son. He really enjoyed playing it since we got it. The maze has 16 different levels from the easiest to the hardest. He has solved the first 10 levels by now. He does need some help from adults from time to time. But he got very excited every time he solved a new level. This toy is very durable too. Overall it's a very fun game for both kids and adults.