- A simple addition and subtraction game
- Fun game for 2 - 4 players
- Award-winning game for ages 4 - 8
- Bright, colourful game
- Best-selling counting game
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This best-selling and award-winning game can help children with basic maths skills. Throw the two dice to move your bus counter around the board, counting passengers on and off your big bright bus board as you go. One die tells you how many spaces to move, and the other tells you how many passengers must get on or off your bus (depending on whether you land on a space showing a plus or minus sign). Children learn simple addition and subtraction skills while having fun, and there's plenty to talk about with so many passengers - where are they going? How many are wearing hats? Can you find a passenger with a moustache? Can you spot the helter skelter on the board? What animals can be seen on the board? The winner is the player with the most passengers when the bus reaches the bus station. Suitable for children aged 4 to 8, and for 2 to 4 players. Made from thick, durable recycled board, this brightly-coloured, sturdy game should give years of enjoyment. All Orchard Toys games are developed and designed by our in-house team and rigorously tested in local schools and playgroups to ensure that children are learning while having fun. An educational guide is printed on the box to show how the game can contribute to your child's education.
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Pick up the passengers as you go!A fun addition and subtraction game. Take a counter and throw the two dice to move round the board counting passengers on and off your big bright bus. The winner is the player with the most passengers when their bus finally gets to the bus station.2-4 Players. Age 4-8 Years
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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
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Our son got this game for is 4th birthday and he has loved playing it ever since, with increasing level of counting/maths. No one maths game is going to interest a child from early counting to more advanced additon and subtraction. But the beauty of this game is that you can adapt the rules to the level of the children involved. We started using it for basic counting, and now one year later, it really helps with addition and subtraction. And I expect it will retain interest and educational value for some time to come.
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70 of 73 people found the following review helpful
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My 4 year old son was bought this for his birthday. It is a brightly coloured game and looks attractive. It also states that it "helps with adding and subtracting". However that's a bit of an overstatement.
The basic premise is that you start off with a bus with 10 empty seats, the idea being to fill as many as possible by the end. There are 2 dice, 1 tells you how many spaces to move and the other tells you how many people to add/remove. Each space has either a "+" or a "-" on it. In reality most of the time the bus is either completely empty or completely full for most of the journey - we spend most of our time saying "well I'm supposed to take 2 away but it's empty so I can't" or "I'm supposed to add 6 but it's full so I can't". The buses finish at different times so the end result isn't particularly exciting either.
My son can't be the only 4 year old who finds the idea of counting between 1 and 6 people ridiculously simple. However he does rather like the game because he has his "favourite passengers" about whom he makes up stories. My 5 year old daughter will tolerate playing it once or twice. Older than that I can't imagine it having any value at all.
I have always been a fan of Orchard Toys but there are more fun and more educational options than this one. For more fun I would recommend "Party party party" (advertised for 5-9 but I would say 3-7) and for more educational value I would recommend "Piggy in the middle" (advertised for 5-10 which is probably fair).
The basic premise is that you start off with a bus with 10 empty seats, the idea being to fill as many as possible by the end. There are 2 dice, 1 tells you how many spaces to move and the other tells you how many people to add/remove. Each space has either a "+" or a "-" on it. In reality most of the time the bus is either completely empty or completely full for most of the journey - we spend most of our time saying "well I'm supposed to take 2 away but it's empty so I can't" or "I'm supposed to add 6 but it's full so I can't". The buses finish at different times so the end result isn't particularly exciting either.
My son can't be the only 4 year old who finds the idea of counting between 1 and 6 people ridiculously simple. However he does rather like the game because he has his "favourite passengers" about whom he makes up stories. My 5 year old daughter will tolerate playing it once or twice. Older than that I can't imagine it having any value at all.
I have always been a fan of Orchard Toys but there are more fun and more educational options than this one. For more fun I would recommend "Party party party" (advertised for 5-9 but I would say 3-7) and for more educational value I would recommend "Piggy in the middle" (advertised for 5-10 which is probably fair).
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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I have to disagree with the negative reviews. Both my daughters (one of whom is profoundly gifted) enjoyed playing this game. The beauty of this is that - yes, the initial rules are simple, but you can vary it to meet your child's needs and interests. I consider this sort of flexibility in a toy, game or book to be a great strength. So many modern toys are designed to do one thing and one thing only, with no room to stretch or adapt.
- Is your bus full? Bring along a second bus! My children see this happen in real life, and use it as part of the 'story' of the game.
- Is your bus empty? Roll the dice again!
- We also make up stories about who is getting on the bus and how it relates to the pictures on the board.
- You can use the top deckand the bottom deck for additional maths.
Good games, good books, good toys, encourage imagination and initiative. That's up to you.
- Is your bus full? Bring along a second bus! My children see this happen in real life, and use it as part of the 'story' of the game.
- Is your bus empty? Roll the dice again!
- We also make up stories about who is getting on the bus and how it relates to the pictures on the board.
- You can use the top deckand the bottom deck for additional maths.
Good games, good books, good toys, encourage imagination and initiative. That's up to you.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
We love it!
This game is so much fun that children will not have a clue that it is educational too! A great buy and hours of fun!
Published 8 days ago by Kacey
Excellent counting game
Excellent game in learning to add and subtract. All the family can get involved. Lots of fun picking up and dropping off passengers.
Published 22 days ago by nic
Persevere and enjoy!
This is a fun game once you'd got your littlie to understand that it is okay to loose some passengers off the bus! Read more
Published 2 months ago by livnik
A nice little present
I bought this as a gift for a 4yr old. My son was very jealous and demanded he have it. Now i know what to by him. Read more
Published 4 months ago by sixty79
brilliant game
we enjoy playing this game and other orchard toys games.each worth the money good hard wareing pieces built to last
Published 4 months ago by james
Great game
This is a brilliant game its good fun as its obviously a race to the finish, but i bought this for my niece last Christmas and now my friends daughter both 5 years old. Read more
Published 6 months ago by listertech
Excellent would recommend
Bought this for my 4 year old son I was very impressed. As always you can't go wrong with Orchard toys. My son loves it and asks to play with it all time.
Published 7 months ago by Sam
Excellent
As a maths teacher I guess it was inevitable I bought this for my nephew but he loves it and it is a great way of introducing sums!
Published 7 months ago by beechclose
really good to play
This game is great teaching the children to take turns and maths skills
The children love it I would definately purchase more in the orchard toy brand
The children love it I would definately purchase more in the orchard toy brand
Published 7 months ago by carolandrew
Good fun and educational
My son was given this game for his 3rd birthday and he really likes it. Each player has a bus counter which travels round the board picking up and dropping off passengers. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Sharon
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