Product Description

Leap into a game full of fun with this hoppin' peg solitaire challenge. Set your frogs on the lily pad game grid to match one of 40 challenge cards, then hop one over the other until only the red frog is left. Solutions are included. Game measures 5.25"W x 8"H x 2.5"D.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2031 in Toys & Games
• Size: 5.25" x 8" x 2.5"
• Brand: Think Fun
• Model: 6701
• Released on: 2006-01-01
• Dimensions: 2.50" h x 5.25" w x 8.00" l, .55 pounds

Features

• Four levels of play
• Forty challenge cards with solutions
• Self-contained game board with storage drawer
• Teaches critical thinking, problem solving, strategy development
• For ages 8 years and above

Editorial Review
Bringing a new look to the classic peg solitaire game, here comes Hoppers. Since peg solitaire is a jumping game, what could be more natural than designing the pegs to resemble frogs? Players choose their preferred level of difficulty (from beginner to expert) and select one of the 40 cards included with the game. Following the diagram on the card, 4 to 12 frogs are placed on the game board lily pads. Then it's time to get hopping. Frogs leap over each other until there's only one left on the board. The beginner setups will be easy enough for most players to master quickly. The expert setups will take a lot of cogitation and some false starts before they're solved. If players have jumped and jumped and are still stumped, each card has the solution on the back. When play is done, frogs and playing cards can be tucked away in the nifty storage compartment beneath the game board. --Wendy Slotboom

From Parents' Choice®
A popular twist on classic jumping games like checkers, this game combines frogs, fun and problem solving. Children test their logic by leaping frog playing pieces on a lily-pad game board, either following the puzzles on the accompanying game cards or developing their own jumping sequences. Perfect for travel, all pieces fit easily into the self-contained game board. A 1999 Parents' Choice® Silver Honor.

Reviewed by Parents' Choice® 1999

Awards
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio: Gold Award-2001
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio: Gold Award-2000
Parents’ Choice: Silver Honor Award-1999
Dr. Toy: 100 Best Children’s Products-1999
Dr. Toy: 10 Best Games-1999
Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media: Children’s Media Program Award-1999

Customer Reviews

FUN WAY TO MASSAGE YOUR BRAIN!
This is a great toy to develop your child's strategic thinking. The game is relatively simple. Organize your frogs as per the cards, jump one frog over the other and remove the jumped-over frog. The objective is to leave just one frog. You can only jump `adjacent' frogs along the lines (see picture).

The recommended age is 8 but younger children (supervised!) are just as enthralled. I had to improvise on the instructions, but I've taught the concepts to two 3 year olds - my buddy's son and my own. You will be amazed that they get it!

It is the greatest travel game. My son got this when he was 3 years old, and 4 years later it is still his first choice when we ask him to pick some toys for a trip........and he has a GameBoy!!

It is very durable, constructed very well and has seen no wear in 4 years of regular use. This is one of the toys that'll, literally, last you a life-time.

This is definitely a precursor for any parent looking to teach their kids Chess. Solving each situation requires you to think a few steps ahead.

This is probably the least expensive way to develop a new dimension in your child's brain.

VARIATIONS:
This toy also comes with a single "Red Frog". The objective is to leave the red frog standing.

OTHER SIMILAR TOYS:
FlipIT - This toy made by the same company, is a more difficult version of Hoppers. It is a 4X4 grid with Turtles instead of Frogs. The turtles can be placed on their bellies (green side up) or can be turned-turtle (orange side up).
One jumps over the turtles but the turtles do not come off the board - they just flip over. They flip over each time they're jumped over - green to orange and orange to green. The objective is to turn all turtles the right (green) side up.

This game is so addictive and fun I couldn't put it down!
At first Hoppers appears to be a very easy game but that is its charm. The game gets progressively more difficult and very challenging. Most of all this game is out right FUN! I simply couldn't put it down. I originally bought it for my sons birthday but I had no idea how much I was going to enjoy it too. Two big thunmbs up!

Frustration fun that never ends - a great time!
Every kids loves to play with frogs. Every kid has played leapfrog. Binary Arts has taken both concepts and created a game that makes playing fun, without the mess and at a great price.

The easy to follow directions will have you playing in less than 2 minutes and the easy storage of the game allows a quick cleanup after you are done. The game will teach strategy from the very beginning.

You are given 40 game cards, from beginner to expert, you arrange the frogs to match the card, then start jumping until you are left with one frog. I though this would be easy - that was until I tried it. It was great fun!

Binary Arts makes storing this game a breeze, which makes it easy to take Hoppers along in a car. Hoppers is also great for those rainy days or family night get together. Unbeatable fun at a unbeatable price!