Granny Apples

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Product Features

• Ages 8 and up

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 5.7 x 3 inches ; 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• 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.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B0009XBY2G
• Item model number: 406
• Our Recommended Age: 8 - 12 years
• Manufacturer Recommended Age: 8 - 12 years
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #32,253 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)

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• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
The quick counting apple dice game. Roll them Apples! In this fast action dice game, race against your opponents to count the exact number of apples scattered in play. Watch out for birds, Worms and apple pies that take away from the total. Count as quickly as you can and be the first to shout out the answer, but don't make a mistake or else you give granny an apple! The player with the most apples when Granny's basket is full wins. ages 8 , for 2-6 players and plays for approx. 15 minutes. Contains 8 wood apples, 10 - 1/ 2 apple tokens, 75 whole apple tokens, a shaker cup and rules of play.

Product Description
Roll them apples! In this fast-action dice game, race against your opponents to count the exact number of apples scattered in play. Watch out for birds, worms and apple pies that take away from the total. Count as quickly as you can and be the first to shout out the answer, but don't make a mistake or else you lose half your apples! The player with the most apples when Granny's basket is full wins. Like an apple picked from the orchard, Granny Apples is a refreshing treat that is also good for you! Packed inside of this juicy little game are ingredients for learning the difference between halves vs. wholes while honing quick counting and visual identification skills. At the same time, it reinforces the importance of being accurate when doing mental math. And to top it off, since each player takes turns being the judge, the game helps to strengthen listening and attention skills. Smart on the outside Fun to the core! Details 2 to 6 players Playing time: 15 minutes Contents 8 wood apples 10 half apple tokens 75 whole apple tokens apple basket Awards & Acknowledgements Dr. Toy's Best Vacation Products iParenting Media Award Canadian Toy Testing Council *** (Highest Rating) Parenting Magazine Toy of the Year Recommended Age: 8 and up

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From the Board Games Editor at BellaOnline.com, February 1, 2006

By	Megan Romer (Ithaca, NY) - 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 

Granny Apples is a great and compact early game which teaches kids how to do simple addition while they're having fun. What more could a parent want?

The game comes with 8 wooden apple halves, which, on the "inside", have either a picture of an apple cross-section (as you'd expect) or a picture of a worm, a pie, a bird or Granny. One player rolls the 8 apples like dice, and each player must count the apples as quickly as possible. The first one to shout out the correct answer wins the round and some small apple tokens for their collection.

Each apple that lands face down counts as one apple. An apple that lands face-up with the picture of the cross-section counts as a half-apple. If the apple with the pie shows face-up, players must subtract two apples from the total. If the apple with the worm shows face-up, players must subtract one apple from the total UNLESS the apple with the bird shows face-up, in which case they cancel each other out. If Granny's face shows face-up, one apple token gets put into her basket.

So, say the player rolls the apples. 5 apples are face-down, 1 is face-up with a cross-section showing, 1 is face-up with the worm showing, 1 is face-up with the pie showing. The score for this roll is 2 and a half. The first player to shout it wins 2 and a half apple tokens. Throughout the game, because of the Granny face apple, Granny's "basket" will slowly fill up. When her basket contains twelve apples, the player with the most apples wins. This is a tremendously fun game that teaches kids addition, subtraction and even basic fractions (halves) all while having fun! What's not to love?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really simple idea but fun!, December 29, 2008

By	Chillin' Out - See all my reviews

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

The idea behind this game is really simple, and the rules were easy enough for my son to understand right from the start (he's now 6 but started playing this game when he was 5). It's great for kids to learn addition, subtraction, and even simple fractions without even realizing it because they're having fun while doing it. I also like how compact this game is.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars love this game!, December 23, 2008

By	mom to two great kids "educational toy lover" (Spokane, Wa) - 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 

My son received this game for his 4th birthday. At first I thought it was going to be too old for him to understand, but in fact he LOVES it and it has been played at our home every day for 9 months now! He loves math and this game has given him his first introduction to fractions (you can score 1/2 apples) which I love--he is unknowingly learning and practicing his math skills. I am going to get him more games from this company for Christmas!! It is a fun game for my son to play with his older cousins too as well as all of us adults to play with him (no one complains when he asks us to play with him)--I highly recommend this game! In fact when my son's aunt came to visit and played this game, afterward she immediately sat down at the computer and ordered it for her 3rd grade classroom because she was so impressed.