The Game for Boys

by University Games

Product Features

• Boy's game and activity kit all in one
• Master all the activities and then play again
• Features categories such as magic tricks, star gazing, kite making, knot tying
• Essential learning skills activity for boys
• This game is for 2 to 4 more players

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 3 x 10.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00177YDA8
• Item model number: 1878
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #122,293 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Game for Boys by University Games is the official handy boy's game and activity kit all in one. Players are asked to complete an activity or challenge in sixty seconds using contents from the game, such as knot tying, magic tricks and star gazing. This is an essential game for every boy, young or old and a must have for every household. Kids will master the activities and then play again. The game features categories such as magic tricks, star gazing, kite making, knot tying, insect collecting, flag folding, lighting a fire, dart playing, history and much, much more. This is a back to basics, essential learning skills activity game for all boys.

Product Description

Half a game and half an activity kit, this actually measures how good boys are at being boys by having them complete eight tricks like tying knots, performing cool magic tricks, skipping stones, solving riddles, and more. The first one to complete all eight activities wins the game. University Games. Ages: 8+

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awsome!, December 5, 2008

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Emilie Bressler (Solana Beach, CA) - 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: The Game for Boys (Toy)

This is the perfect game for boys (and girls) it is my boys (ages 7-10) favorite game and they spend actual time together playing... that makes it #1 in my mind and a perfect gift for any child in your life.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Way too hard for regular boys, November 28, 2010

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GiGi - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The Game for Boys (Toy)

My sons received this game as a gift, and played it with my husband today. My sons are 9 and 6, and most of the questions were way too hard for either of them, even though my 6 year old reads the encyclopedia for pleasure. Sample question: recite up to ten lines of Hamlet's famous soliloquy. Seriously! Do you know any 8 year old boys who can do that, let alone most adults? I only know a couple of lines myself, and I was an English major! There were questions about constellations that required being able to draw constellations, which my boys couldn't do either (draw Orion, with the correct star placement. I only know his belt!). Some of the questions were things that they could learn as they go -- knot tying, tie tying, etc., but many I wouldn't expect a boy to know until high school at least, so I may make this game disapper for several years!

My younger son does enjoy practicing knot tying with the rope that came with the game, and if your children know their constellations it might be more fun for them!

2.0 out of 5 stars Not fun and not educational., March 11, 2011

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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: The Game for Boys (Toy)

I was very excited to get this game to play with my son but after playing it one time I was extremely disappointed. The game expects boys to know ball room dances, astrological signs, other languages. It also expects boys to know every kind of knot the world has ever seen. I was hoping the game would teach the boys how to tie knots but in this game if you don't already know how to do it, it is almost impossible to learn it from the game. The game play is not exciting and the method of keeping score is VERY hard to keep track of. They give you bugs that must go along a path 1/4 the size of the bug, so it is easy to lose track of which little spot you were actually sitting on. I was really hoping to find a game my son and I could enjoy that would sort of be a way to learn things one would learn in boy scouts, this game is not that at all.