| "GOBBLET GOBBLERS!" Game Description:
Parents: be careful! Kids will quickly be gobbling you up in this fun game!
GOBBLET GOBBLERS! brings the multiple award-winning fun game of strategy to the whole family. GOBBLET GOBBLERS! plays just like Tic-Tac-Toe except that you can gobble up your opponent and move your pieces around the board. Be the first to line up three pieces in a row and you win!
Just like Tic-Tac-Toe, the game is played with two players and the goal of the game is to put three gobblets in a row. Taking turns, players can either put a new gobblet on the board in an open space, OR move a gobblet already on the board to an open space, OR "gobble up" a smaller gobblet with a bigger one! You can "gobble up" your opponent or your own pieces.
When you move, you can only move the top piece from the stack (not the whole stack). The game balances the fun of "gobbling up" other pieces with the strategy challenges of how to "hop" larger pieces where you want them without revealing an opponent's piece underneath that is in a place where you don't want your opponent to be!
Fun, Strategy, Memory and Surprise are always part of the game!
With irresistible fast moving play and astonishingly simple rules, GOBBLET GOBBLERS! is a fun game for the whole family!
Game Specifications:
Ages: 5+
Number of Players: 2
Playing Time: 1-2 minutes
Game Contents:
1 Wooden Board
12 Wooden Playing Pieces
Illustrated Rules of Play
Game Awards:
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, Platinum Seal Award
Canadian Toy Testing Council, 3-Star Rating
The National Parenting Center, Seal of Approval Award
The Lion & the Lamb Project, Top 20 Toys for Peaceful Play
Toy Guide Jouets, Recommande
Today's Parents, Top Toy Guide
Parents' Choice Foundation, Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award
Major Fun Award
Dr. Toy, 10 Best Games
Jeu de l'Annee, Nomine 2004
The Toy Man Seal of Approval, 2005 Award
Game Reviews:
Dr. Toy (Smart Play Smart Toy Award): "This is a perfect first strategy board game for your little one."
Parent's Choice Foundation: "Everybody ranging in age from 4-70 years seems to want to play over and over again."
The National Parenting Center: "An ingenious game that you and your child have hours of fun playing."
Product Specifications:
Game Size: 9.5" x 9.5" x 2.25"
Game Weight: 1.9 lbs
Product Warnings & Safety Information:
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - SMALL PARTS. This game contains small pieces and is not suitable for children under 3 years of age.
This game has passed tests for lead, heavy metals, mechanical hazards and flamability for the safety standards of ASTM963 and EN71.
A NOTE FROM LAURI:
A very fun abstract strategy game. Usually the list of "fun" games and the list of "strategy" games, particularly "abstract strategy" games, do not have the same game listed. However, GOBBLET GOBBLERS! could easily be included in any of those lists. It is unique in combining both fun and strategy!
Great introduction for younger kids to "abstract strategy" games. All "abstract strategy" means is that there is no element of chance, and players are given the same pieces to play. Everything is even for each player, and players win by thinking and by skill, rather than by luck! GOBBLET GOBBLERS! is a great first abstract strategy game, as preparation for more challenging abstract strategy games such as chess.
Schools and preschools will love Gobblet Gobblers: GOBBLET GOBBLERS! is a great choice for preschools and schools where the same age of child will be playing the game year after year.
Young kids really love this game. I lend out my samples on a regular basis, and I consistently hear how much younger kids really love this game. It's a game where younger kids can often beat older kids or parents, and that really makes it fun for them!
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