Great Game - Quality luck of the draw
This is a favorite game to play with my 7 year old. Game is easy to learn yet is challenging at the same time. Great strategy game with the average length of play well within my son's attention span when playing best out of three.

Game would rate 5 stars if it wasn't for the lack of quality control. We did not have alignment issues but every mirror was filthy and had to be cleaned before attempting to play. Some pieces had to have the rough edges smoothed to fit properly in the board squares.

That said, I would purchase again and find the $40 price tag well worth it for such an innovative game.

alignment problems
I have had alignment problems as well, noticable after only five reflections. From what I can tell, it stems from lax tolerances not with the laser, but with the reflective surfaces. The pyramid pieces in particular seem to be built with more angular variation than the others. I plan on calling the manufacturer to see if they have looked into tighter tolerances, or even to see if I could get a couple of replacement pyramids that are dead on. We'll see.

Other than that minor frustration, the game is quite fun, and the alignment issues sort of add a little extra fun for us nerd types. I like to try to find which unit is misaligned. But I don't recommend letting your kids do that, because this laser is a class II and can be injurious if stared at.

If you haven't noticed any alignment problems, go ahead and get the beam splitters, too. They add to the variety of the game.

I feel really sorry for those with misaligned lasers; that would be a game breaker.

Great toy for all ages!
I gave this gift to my husband and the whole family ended up playing it. It's a great strategy game that doesn't require hours of learning the game. I enjoyed the game even though I don't generally like strategy games. It's fun that you can start the pieces in different positions for variety. Relativity straight forward moves. This is a game that the whole family will enjoy. In fact I bought another one for my niece who enjoyed that more than her computer games.

Video Alternative
I purchased this game for my grandsons for Xmas as an alternative to video games and hopefully to technologically lead them back to chess.
They are 13 and 11 and they say, "Two Thumbs UP!" They like it and it has provided an alternate gaming choice which pleases their Mom!

IT'S A WIN WIN!

Khet
This is a great change from checkers or chess. My son loves chess, but I am not the type to grasp all the moves, etc. This game requires a lot of thought without so many options for the pieces to move. There are often surprises as you think you've just planned a good move, only to find there was an unexpected light deflection. Probably the most popular toy among my 4 children this Christmas.