Rush Hour Fun
I thought I should drop a few lines and tell you how much my 9 year old nephew loves this game. Honestly, we didn't know about the game until he was put in pedi-ICU at Baptist St. Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. He has been diagnosed with Chiari Malformation (simply put, the hole in his cranium that allows the brain stem and spine to go through to the spinal column is too big and his brain stem has fallen down through the hole) and with that came SEVERE Headaches. After about a week in ICU he was able to take a trip to the play room and he found Rush Hour. This game challenged him to use his mind to think through moving the cars around to get the red one out. He was very good at it and loved the game so much that my sister-in-law and I decided to buy him his own. This game has traveled from his home in the very northern Panhandle of Texas to Lubbock to Dallas and in a few days he will be headed to New York to the Chiari Institute so he can be evaluated there. Thank you for keeping a sick little boy's mind challenged enough to quit thinking about his hurting head. The rest of us love to play it as well. So many times people don't writet about the good things. They only complain about the bad. I wanted to share this story with you. --Aunt Kim

Great game you can play by yourself!
This game is very appealing to boys because it has cars, but also very educational because it is puzzles to solve which uses reasoning! My son (5)has the JR. version and really likes it! It also comes with a storage bag that I love and its easy to take with you.

My son loves it.
My 8 year old son played this at school and loved it. It keeps him occupied for at least an hour. He went through the first pack of cards in 2 weeks so I ordered 3 more packs. Very easy to set-up, pack-up, take in the card etc. Some of the puzzles are even challenging for adults! It can be a fun family game as well. If my son is stuck, Mom, Dad or brother usually try to give ideas. I would highly recommend it for problem solving skills.

Good for one; 40 and done
You setup cars & trucks in predetermined positions according to pictures that come with the game, and have to get the red car to drive out of the grid. Good at helping to develop strategy skills. Good for one player, but okay for two - my wife and I work on them together. The game itself is durable - only downside is that the game comes with 40 cards, 10 each of Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert. Once you're done with those 40, you're done with the game unless you want to try some over again. We've played the game on two occassions and are more than halfway through the stack of cards. Kids will (hopefully!) take longer to work through them.

Filled the Bill
I was looking for a toy for a child who's only interested in action figure dolls, video games, and the care and feeding of animals on a computer. When he opened his present, the look was of horror and disgust. An adult picked the game up, opened it, read it, started playing it and soon he wanted to play it too. The adult explained as he went along the goal of the game and soon the child was playing the game by himself. It's a mind game for every age. I'm not a game player myself, but this is something I'd play, but also, what I'm saying is, "If you show a child how to play it, show some interest", he'll sit and play it by himself eventually. There needs to be more games like this instead of them sitting playing video games or with nonsense action figures. It's a winner.