We purchased Angry Birds: Knock On Wood Game so the family could review it, and of course, play with it.
The game is all about building, launching and destroying in the same way the best-selling iPhone and iPad application is. The game features three Angry Birds, green pigs, one slingshot-style launcher, structure pieces and mission cards.
Two or four players play it by drawing a card and building the structure shown before their opponents launch an Angry Bird in an attempt to knock it, and the pigs down to win points. For 2 or 4 players.
Here’s the official product description from Amazon:
Build, launch and destroy with an exciting skill-and-action game based on the best-selling phone app. Game features three Angry Birds, green pigs, one slingshot-style launcher, structure pieces and mission cards. Players draw a card and build the structure shown before their opponents launch an Angry Bird in an attempt to knock it—and the pigs—down to win points. For ages 5 and over.
I think the concept of this toy is really fun, and my kids certainly enjoy it although you need to be prepared to search around for scattered pieces if you don’t have a restricted area for shooting the birds. I find shooting toward a rug or on a table with a tablecloth keeps them from ricocheting all over the room.
Here’s what we like best:
The simple rules are easy to explain to younger children. And for pre-readers, you don’t have to know how to read to figure things out.
It’s sturdy. The pieces — birds, pigs, catapult, and the structure pieces — all seem pretty sturdy. In addition, my six-year old likes to just play with the game pieces as action figures. In fact, we would have bought this game because he wanted some Angry Birds to play with and we didn’t want to buy any more plush.
It helps develop coordination and patience.
Here’s what we like least:
It can be slow. Building the structures can be a challenge. Some of the level one structures are just as difficult as the level two and three structures. In fact, some seem like they’re impossible to build.
Fortunately, my 8-year-old is patient and enjoys this kind of play. The rest of us don’t.
When it comes to shooting birds, that can be tough. It’s even harder than the app, which is actually kind of easy when you get the hang of it
The things we like least, however, are not outweighed by what we like. We really like this game and highly recommend it to our friends and family.
