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43 of 43 found the following review helpful:
 Educational, but not their best game Apr 30, 2006
By Dr. Gayle Nicoll
Usually I'm really pleased and impressed with the flexibility and educational value of Imaginarium toys, so I expected no less from this game. It claims to have 6 games in one, and it sort of does, but they're all variations on the same idea: memorize the "major" bones of the body: skull, spine, humerous, radius, ulna, hand, foot, pelvis, tibia, fibula, and femur. That's it. I was sorely disappointed that it didn't include other bones, like scapula, coccyx, phalanges, etc.
On the plus side, this limitation of bones meant that even my 4 year old daughter could play the game and learn the names of major bones.
I was willing to go along with this oversight, as the game appeared to have sacrificed bone detail in favor of trivia questions printed on true/false game cards used in one of the game versions. However, after only one game using the cards with 3 people showed us that there are not enough trivia cards in the deck. We ran out of cards before we'd finished the game, and there were so few cards that when we shuffled the deck and kept playing, even my 4 year old daughter could remember the answer to the questions that had been posed earlier. I doubt we'll be playing the game much more, because after 2 days of play, we've already memorized all the bones and the answers to the trivia questions.
The game is educational if you only want your child to know the names of the major skeletal bones and a few trivia facts. It does not have the flexibility or expandability of other Learning Resourcse games, however. I'd recommend a Visible Man or Visible Woman if your child is really interested in anatomy.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
so-so game Aug 23, 2010
By smalltownslackermom
This game may be fine for a reading 5 or 6 year old, maybe a 7 yr old. We have played it one time with our 8 year old and will probably play about 2 or 3 more times with the variants and then I will get rid of it. The skeleton is not that detailed which didn't concern me because I thought the quiz cards would be more in depth. They are not. They are simple and we went through all the questions about half way through the game, getting most of them right that first time through - including the eight year old who has had no concentrated "Human Body" studies at all yet. Unless the quiz cards got harder by degrees, this game wouldn't last a family for very long. Might be of use to reuse in a grade school setting every year.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Great educational game Apr 17, 2009
By luv2read
For a child that is fascinated with the human skeleton, this was an awesome game. Even for my other child who isn't as enthusiastic with the subject, it was enjoyable. It can be played as young as age for though it says age 7+. We love it!
Perfect for a variety of ages Oct 26, 2011
By Mountain Mom of 5
I homeschool my 4 kids: ages 4, 5, 9, and 10. We played the simple version (there are six different versions/games) and all of us could participate (I helped the littlest child, it's only up to 4 players). It was great for learning the major bones of the body, and we found it very easy to learn and fun to play!
Fun & Educational Jun 28, 2008
By Tia Pham Cowling
My husband plays this game with our soon to be four year old son. He is learning and having fun doing it. My son and husband like to take the completed skeletons and goof around with them (making them walk, etc...).
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