SmartGames Penguins on Ice - A Sliding Cognitive Skill-Building Puzzle Game for Ages 6 - Adult

Made well great game for all levels very mind developing.Kids friendly 😄

Bought this game for my kids (6 & 8 years old).They loved it very much, a lot of good puzzles to solve in different levels so anyone can enjoy it (heck I even played it myself and enjoyed)The only thing that bother me is the feeling of the plastic, feels like it can break very easly (althought it did not so far)

I got this for a niece - aaaand...yeah, I really should have gotten her the Three Little Piggies game instead. She would have had more success with that game (she's age 6, but isn't really into logic games like her parents are).THIS game is super-duper fun. However! It's challenging. Like many logic puzzles, it can range from the 'What even!???' to the 'OMG, so obvious, how did I not see?' And that's the fun, right?The lower level puzzles are fairly straightforward. You look in the book, and attempt to re-create the picture with the moving ice-tile-pieces. It's a sort of adjustable ice tetris.The master levels though - whoa! I got stuck on the first one. And with these type of puzzles, you can either "see" the solution - or just not. I struggled with it, then my hubby came over, then his brother joined in and we all stared at it and poked around until we finally found the answer. And we're all big on these kind of games (2 programmers and 1 philosopher), so yeah, this was a beast. BUT! I love these kind of puzzles. It was fun.I think I want it for Christmas for myself. ;)

It's a great game and the concept of developing thinking skills and strategic planning are all achieved. My kids are enjoying all levels of the challenges. The base is a nice heavy weight plastic that doesn't slide around while putting in the pieces. The pieces are great for small hands.But the "storage" part is lacking! The directions say to 1-put the direction book on the game board 2-then place the puzzle pieces on top of the booklet and here's the ridiculous part..... 3- Put the plastic lid ( that the game came packed in ) over the game board and secure it all with the provided elastic strap. Really??? Such a purposeful game devolping logical thinking yet they couldn't develop a more logical solution for storing it ?

I work with a lot of kids and this game is one of the favorites in my logic games collection. I like that the levels progress from easy to challenging so I can use it for elementary and middle school aged children. The kids like the cute penguins and especially the pieces with moving parts. It has been durable enough to hold up to lots of hands.

I bought this for my 7 year old niece for Christmas. She loves it. She got through the Junior levels pretty quickly. She then went through the intermediate level a little more slowly but still got through it. The master level is definitely more challenging for her. She liked this game because she can play by herself or with her older sister or older cousins, who are also helping her out. For her, it's about the fun of the challenge. For me, I want to see her use her spatial skills as she doesn't play any sports. At least it takes her away from the iPad for a little while.

I got this for my 5 year old and she loves it. My 7 year old and I enjoy it as well. The pieces slide really well. Everything is good quality. I'm very happy with my purchase.

I love the idea of how this engages students to think critically. The pieces and discretions were nicely made. However, it was extremely challenging to put the pieces in the correct order, so much so that adults struggled.