Thames & Kosmos Ubongo - Sprint to Solve The Puzzle | Family Friendly Fun Game | Highly Re-Playable | Quality Components (Made in Germany) , Orange

Awesome game. Great fun for the family. I wish the cards were made of cardboard and not just paper. Our old version used to be cardboard.

This game is a new favorite among my students, the neighborhood kids, and our adult friends! Players compete with time and each other to fit Tetris-type pieces into a puzzle shapes. It's challenging, but very fun! A complete game of 9 rounds takes about 25-30 minutes to finish. In addition to the challenge of completing the puzzles, players collect gems of different values to achieve the greatest number of points by the end of round 9. While being first to solve a puzzle in a round is an advantage, this system allows any player to become the winner. Even the youngest players in our games could compete and find success. Ubongo is perfect for family game nights! If using in a classroom setting, Thames and Kosmos offer suggested lesson ideas, some of which even encourage students to creatively design unique versions of the game. This is a great game that encourages problem solving and persistence. It develops number sense and is super fun to play! It has quickly become the most requested game among my students and my family.

My adult niece introduced me to this game and I had to have it. It was addicting, and frustrating, and fun all at the same time. Trying to figure out how the pieces can be played on each board makes your brain work and being on the timer really adds to the excitement. Sometimes we all get stumped but we love to play. Our 8 year old son struggles a bit, since the timer isn't very long and this is kind of a complex brain game but he tries and does get some of them. My 10 year old nephew did a little better, and my 14 year old niece rocked this game. So it is family friendly, with older kids, and it is a whole lot of fun.

Our family loves this game and we play it often. I worried my 5 year old would have a hard time, but she plays something similar on her tablet, so I thought I'd try. My 5yr old and 11yr old loved this game. There is a healthy competition and at times our 5yr old even wins. I'd say if your younger ones like puzzles, give it a chance. Some player cards seem easier than others so we rotate our cards every round to make it fair. There are two sides to each card, 3 piece and 4 piece. We use the 4 piece side as the final round as a challenge. The game is pretty straight forward; roll the dice to locate what pieces to use. Turn over the timer and arrange the shapes to cover all squares. The gems each have a value of 1-4 points to keep track of scoring. As there are 4 of us, each player gets a gem, the value based off who completed theirs first. The pieces are made of very sturdy card board and the cards are of good card stock also. This game will last a long time! A bag comes to store the gems and 4 plastic bags to hold each set of pieces. This makes it easy to begin as each person gets a card and a plastic bag of pieces. There are so many cards which will ensure constant replay ability.

I got this game just a few weeks ago and I have already found a few occasions to play it in different settings and it has been AWESOME! I played it with a group of family, they loved it. I brought it to a scout pack meeting (game night) and the scouts loved it (and the parents). It is good for the yonger and older group (the younger kids can use the easier side and the adults the harder side). I have played it a bunch and it still hasn't gotten old! I evenn downloaded both the companion app (helpful to find the solutions you can't figure out) and the full game version (so I can play it by myslef). My only complaint is that it would be nice to have more than 4 sets of shapes because the rest of the game seems like it scales to more than 4 players. I'm always looking for good group games so maybe I'll make more sets of shapes so I can play it with more people.

This game is a lot of fun and my family enjoys playing it together. The timed aspect makes it interesting and my 5-year-old is often making it on the 3-piece challenges. My only complaint is that everything is made from cardboard, which I can see getting soft after several games with snacks. Fortunately, the cardboard is pretty thick.

Ubongo is a great game for the whole family (2-4 players). It’s challenging enough to be fun and interesting but not frustrating. Easy to learn and fast moving. Recommended for 8 yo+ but younger kids can definitely play (6 or 7yo) depending on their interest in this type of thing. Uses visual, spatial, puzzle skills and the kids beat the parents regularly - fair and square ;) Highly recommend!

This is one of my family's favorite games! My husband and I play the 4 shape side while our 6 and 9 year old girls play the 3 shape side. The 3 year old is on charge of rolling the dice and handing out the gems. Each round is anyone's game as sometimes you hit the right arrangement from the beginning and other times you need to try a few different ways to make it work. Even if they don't complete the round within the time limit, the girls always want to figure out the answer. I love that it is teaching them spatial awareness in a fun game setting.

Muy entretenido. Lo recomiendo. Mi hijo de 9 años está entusiasmado con él.

My 4-year old boy likes it so much. He played as it is tetris puzzles 😅

This game is good fun for older children and adults! The game is fun and challenging without leaving players feeling left out.

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Excelente juego y entretenido