It's no Trouble at all
Written: Sep 01 '01
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Pros: Easy to put together and begin playing
Cons: Hands can get tired popping the bubble
The Bottom Line: For family fun this is an excellent pick for the first game to try
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| bonniesayers's Full Review: Milton Bradley Trouble |
I decided a few weeks ago that the next time we went shopping I would search for Popmatic Trouble as the game for my six-year old and I to begin with. Milton Bradley has the recommendation of ages five and up listed on the box. I am not sure where the age three came from with the Epinions page.
I found Popomatic Trouble in the game aisle at K-mart for about $7.99. Please use caution if playing this in a household that has a child under the age of three, as the parts are small and a choking hazard. I liked the fact that we can work on our number recognition and color sorting with Popomatic Trouble plus the real reason I wanted this was my memories of this game as a child.
Upon opening the box you will turn over the game piece to slide in the cardboard bottom that works as the bottom surface. Next you place the little white rubber stoppers (feet) in the holes on the back. These are shown as white knobs on the front next to the start button for each color.
This is the type of game that can be played on the kitchen table, coffee table, card table or even on the floor. The colors used in Popomatic Trouble are green, red, blue and yellow. Each color has four pegs kept in a small plastic bag and placed in the HOME holes for the colors.
Popomatic Trouble is a game for two to four players but if only two are playing they can use two colors each to change the pace a bit. To decide on the first player you each pop the dice to see who has the highest number to begin the game. The playing track has arrows showing which way to go with your pegs. The players stay in the HOME section until a six is popped and then you get out of HOME and START the game. When you pop a six you get a free turn. Another option when you pop the six is to move another peg out of the HOME section instead of focusing on one peg. You will move in a clockwise direction and count all the pegs whether they are empty or filled by another player.
I recall as a child playing this game with my siblings and my sister who is blind would feel the holes to move the pegs and one of us would tell her what the number was she popped. When you end up on a spot that has another peg on it they must return to home and you keep that spot. The same if another person has their peg in your START and you roll a six to get out of HOME, they go back to HOME.
The object of Popomatic Trouble is to go around the gameboard and get to the finish line. Once in the finish line you are out of reach from the other players and cannot be sent HOME. The game continues till all the players have made it to the finish line.
For further information you can check the website, http://www.hasbro.com or call Hasbro Games at 1-888-836-7025 or in Canada contact them at 1-450-670-9820. The directions are printed in English and Spanish. Popomatic Trouble is easy to store in the same box it comes in and placed on a shelf for everyday use.
This would be a fun game to have played for kids at a birthday party, bring to a sleep-over or play on a rainy afternoon instead of watching television. My five-year old is not very interested yet in this game but I am hoping he might try placing the pegs in the holes since he likes that sort of thing.
The six-year old likes to play Popomatic Trouble and does not follow the entire directions just yet. This is one game that parents and grandparents can recall their own fond memories of and share in their delight once again with their own kids and seeing who can get into trouble.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 7.99
Type of Toy: Board Game
Age Range of Child: 6 to 8 Years
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