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Rush Hour Traffic Jam Puzzle

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Manufacturer's minimum age: 8 years

Technical Details

  • Encourages problem solving skills
  • Develops critical thinking and strategy development
  • 40 challenge cards guide you from the beginner levels through to expert
  • This highly addictive game has won over 15 international awards including - Best UK Toy of the Year 1999
  • No batteries required
  • Manufacturer's recommended age 8 years upwards
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Rush Hour Traffic Jam Puzzle + 20Q Version 2 + Winning Moves - Pass the Pigs
Total RRP: £31.97
Price For All Three: £24.48

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Product details

  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 22.9 x 6.4 cm ; 205 g
  • Boxed-product Weight: 409 g
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  • Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
  • Item model number: 5000
  • ASIN: B00000DMER
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 69 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
This captivating game could have been made with London's rush hour in mind. In fact Rush Hour was invented by American games company Binary Arts. In the US it went down a storm, winning various prizes including a national award from Mensa.

The objective of Rush Hour is to move the little red car out of the snarled up traffic gridlock that the game begins with. Rush Hour arrives with 40 challenge cards, which depict various gridlock scenarios to set up your traffic jam to. Use the coloured Troublesome Trucks and Aggravating Autos to reflect the chaos on your particular challenge card. Then all you have to do is move the blocking vehicles up or down on the grid in order to free up the escape route for your own red car. And yet this wonderfully simple concept is enthrallingly more difficult to execute. Who knows, maybe the real London rush hour is easier on the nerves than the Binary Arts version.

The challenge cards themselves offer four different levels of complexity and all solutions are printed on the back.

Yet not only is Rush Hour great fun but it can also boast strong educational benefits, teaching problem solving to children of seven years plus. In the US Rush Hour is used in some primary school maths classes. Even a smart four-year-old will find some reward by trying to replicate the traffic set-up scenario of the challenge cards.

Rush Hour can be enjoyed by one player or various players competing.

Suitable for children from 7 years old and all adults who enjoy an ingenious little challenge.--Victoria Mackenzie

(American Mensa)
Winner of American Mensa "Select" Award

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122 of 124 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars More fun than a x-b0x!!, 6 Jun 2005
By A Customer
Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 
I had seen this puzzle in shops for several years before I finally decided to buy it for myself. Although it looks like a childs toy (brightly coloured and with almost cartoon-styled pieces), it's designed for all age-groups to enjoy. The idea is very simple - you must move the various pieces (cars and trucks) within the grid so that your car can drive to the exit, but you can only move each piece forwards or backwards. It is *very* addictive, really great fun, and comes with a range of puzzles to solve ranging from beginner to expert. The beginner-level challenges are a good introduction to the thinking required in this game, while the intermediate-level challenges are at just the right level for a few minutes' mental exercise. The expert-level challenges are really quite difficult, taking time and careful thought to solve. Each of the puzzles is printed on a durable card, with the solution printed on the reverse in case you get completely stuck. When you've solved all of the supplied puzzles, there are at least a couple of expansion packs available with all new puzzles to solve (Amazon doesn't appear to sell the expansion packs - come on, guys, what's up?). My son likes this game almost as much as I do, and I've just bought my father one to while away a few hours during his night-shift! An expensive x-b0x and games couldn't be any more fun than this simple, well thought-out puzzle. Highly recommended!
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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Think and Learn, 26 Oct 2001
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Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 
This is a brilliant way to develop sequential thinking skills. It has been used very successfullly with Dyslexic children who can learn in a fun, non-threatening way. Kids can't get enough and it's not a computer game. Excellent!
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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars rush hour traffic jam puzzle, 25 Oct 2006
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My son was bought one for his birthday by his friend who has one as his friend thought it was fantastic. We all played it from 7 years up to 75 years. Every time he is invited to a party we buy his friend one. They always come back to us and say how fantastic it is and how everyone in the family plays it. So far we have bought 4 in the last month. Every person has rated it a 5 star game and cannot put it down. One of the great things is that it doesn't need batteries and comes with a pull string bag to keep the bits in. Great for at home or travel. You won't regret buying one.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun for long journeys
This game is fun and gets you're mind going. It is a one player game, and very satisfying when you complete one of the levels. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Something for all.
This game is great on a variety of levels. Younger children can gain a sense of acheivement by matching the cards to the grid while older ones can compete with themselves to get... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brain exercise!!!
We were introduce to the game by cousins in Malaysia - we had so much fun that we got one when we came back. My 6y old love a challenge to exercise his brain. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
Bought this game to use in an Alternative Provision School to encourage spacial awareness in youngsters with dyslexia. It has been well used and has proved to be great fun. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rush Hour
As the title suggests, there is grid with moveable cars and you need to find a way for the red car to get out of the traffic jams. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Rush hour traffic
An exasperating, but addictive game. All ages can waste hours struggling to solve the problems.
Published 5 months ago by Juliet Hill

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of fun!
My son received this as a Christmas present and he loves it. He shares it with his brother (10) and sister (6) and they can all do it since there are different levels of... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Trader

5.0 out of 5 stars Given as a gift many times and always addictive
I came across Rush Hour in a strange situation whilst on a search operation that ended up with a group of 20 police officers in their downtime taking turns to have a... Read more
Published 6 months ago by C. Warren

5.0 out of 5 stars A good gift - A+
I bought this last year for my then 5 year old son, but my 8 year old daughter enjoyed it more at the time and now they both play it - very good toy - keeps the mind going - even... Read more
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