My boys are 3, 5, and 7(almost 8), and they all enjoy this game. As a bonus, it requires NO batteries!Both the game boards and the game pieces have both pictures and words on them. Your child doesn't have to be able to read to play the game, but it does make the picture/word connection, to an extent. The game goes so fast that even I tend to mostly just look at the picture, and ignore the words. There is still a slight connection, though, and every little bit helps when a little one is learning words.The game comes with 7 game boards. These are double sided. The green side is for a less competitive game, and better for the littlest ones. There aren't that many shared pictures on this side, and the players aren't in so much of a rush to grab the tiles. The red side has a bit more competition, since there are more pictures in common. The players have to rush to grab a matching tile, before someone else grabs it.Each game goes really quick, so you're not spending a ton of time on each game. There are a few different options for playing the game. You can go the traditional "Bingo" route, or you can match designs, play multiple cards, or even fill up the whole card, which is what my oldest prefers. The traditional route is just way too quick for my children's tastes.Their favorite part of the game is the Zinger. It's super easy to load the tiles, and then slide them into view. They have to take turns sliding the tiles into view, because it's so much fun. The only negative we've seen is the fact that sometimes it seems the same tile is being played over and over(in a row). When you first open the box, you'll have to mix these tiles up, since they are placed together matched. If you don't mix them up, you WILL have the same tile continue to show up in a row. Even then, it sometimes happens that the same one will keep showing up. It is easy to dump them out, mix them up, and then reload them, though.This is a super simple game, but so much fun for little ones! I even enjoy playing it with them, which is pretty important.
Durable, fun, and I can۪t wait to play this more with the kiddo۪s. I have a 6, 5, and 4 year old and it۪s right in their range. Glad we can all play together. I think it۪s a great gift to be given.
Great for the whole family. Our grandchildren enjoy it as much as the adults and usually beat us. Children as young as 3-4 can hold their own in this game.
Great game to play with little kids. I play with my grandkids, ages 6 and 4. Even the little 18 month old likes to pretend to play. Game is sturdy, pieces are well made. We had to make a rule that if you grab one that doesn't match your card, you have to lose a tile to keep the game civil.
My family loves games. Every weekend we get together and have game night. This past weekend we played Zingo Word Builder, its a fun game and it helps kids learn to spell. Its a lot like Bingo. It comes with 1 Zingo Zinger, 72 Letter Tiles, 6 Double-sided Zingo Cards and Instruction and a Learning Guide. It is a 2-6 player game. The double-sided card is yellow on one side for beginners and the other side is orange for advanced which was great because the younger kids used the yellow side while the older kids used orange and the adults used 2 cards to level the playing field. First you choose a dealer, the dealer slides the zinger forward and back revealing letter tiles players look at their card and try to be the first one to yell out a 3 letter word using either of the tiles whoever calls it out first takes the tile and places it on their card to form the word they called out. The other tile can be claimed the same way any unclaimed tile goes back into the zinger. The first player to fill their card (or cards) and calls out Zingo! wins. I highly recommend this game it is fun for the whole family and the kids learn while they play. I got this game free from ThinkFun to review and I am so happy that I did!