Customer Reviews

ThinkFun Hoppers

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
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This is a great toy to develop your child's strategic thinking. The game is relatively simple. Organize your frogs as per the cards, jump one frog over the other and remove the jumped-over frog. The objective is to leave just one frog. You can only jump `adjacent' frogs along the lines (see picture).

The recommended age is 8 but younger children (supervised!) are just as enthralled. I had to improvise on the instructions, but I've taught the concepts to two 3 year olds - my buddy's son and my own. You will be amazed that they get it!

It is the greatest travel game. My son got this when he was 3 years old, and 4 years later it is still his first choice when we ask him to pick some toys for a trip........and he has a GameBoy!!

It is very durable, constructed very well and has seen no wear in 4 years of regular use. This is one of the toys that'll, literally, last you a life-time.

This is definitely a precursor for any parent looking to teach their kids Chess. Solving each situation requires you to think a few steps ahead.

This is probably the least expensive way to develop a new dimension in your child's brain.

VARIATIONS:
This toy also comes with a single "Red Frog". The objective is to leave the red frog standing.

OTHER SIMILAR TOYS:
FlipIT - This toy made by the same company, is a more difficult version of Hoppers. It is a 4X4 grid with Turtles instead of Frogs. The turtles can be placed on their bellies (green side up) or can be turned-turtle (orange side up).
One jumps over the turtles but the turtles do not come off the board - they just flip over. They flip over each time they're jumped over - green to orange and orange to green. The objective is to turn all turtles the right (green) side up.

At first Hoppers appears to be a very easy game but that is its charm. The game gets progressively more difficult and very challenging. Most of all this game is out right FUN! I simply couldn't put it down. I originally bought it for my sons birthday but I had no idea how much I was going to enjoy it too. Two big thunmbs up!

Every kids loves to play with frogs. Every kid has played leapfrog. Binary Arts has taken both concepts and created a game that makes playing fun, without the mess and at a great price.

The easy to follow directions will have you playing in less than 2 minutes and the easy storage of the game allows a quick cleanup after you are done. The game will teach strategy from the very beginning.

You are given 40 game cards, from beginner to expert, you arrange the frogs to match the card, then start jumping until you are left with one frog. I though this would be easy - that was until I tried it. It was great fun!

Binary Arts makes storing this game a breeze, which makes it easy to take Hoppers along in a car. Hoppers is also great for those rainy days or family night get together. Unbeatable fun at a unbeatable price!

Binary Arts really did a good job on this peg game. I owned Rush Hour, a other great game from Binary Arts, so I thought it would be just as fun as Rush Hour but with Frogs instead of trucks and cars. It is simple to play but gets harder as the game goes on. They give you 40 cards to play with. Each card becomes harder and more challenging. To play you must move one frog at a time. You must have only one frog left on the peg board to win a game. This game is full of fun for the whole family! I recommand this game to anyone who is looking for a rainy day game or just a fun game to play with when the kids are bored.

My friend got Hoppers as a birthday present and we all played it. It was really fun and it got more challenging as we went on. What you do is: You pick a card and place the frogs on the pgs of what the picture shows on the card. Then you take one frog and jump it over one. The one that it jumped over, take it off the peg. The object it to have 1 frog remaining. It is very educational because you have to think when you play it. It is very durable because there is a pull out drawer under it that you store the frogs and the cards in. It's a great game that you can play in the car, especially for long vacations. Hoppers is hours of fun for everyone!

This is a great game, that my whole family, ages 6 to 65, enjoyed on Thanksgiving.

I delayed buying this game, thinking it was "just" peg solitaire, which it is, but it is really a lot of fun and is currently my son's favorite "ThinkFun" game. There is clearly something much more appealing about moving frogs rather than pegs around. I do have to admit the frogs are kind of cute.

Unlike other ThinkFun games where everything is supposed to be tossed in a bag but more often than not ends up strewn across the floor, my son actually puts the pieces away because he likes putting the frogs in their slots and sliding the lid on.

It is a great addition to our "Wait Bag" (a bag I keep in the mud room with items to engage kids at Drs. offices, or wherever we might need to wait) because it is compact and light. There are 40 cards with increasing degrees of difficulty (and answers on the back), making it appropriate for kids from elementary school on up.

I think this is the greatest! My girls love to play this game and we also leave it out so when company comes over, they can play it too. They really grow the brain and I really think that is lacking in today's world. Would really recommend this for all ages.

This is a great stocking stuffer, or little gift for anyone from 8 yrs old and up (fun for adults, too!). There are plenty of cards to challenge yourself with, and it's fun for a rainy day or to play in the car on a road trip.

Love, love, love this game. I bought the original version (without the red frog) over five years ago, and still love it. I take it every time I fly, as it is a great way to pass time waiting at airports and while in flight. Compact, engaging, challenging, universal appeal.