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 GREAT FUN & EDUCATIONAL AT THE SAME TIME!Jul 07, 2010
By Kathleen McTaggart
"don5kathy"
I bought this game for my 3-year-old granddaughter. This is a simple match game where you turn over all the squares where you can't see the pictures. Then you pick one and turn it face up; then one by one you try to find the matching train. If you don't you turn that piece back over. My granddaughter has learned all the names of each train, & she remembers where certain pieces are. She plays with it every time she comes over & 2 other people can play too. So, we spend quality time together playing a fun, educational game. It's great!
The Simple Matching Game Done RightJan 13, 2012
By Irene in Boston
This is a fantastic memory / make-a-match game. My 3-year-old boy is a huge Thomas & Friends fan, and he loves it.
There are 54 cards, which means 27 pairs and plenty of variety. Each pair features a different character, and the set includes all the main characters (like Thomas, Gordon, and James), lots of secondary characters (like Rosie, Emily, and Spencer), and even obscure characters like construction vehicles and other engines whose names I don't even know! If Amazon allowed for 1/2 stars, I'd probably have given the game 4 1/2 stars, only because it would have been nice if each character's name were printed on the card, too.
The cards are square-shaped and made out of thick, sturdy cardboard. They look like they will stand up well to frequent use.
A lot of people might think that since memory / make-a-match games are basically just sets of cards, one set should be just as good as another. But for the sake of comparison, let me tell you what I don't like about my older daughter's Disney Princess memory cards. First, they are basically miniature-sized playing cards, so they're made out of the same kind of material as playing cards - heavier than paper, but not exactly cardboard. In a 3-year-old's hands, they easily bend and fold and rip, so after a while, they're in kind of bad shape. Also, since the cards feature only princesses, and there are a limited number of princesses, the set resorts to recycling the same characters in different dresses and poses. When talking about the cards, we have to say, "the Jasmine wearing green" versus "the Jasmine wearing blue", or "Cinderella with her hands up" versus "Cinderella with her hands holding her dress". It's ridiculous and annoying. Compared to that game, I LOVE this Thomas & Friends set.
 3 puzzles in 1Oct 13, 2011
By CEA1123
"CEA1123"
I love this puzzle, I was not expecting three matching games in one. My 3 year old loves this game and plays all the time.
Your Thomas Lover will like this one.Jun 15, 2011
By Jo
The fact that there are so many characters in this set, that is what keeps my son interested. We play the matching game with them sometimes, but he also likes to just get the cards out and line them up, calling each by name. So there's some versatility to this set. We got it for him on Christmas and he was 2. He's almost 3 now and still plays with them. The cards themselves, are fairly durable. Just discard the box and keep them in a zip lock bag or container.
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Christmas giftSep 30, 2011
By Sara K. Beeck
"Sarakay"
Can't wait to give these to our 3 year old Thomas lover for Christmas! He loves Thomas and even more he loves to learn!
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