Flippin' Frogs Game
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: MattelBrand: Mattel
Release Date: 2007-07-01
Model: K6498
Product features:
- Game offers fast-paced, silly fun for whole family
- Features frog and water sound effects
- Made with durable plastic game base and tree trunk; flexible plastic branches and frogs
- Includes 24 frogs, 4 launchers, 1 base, 1 tree trunk, 4 branches, 1 tree top, and 1 instructional sheet
- Use the lily pad launchers to spring the frogs into the air
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Toys and Games Reviews of Flippin' Frogs Game
Customer Review: Lots of fun, base difficult to push down
Summary: 4 Stars
My boys received this for Christmas in 2008, when they were three and six years old. It was an immediate hit, and they STILL love this game a year later.
To start the game you must push the tree trunk into the round game base. When you turn it on, the tree spins as frog and cricket sounds are heard. The sounds heighten in pitch just a bit when the tree is close to popping up. When it does, the four branches inserted on each side of the trunk pop upward as well, sending the frogs flying. Any frogs remaining on the tree count toward that player's total. The player with the most remaining frogs wins.
The pros:
~ Plenty of soft, rubbery frogs in each color to give each player ample opportunity to get their frog on the tree
~ The tree branches pull out easily for storage
~ It's a great, quick game to play when you don't want to get into a long drawn out game like Chutes and Ladders, for example.
~ Flipping the frogs is great fun for all ages, and is more educational than one might initially think. It teaches kids about physics, albeit in a rudimentary fashion. Kids have to learn how far away to position the lily pad "launcher", how far down to hold it to create the maximum arc for the frog, and how quickly to release the pad to create the proper inertia. It also teaches kids about math and categorization -- the winner is determined by how many frogs of their color stayed on the tree after it pops up. So the kids have to count all the frogs of their own color at the end. Sure, with only 8 or so frogs in each color they aren't counting very high, but for the older kids you can throw some subtraction in there as well. For example, "Hey, you had six frogs on the tree but three fell off."
~ The kids love launching the frogs and watching the tree pop!
~ This was very easy for my 3 and 6 year olds to use (with the exception of pushing in the tree trunk, see below)
~ We have not found storage to be an issue. When we are finished playing we remove the four tree branches (they pull out easily enough) from the trunk, remove the trunk from the base, and store all of it in a gallon ziplok bag.
Cons:
~ It is VERY difficult to push the tree trunk into the base. You have to get it just right and push down HARD to hear the click and get it to stay in. It often takes me several tries of pushing and turning just to get that trunk in. My now 7 and 4 year olds cannot do this on their own.
~ If you have kids with sensory issues, the frogs may be a bit of a temptation for chewing, since the material is a smooth rubbery material and frogs have tiny spheres on the tip of each toe. We have been lucky to only have had one froggie casualty in one year. Thankfully, his missing appendage does not affect the game play too much.
All in all, this is a great version of an old classic that I grew up on (Ants in the Pants). We'll be keeping this one for awhile.
Description of Flippin' Frogs Game
In this wacky, whimsical game, players must use the Lily Pad Launchers to spring their frogs toward the rotating tree to see who stays and who falls. But watch out for the big POP -- and see how many frogs drop! Whoever has the most frogs left in the tree wins that round. This hilarious game is a hoppin' and poppin' good time for kids. Includes 24 frogs, 4 launchers, base, tree trunk with tree top and 4 tree limbs and instruction sheet. Requires 3 "AA" batteries, not included.Do you have what it takes to survive the frog flippin' frenzy? In the Flippin' Frogs Game it's a flight for survival to launch and land as many of your frogs into the spinning tree as possible. But they better cling tight because there are crocodiles and piranhas circling the waters below, and when time runs out, the tree branches pop up.
 Up to four players can duke it out in Flippin' Frogs. View larger. |
 Use the catapult to send a frog skyward. View larger. |
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Simple Rules, Fun Plastic Shapes
The object of the game is simple: Be the player with the most frogs in the tree at the end of a round. Win three rounds, and you win the game. However, it's not as easy as it looks. The flexible, rubbery plastic frogs are shaped to hang easily from the tree branches, but when the branches pop up, these little amphibian friends tend to go flying.
The brown tree trunk and blue game base are made with a sturdy, durable plastic. The green branches are made lighter for extra spring when the frogs land -- and when time is up. The lily pad-shaped catapults work really well -- so well, in fact, they'll fly too if you don't hold them down with a finger.
Sound Effects Complete The Mood
As we tested the Flippin' Frogs Game, the sounds of chirping frogs and babbling water happily transported us back to a boggy marsh. The game takes a little bit of assembly, and while it's easy to tell what goes where, it's tough to attach the tree trunk into the game base. An adult might have to help snap the two pieces together.
If everything's set up right, the tree will start turning when the game is "on." Once set up, the game is a blast to play -- even alone, since practice makes perfect. When the time is almost up, a bell rings, alerting you to hurry up and get one last shot in. A piece of advice: Aim for tree top; it's the safest place. With electronic sounds and motion, this game requires three AA batteries (not included).
What's in the Box
Game includes 24 frogs, 4 launchers, 1 base, 1 tree trunk, 4 branches, 1 tree top, and 1 instructional sheet.
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