| ThinkFun Rush Hour |  | Brand: Think Fun
Category: Toy
List Price: $16.99
Buy New: $11.89
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Avg. Customer Rating:  142 reviews
Sales Rank: 498
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 8 - 99 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 8 x 9 x 2.5
MPN: B5000
Model: 5000
UPC: 019275050009
EAN: 0019275050009
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Four levels of play, beginner to expert | | • | Forty mind challenge cards with solutions | | • | Sixteen cars and trucks, one red escape car | | • | One traffic grid game board and game-go storage bag | | • | For ages 8 years and above |
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Product Description
Product DescriptionFor 1 to 2 playersIncludes 11 Aggravating Autos, 1 Fancy Car, 4 Troublesome Trucks, playing grid, and 40 puzzle challenge cardsFour levels of playSkills: Critical thinking, decision making, math skillsMensa Select National Competition WinnerSupply is limitedProduct DescriptionRush Hour is the mind-challenging game of pure bumper-to-bumper fun! Players set up the cars and trucks on a game grid to match one of forty color-coded challenge cards, and then try to maneuver the red car to escape the gridlock. Four levels of play range from beginner to expert. Measures 9"W x 8"H x 2.5"D.
Editorial Review
Honk! Honk! It's gridlock and the little red car can't move. The player is a traffic cop in the Rush Hour Traffic Jam Puzzle where the objective is to get the red car off the road. To play, pick one of 40 challenge cards; solutions are printed on the back of each card. Then set up the cars and buses in a specified pattern on the 6-inch-square road grid. Move the vehicles one by one (obey those traffic laws!) until the red car can escape the traffic jam. There are four levels of difficulty. Kids can alternate turns with another player or just "play in traffic" alone. The game from Binary Arts received a national award from Mensa and is used in elementary school math classes. The design includes clear instructions printed on the sturdy box, which can be used both as a playing tray and for storage. The game cards stow away in a drawer in the road grid. This is a 1999 Parents' Choice recommended toy. --Marcie Bovetz
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| Customer Reviews: Read 137 more reviews...
Truly Taxing Traffic Teasers July 10, 2001
118 out of 119 found this review helpful
The concept is so simple it's ingenious. Drive your car in a straight line. But if you've ever been in NY during rush hour, you know that's not always easy. I am of course referring to gridlock, that bane of city traffic, when no cars can move. Well in Rush Hour, you get to move around all the cars and trucks to clear a path for yourself. The game comes with a set of cards (easily stored in the plastic tray) that show where to set up the cars. That takes a minute, but some of the puzzles take a long time to solve. They range from very easy to very hard. And Binary Arts sells extra card sets so the fun never ends! This game is sure to make a lot of kids into civil engineers. As for durability, you could probably throw this game out the window while driving on the highway, and it would be ok. Just better hope it's not rush hour!
Challenging but simple game! December 5, 1999
85 out of 85 found this review helpful
My two children ages 8 and 7 love this, as do my husband and I. It's great in building thinking skills. The challenging cards are enough to stump the adults, yet the beginner cards are a great starting point for the kids. A great game to take places where you have to sit and wait for awhile. I highly recommend it!
Absolutely the most fun educational toy I have ever seen! November 19, 1999
77 out of 77 found this review helpful
Every child who comes to our house & plays this game is hooked and asks to play next time. I am a teacher by profession and this is a very unintimidating logic & reasoning game (for all ages)- I would highly recommend! I have just ordered 5 more to give as x-mas gifts this year.
A great game and a great time! December 18, 1999
90 out of 92 found this review helpful
Ever stuck in gridlock? Think you know the easiest way out? Then you are ready to take the challenge of Binary Arts' Rush Hour Game. Beware escaping gridlock is not as easy at it seems.The directions are simple; setup the game board using the forty game cards, arranged from beginners' skill level to the expert. Move the cars and trucks out of the way and get you red car off the board. The game is made to have you thinking, and planning strategy is a key to winning. I found myself playing for hours and the more I played the more fun I had. Also since storage is easy this game travels well. For those rainy days, those family night outings or when friends drop over, you can't go wrong with this game. About the only thing Binary Arts needs now is a thinking game involving aircraft.
A great logic and reasoning game November 28, 1999
52 out of 53 found this review helpful
My family loves this game. It teaches logic and reasoning skills in a non-intimidating way. The game offers different skill levels. Players can choose more challenging levels as they get more experience.
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