Thomas and Friends All Aboard Card Game Review

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(More customer reviews)These are cute, and thick, totally sturdy to put up with the abuse from this age of kids. However, their shape makes them impossible to shuffle. You know how if you are shuffling regular rectangular playing cards and one of them has the smallest tear in the side, it's hard to smush them together and straighten them out after shuffling? These would be just as cute and more fun to play with if they were rectangular.
Also, they lose a star in the educational value section because the color of the character on the card does not match the color of the card. For example, the GREEN card has a RED Bertie the bus. It's not that big a deal, and my kids (4 yrs and almost 3 yrs) didn't have trouble getting confused as we played Go Fish (by colors), but last year we got some Lightning McQueen cards with this same problem (a green 4 with 1 red McQueen car on it), and it totally confused them.
The package is thick plastic, so very durable too.

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Bicycle SpongeBob Squarepants 3D Playing Cards and 3D Viewing Glasses Review

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(More customer reviews)I got these for my son so he could play the Spongebob marbles in 3d on the ipod/iphone. This game comes with two sets of glasses and we enjoyed playing card games in 3d as well. So in the end its a win/win.

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POKEMON TRADING CARD GAME 2 PLAYER STARTER SET Review

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(More customer reviews)I've gotta disagree with the not-for-kids-under-10 comment. My nephews started playing Pokemon using this set way back when they were little--I mean, 5 and 7, something like that. A grownup needs to read the rules and teach them how to play ... then they're off and running. At first they'd come find grownups to read the attack info and help them with difficult rule points, but pretty soon they had the cards down 100%. It was incredible. They actually learned to read in part by playing Pokemon ... and they got lightning fast at multiplying by 10s, subtracting and adding by 10s, etc. When an adult would play with them they were much faster at working the math (skipping steps to get the final result), and they NEVER made a mistake.
My beef with the game is the sales of small packs. Little kids are pathologically optimistic. Every time they spent their money on a pack they thought they were going to get exactly the card they wanted. When they didn't, well ... sometimes there were tears. They felt ripped off. So grownups have to be prepared to set firm rules on what the kids can spend on cards and talk them through the disappointments.
With that caveat, though ... this was the first strategy game they were really interested in. They learned a ton from it. As far as educational value goes, there's nothing in the world that compares to that 100% all-out I-love-it energy kids bring to their favorite things.
We live in a Pokemon world. We do. Just accept it.

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Station Master Review

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(More customer reviews)First played at Gen Con 2010, all my friends fell in love with this game instantly. It's a quick learn, very intuitive, you basically bid on trains carrying freight, passengers, etc. The value of the train can be changed to the better or worse, train unions are made, so players can assist each other or rival each other and attempt to devalue your trains which makes the game a little more aggressive than similar card games. A lot of fun, easy to learn, great price, plus if you like a competitive game with a bit of a ruthless streak, this game is a must own. Highly recommended by adult gamers who compete in conventions, other favorites include Dominion, Race for the Galaxy, Grand Master, Citadels, San Juan, poker, and other competitive card games.

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With the rising of a new dawn, another busy day at the Station begins. Harried passengers hustle about, looking for their trains. Behind the scenes the engineers and workers rush to connect carriages to engines. It would all be a fine mess if there wasn't someone to oversee everything. If there was no Station Master! Can you be that Station Master? Can you balance the needs of your passengers with the carriages you have available? You will have to compete with your opponents to direct passengers to the proper trains while choosing the best place to assign your carriages. There are many unexpected things that can happen at the Station, so be prepared for anything! Will you be the Station Master who can most cleverly steer your passengers to the most advantageous trains? The only way to find out is to play a quick-paced game of Station Master! This family card game is for 2-6 players, ages 8 and up. It takes about 45 minutes to play. Measures 1.75"L x 8"W x 1.75"H.

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