Hasbro Lucky Ducks Matching Game Review

     My daughter had seen a commercial on television for this game and immediately had to buy it.  Me, knowing the actual cost of toys, waited for it to go on sale at Target before I ran out the door and bought it.  My daughter is two and a half, yet she has some skills of a five year old as she is very advanced.  She loves anything that has to do with ducks, so naturally this was a must have for our family.

    The ducks are wrapped in plastic in the box and you will need to take them out of the packaging before you play. Make sure you have "C" batteries on hand, because you will need them and a Phillips screwdriver to install them.  After the batteries are in, you are ready to play.  Place all 12 ducks onto the pond and push the center button, set-up is so simple!

    The concept of the game is very simple.  Children take turns selecting a duck from out of the pond.  On the bottom of the duck there will be a shape.  If the shape matches the one on your end, you get to keep it out of the pond.  If not, you will need to place it back into the pond and try again on your next turn.  The object of the game is to be the first to collect all three ducks with the same shape on the bottom.

      While my daughter absolutely loves playing this game, there is a few cons to the game being a parent.  Entertainment value is low.  While the game is really fun for children, it is extremely loud.  That being said, you will not want your children to love this game and want to play it all the time.  Also, the "ON" switch is the button in the middle, and is really easy to turn on.  Therefore, it can be easily bumped or you could have something stacked on top of it and it will turn on.

     I think the game is a great value.  Some board games can get really expensive, and I think I only paid $13 on sale.  Watch for deals in the newspaper, I would never pay full price for this game.  If your son or daughter loves ducks, this is the game that you will have to get!