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HomeToys & GamesBoard & Card GamesIZZI AGES 8 TO ADULT BLACK & WHITE |
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11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent, portable puzzle Aug 15, 2007
By Learning All The Time
"It's Never Too Late to be what you might have been..."
This puzzle is fascinating to my kids. As you can see from the picture, each side of the black and white square can be all black, all white, or split black/white or white/black. The object is to match sides and create a square using all of the pieces.
Granted, we rarely build the entire puzzle using all the pieces - in fact, we've probably lost a handful. But the kids just build as far as they can, they like trying to match up sides, particularly when they must match up 2 or more sides. Sometimes they'll race each other, to see who is first to build a 5x5 puzzle, but usually this game is a cooperative effort to see how many pieces they can place.
I love this game because it can productively entertain the kids for 15-20 minutes, I enjoy helping them, and it's a great value b/c you can lose some pieces and still play it. Plus it is portable; we often keep it in our "wait bag".
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Fun puzzle...makes you think Sep 07, 2009
By Lover of Kids Books
Izzi is a great puzzle that interests multiple ages. My 3- and 5-year olds enjoy trying to match up the pieces and just see how big they can build it. Adults are challenged to put the whole puzzle together. It's easy till you get close to the end, then fitting those last pieces in becomes a fun challenge.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
more expensive at amazon.com Dec 15, 2011
By Denise Marie
Just saw this toy in a Barnes and Noble store for $5.95. Amazon is selling for $6.71. The Think Fun company makes it and says the list price is $5.99. Amazon claims the list price is $9.99.
The game looked like fun. I will go back to the store to purchase it.
In the future I will be more careful before assuming amazon.com offers the best bargain.
A big hit at school and home Nov 29, 2011
By Blueglowizard
It takes quite an amazing product to get a five star rating out of me, so Izzi gets four stars. I'm of the mindset that "A"s in school are handed out too freely, as well, which should help explain my thought process. Basically, this is a great product. It's just not OUTSTANDING enough for me to give it the highest possible rating, which I feel should be handed out infrequently. Please don't let my possibly too-high standards lead you to believe that this is not a terrific game.[ BTW, my 10 y.o. definitely gives Izzi the full 5 stars.]
My daughter plays this game with her ALPHA classmates. ALPHA stands for Accelerated Learning Program for High-Level Achievers and is the Florida equivalent of Horizons in Ohio (basically additional advanced instruction for the brightest kids). Now I'm not bragging (it's anonymous, right?). I'm indicating that the smartest kids in the school LOVE this puzzle. And so do the rest.
It's as easy as Sudoku to learn (easier, really), but challenging to master. And therein lies the fun. So much fun that my daughter begged to have it here at home. Okay, she begged for two years and I never got around to ordering it (shame on me). She's a 10 year old fourth grader now and still loves it. So do I! We played together the very day it arrived...after she stopped jumping up and down in celebration, that is!
It is only cardboard, though and so needs to be taken care of. Just don't spill a drink on it and you're fine. You need a flat surface of about 2 ft. square to play. Games go relatively quickly so it won't sit around like, say, a large puzzle might. Enjoy it with children of all ages and abilities and with adults. It's really fun!
A great way to build teamwork Nov 08, 2011
By EC
My girls (ages 5 and 7) both loved working on this, together or alone. Because this game is so flexible, you can choose to do the 8x8 square or you do a 4x4 square etc., depending on the child's age and interest level. This is a fun thing to do as a fmaily because there is no winner - everyone works together to solve the problem. This teaches kids to work together and cooperate.
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