That said - Colorku is part of the 4th grade curriculum kit - so if you think despite all these points I mentioned, this sounds just up your alley, you can give Colorku a go yourself. I’m picky about what we play and what I recommend, so we’ll stick with the original Sudoku. While we were playing, I did think, Hey, I’d LOVE to see Colorku available in a book or worksheets instead… though then you’d need a bunch of markers to go with it… And then they’d need to be erasable I guess. My toddler probably would have loved it - but mostly for the rolling choking hazards. So, y’all, there’s my unvarnished opinion. Though I will say the Colorku smell did fade and was undetectable by the time we played thankfully. Game cards store INSIDE the (laser-cut) box. The pieces only rotated into place once you were sure it was correct. If you’re looking for a similar but much smarter game - the last color challenge game from Timberdoodle that we reviewed was so much more fun. I kept thinking, I’m going to get my kids regular Sudoku books to play individually. It’s really just not a collaborative game. You must keep referring back to the tiny card, and it’s kind of a pain especially with multiple kids. But sometimes you think a ball belongs but you’re just wrong. Yes the directions say not to put down a ball until you’re sure, but then you’re holding them mentally and physically (you argue but hey memory skills! Fine motor! Ok sure). There’s no way of knowing which piece is the existing puzzle you’ve just set up to solve and which is the green ball you set down a couple steps ago. So here is the breaking point for me - much of Sudoku game play is trial and error. Needing to have it in wooden puzzle form is just unnecessary. Nope really can’t play this to pass time on the go. Where previously you could easily transport and play Sudoku in any space, this takes a step backwards from the traditional format. It takes away the convenience of Sudoku puzzles and turns it into a big clumsy thing that takes up space. Why do you need a game board to play this? It’s a big, solid block of wood that’s been CNC-ed (is that a verb? It is now) to have grooves to hold the balls in place. Nope it’s literally just Sudoku on a game board. But I was hoping it was in some way adapted to be collaborative since it’s in board game form. Inside in the directions it says to be played alone or others can help. The outside box doesn’t indicate how many players. And no the board isn’t hollow underneath.ĥ. However the game box doesn’t account for the extra width of the stacked cards. The game comes with a small storage box you put together to hold the game cards after you assemble them. First of all, you must tear apart the flimsy perforated cards. Manufactured in China (many good things are now a days but thought I’d note for anyone curious), the box isn’t a good design. The game appears to be cheaply made and not really well designed.The smell was so overpowering, I stuck the game in the garage for a week to air out.
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