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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, Mensa Mind Games Select Award 1997 and Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 1997
- Solutions to challenges provided
Product Specifications
| Main Language(s): | Polish published |
| Model Number: | 5000 |
| Number of Puzzle Pieces: | 16 |
| Assembly Required: | No |
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Product Description
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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60 of 60 people found the following review helpful
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.
150 of 152 people found the following review helpful
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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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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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Rush Hour traffic Jam Puzzle
I bought this for my grandson's 10th birthday and it has proved a great success both with him and with his grandfather. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jan Brown
Excellent
Got this for my 6 years old daughter and although a bit young for it, she enjoys the beginner cards when she can do them. Great game for planning and thinking ahead. Read more
Published 1 month ago by tessa
Brilliant.
Brilliant. Imaginative. It helps students focus and makes them think ahead. Some students have played a similar game on their phones but they beg to play this one
Published 2 months ago by lggebd
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This is a great game. It kept my 8 year old grandaughter amused for ages at Christmas as well as my 63 year old brother-in-law! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jill Susan
ALL CHILDREN SHOULD OWN THIS GAME
WE'VE JUST BOUGHT THIS FOR OUR 2 DAUGHTERS, AGES 12 & 7. THE YOUNGEST CAN'T LEAVE IT ALONE. EVERYONE HAS TRIED PLAYING WITH IT OVER XMAS BUT THE LITTLE ONE JUST TAKES OVER - SHE... Read more
Published 5 months ago by The Watts Family
Great little game!
Bought this for my 9yr old son and he loves it. Very well made and durable game. Has easy and more challenging levels of play which holds interest. Read more
Published 5 months ago by marji c
Rush Hour - Brilliant Fun
Very Good, Fun game that both children and adults can play - addictive and strategic. Educational as it teaches taking turns, patience and using your mind before you perform an... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Sam
rush hour
Have seen this game before and decided to buy it. Great fun for all ages and very addictive. Hours of enjoyment at all levels.
Published 5 months ago by norm
A game for everyone
We took this on holiday at half term. There were five of us. It had been bought as a present for an 8 year old. We ALL became absorbed by it. Read more
Published 5 months ago by francis j allinson
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