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Melissa & Doug Travel Hangman
 
Manufacturer: Melissa and Doug
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Product Description
It's the classic word game with a twist! Think of a word and try to stump your opponent. Great for travel, with no loose pieces. Includes one game board with erasable whiteboard, self-storing dry-erase marker and eraser.

Product Details
  • These fabulous, travel-style games bring new fun and convenience to old family favorites
  • Innovative flipping pieces won't get lost
  • Includes one game board with erasable whiteboard, self-storing marker and eraser
  • Great for the road?and at home
  • Exceptional Quality and Value

Customer Reviews
Pretty cool version of hangman
 
Review Date: January 9, 2009
Reviewer: *Bones*, On a beach in Hawaii...
Sure you could use a paper and pencil to play hangman, but this board is just more fun to play the game on. It's very durable and solid and the pieces (except the pen) are connected to the board with elastic bands, so you don't have to worry about missing parts.

The pen slips into the two loops located on the right side of the board (why not a snap-on?) and the writing area is on the bottom. Because the tiles are connected by the elastic, the players simply flip the tiles over as the game is played.

At the beginning of the game, all the letters are face up and all the hangman pieces are face down. The first player draws the dashes, representing each letter of a word, on the bottom portion of the board.

As the letters are called, they are flipped over and, if they are part of the mystery word, the dashes are filled in. If they are not part of the word, a hangman tile is flipped over.

The game continues until the word is guessed or until the hangman is completely visible.

I like how sturdy the board is and how easy it is to see the letters that you have guessed and the amount of time you have to get the word right. It definitely makes it easier to teach a youngster how to play this game since they can see everything in front of them.

At first, I thought that the board was too big to take in restaurants and such but, as my 5 year old son was playing it, I realized that the size made it easier for him to see the shape and form of the letters so it's sort of a good thing.

I don't like how difficult it is to flip the letters over but I suspect that time will ease it a bit. The biggest con was that the ink in the pen is completely dried out so we have to use another dry-erase marker to do the job and a tissue to erase the board when the game is over.

Other than that, this board is perfect and I highly recommend it!
Hangman is the best
 
Review Date: December 27, 2008
Reviewer: K. Oh, Folsom, CA United States
A friend's child had this and I had to get it for my nephew. It's durable, easy to use, and teaches simple spelling. I should have bought one for my own children. Makes a great gift!
Fun Game
 
Review Date: July 10, 2008
Reviewer: Betty M. Odgers, Alaska
This is a lot of fun for families who enjoy playing Hangman. My 8 year old and I play this whenever we are stuck somewhere waiting. We love it!
The only thing negative I have to say about it is that the tiles are hard to turn over initially. However, once you use it a few times, it's fine.
Fun in or out of the car
 
Review Date: July 12, 2009
Reviewer: William John Taylor, Aurora, Ill.
We bought this because we were driving from Illinois to Texas and needed stuff to keep our grandchildren busy. They are ages 5 and 8, but my 15 year old son also joined in. It is durable as mentioned. Well worth the price.It ended up everyone played hangman.
Great for traveling!
 
Review Date: July 9, 2008
Reviewer: Essay Doctor, Philadelphia, PA
I bought this for my five-year-old who got addicted to playing hangman in kindergarten this year. He's a good reader and is in that inquisitive "how do you spell this?" stage. This game is perfect for him. He has been playing it non-stop (with any willing adult) since he received it. On a recent vacation, he whiled away a good hour in the car and another one on the airplane playing with it. Unlike other travel hangman games, this one has all its pieces attached (other than the pen, which could be replaced). Kudos on a great product!

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