ThinkFun Roller Coaster Challenge STEM Toy and Building Game for Learning and Fun

Alp Kostem: This is a fun game which offers different levels of challenges. My 6 year old was able to do this mostly alone with me sitting next to them. The parts are sturdy and stay in place once there ready for the rollercoaster to roll down the track.

United Kingdom on Jan 06, 2024

TG: Great toy for the Grandson. He loved it...

United States on Dec 18, 2023

J.NJ.N: As you can see, we got a little crazy with our experiments.. they need an expansion pack! Absolutely recommend this to everyone

United States on Dec 18, 2023

Lau ZevárezLau Zevárez: The media could not be loaded.  -Mi hijo tiene 5 años, le interesan los libros de retos (laberintos,juegos con números, patrones, etc.). Éste es un reto de razonamiento pero en 3a dimensión. Como adulto también te picas.
-Vienen 40 retos. El juego consiste en armar una montaña rusa que realmente funcione con el carrito que viene incluido. En cada una de las 40 tarjetas aparece un croquis parcial de la montaña rusa. La persona tiene que deducir cómo construir lo restante.
-Mi hijo hizo los primeros 6 retos de manera continua, o sea, sí le interesó muchísimo a pesar de la competencia de los otros regalos de Navidad que le llegaron (como los dichosos Hot Wheels).
-Me pareció un juego excelente y familiar. Las piezas son de plástico pero resistentes ha caídas (aunque no creo que a ser pisadas).
-El único "pero" es que hay que ser muy cuidadosos con el guardado de todas las piezas....

Mexico on Dec 25, 2022

Amazon Customer: I bought this as a gift for my 9 year old. We finally got around to opening it and it is a lot of fun. The challenges aren’t very difficult for most part, were on level 22 which is “hard” but doesn’t take long for an adult to figure out, kid may be longer. We’re having fun with it, it’s a nice small physical puzzle to challenge brains and keep everyone entertained. I personally would love it there was a larger set, like double the size of game board and more pieces to make elaborate roller coasters. Actually thinking of buying a second one just to try that out! All of our pieces arrived in excellent shape. Sometimes it’s hard to fit pieces together but I think you just have to change the angle you put them together. Anyway, lots of fun.

Canada on Nov 04, 2020

AlessandroAlessandro: The media could not be loaded.  Il gioco, semplicemente non funziona, se non in qualche configurazione. Il carrellino è una ridicola pallina che non scivola, se non su pendenze ripide e si incastra sulle curve. Gran parte delle schede, una volta realizzate, non funzionano. Ma i costruttori lo hanno provato? Soldi buttati.

Italy on Oct 09, 2020

Juli Bowlin: I bought this for my niece who is 8 years old. SHE LOVES IT! She gets so proud when she completes one and it really is a great skill building activity for kids. As other people stated, you kind of have to figure out how to interpret the little cards with each of the challenges on them. The cards give have two sides. One side gives you a starting point picture of where some of the main parts should be placed on the building platform and then gives you a list of what other parts you will need to complete that roller coaster. When you are done, you flip the card over and it gives you the solution with picture of where ALL of the parts should be on the platform. It took me a few minutes to figure out that each of the different size tracks have either 1,2,3 or 4 dots on them depending on their length and that at the bottom of the front of each card it tells you how many of each size track you will need to complete the challenge, etc. However, once I figured it all out, it was easy.
For a 5-7 year old, depending on their level of reasoning and problem solving skills, they will most likely need adult assistance. My 8 year old niece needed adult assistance for...

United States on Sep 11, 2020

Mahala J. Annesley: I would have never ordered this myself if it were advertised to me, but my son (6 yrs old) received it via the Amazon STEM subscription. We were both not to excited about it up it's arrival (around the end of December 2019) - But once he built the 1st puzzle, we were hooked. He asks to work on these challenges at least 2 times a week - which is not typical for him. He nearly never asks to do anything outright besides have a snack or play on the switch. We are near the last of the Medium Level challenges. He always seems to feel accomplished after every puzzle/build and asks me to send videos of his coaster operating to relatives. I think this is a great way to get your child engaged in facing challenges and feeling capable in building/problem solving. This has been one of the most productive toy experiences we have had!

The product does have small pieces and I would recommend keeping out of the reach of small children - more to avoid loosing pieces ( you'll need all of them to complete some of the challenges ) than choking. I would only get this out if you feel up for making sure everything ends up put up at the end. Luckily, most of the pieces are...

United States on Feb 19, 2020

John Roshan Jacob: Good engaging game. My 12 year completed all the tasks over 2 days.

India on Dec 27, 2018

wutanglen: My 10 year old has been playing with this non-stop since we got it. He likes it, but I think he is perhaps a bit too old for it so I would recommend it for slightly younger. My son is very good with Legos, and building games online like Roblox and Minecraft, so my only issue is this is just a bit too easy for him even in the higher level cards. Not saying it isn't a challenge, but not enough of a challenge for him at his age and again he plays legos all the time. So I also question how much replay there is with this once past the 40 cards. I wonder if expansions are coming. That would help with additional pieces and new cards. Again, this is a very good game and if your kid is maybe closer to the recommended age of 6 it would be even better. We like the game very much, just it is not as challenging as we would have thought. He is challenged a bit by the higher level cards but not overly challenged. It is a well made game, easy to follow, and the concept is great. I would again just caution if your kids are really good with building stuff, this might not be challenging enough. Good game though and since it does keep him off the computer I like it even...

United States on Aug 18, 2017