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| | | Description: | | Gobblet brings the multiple award-winning, fun game of strategy to the whole family. Gobblet plays just like Tic-Tac-Toe except that you can gobble up your opponent and move your pieces around the board. Be the first to line up three pieces in a row and win. Fun, strategy, memory and surprise are always part of the game. Winner of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal, Platinum Seal/Dr. Toy Smart Play Smart Toy and Parent's Choice Silver awards. Includes one wooden board and box, 24 wooden pieces, illustrated rules. For two players. | | | Features: | |
• Gobble up your opponent?s pieces and get 4 in a row to win
• Gobblet teaches basic concepts of strategy (trying to form a line of 4 pieces or block your opponent?s line), stimulates the memory, and develops dimension skills
• Gobblet is an all wooden game packaged in a wooden storage box
• Gobblet has become a classic amongst all ages and has won over 15 awards
• For ages from 7 years and above
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 9.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 9.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 2.3 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.8 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 9.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 54 reviews |
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56 of 58 found the following review helpful:
 Gobble Gobble GobbleJan 06, 2005
By Torin
"DrumFox"
I'm a teenager that loves games. I like board games, pencil and paper games, card games, sports...ALL KINDS!! I got GOBBLET for christmas last year. I started playing with my dad and thought this is ok...until he beat me! I was determined to win against him. On the last week of Christmas Break, we played at least 40 games. It's the most engrossing, fun, stategical game I've played. It combines the simplicity of Tic-Tac-Toe with the strategy of Chess and adds a little bit of Memory.
The Object is to aline four of your pieces in a row. Simple right? well the other player can gobble up your smaller pieces. You can gobble up his. It gets tricky to out smart your opponent, but it's ridiculously FUN!
It's for two players and each person gets either black pieces or tan pieces. The pieces are quite nice. They will last longer than ten years if they aren't lost. The board is also nice. The company that makes it, made it extra nice. Everything's made of wood that can take a beating.
Gobblet is the best, most fun game that I own!
38 of 41 found the following review helpful:
From the Board Games Editor at BellaOnline.comNov 28, 2005
By Megan Romer
Gobblet! is an all-wooden game, which incorporates elements of tic-tac-toe (or naughts and crosses) but shakes it up a little bit. Each player gets three each of four different sizes of wooden playing pieces. The pieces nestle into each other.
The game has two big twists that make it different than traditional tic-tac-toe. The first twist is that you can move any of your pieces that are on the board, instead of adding a new piece. The second twist is that you can gobble up either your own or the other player's pieces of a smaller size.
This game is absolutely perfect as a backseat game for two kids on road trips: the wooden box is sturdy and easy to pack and the pieces aren't so small that they'll get lost easily.
39 of 43 found the following review helpful:
Simple to learn, fun to play, competitive for all agesJan 20, 2005
By Carolyn K.
"Mrs. Hoagie"
A new classic twist on tic-tac-toe. Get 4 in a row, but wait! Your opponent can place a bigger piece over yours, stealing your spot. Pieces stack in 4 sizes, and part of the strategy is to figure out which size piece to play, and when to use your larger pieces to steal.
Kids to adults love Gobblet, and the classic wooden presentation makes it a game to keep on the coffee table for easy play access any time.
And my 9-year-old says, "Highly competitive - I love it!"
Carolyn K., webmaster, Hoagies' Gifted Education Page
19 of 20 found the following review helpful:
We looooove this game!!!Sep 23, 2003
By Bob
We purchased this game a month ago. First, we were thrilled by the quality, Gobblet comes in a sturdy wooden box and beautiful wooden pieces. We were able to play after a few seconds! It is the most fantastic game we ever purchased, highly recommended!
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent game, simple yet challengingApr 05, 2008
By John Hobby
Gobblet is a simple looking game that is part tic-tac-toe and part connect four, but has three dimensions. The game board is a 4x4 grid, and each player has twelve black or white playing pieces. Each player plays one piece at a time to try to get four in a row. Easy huh? Oh, did I mention that your twelve pieces come in four different sizes? And that bigger pieces can "gobble" up the smaller pieces on the game board? This is no hungry-hungry hippos though, it is a tricky game of strategy.
Our little boy is 4 1/2 and even though we need to throw a few games his way now and then to keep him interested, he gets it. He is starting to understand that you need to balance your own objective of getting four in a row with stopping your opponent who has a similar objective. Looking ahead more than one play is a critical thinking skill that we look forward to him mastering.
The real fun happens after the kids go to bed and my wife and I get the game back out. Like Triominos, it is one of the few games that we play with and without the kids around. The playing board sits atop a carrying box, all made of wood (like the playing pieces) and is felt lined. This game was built to last for awhile, which is a good thing, because we plan on playing it a lot.
John (Pop from Cole's Toy Blog)
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