Gobblet Reviews

• Gobble Gobble Gobble

  
  By A3CVLB3M79ZIPO on 2005-01-06
  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.

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  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!
  
  

• Simple to learn, fun to play, competitive for all ages

  
  By A2GIEWPMJNA3G9 on 2005-01-20
  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
  
  

• From the Board Games Editor at BellaOnline.com

  
  By AQSU58L0QIE2G on 2005-11-28
  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.
  
  

• We looooove this game!!!

  
  By A3PH91LGPYMIJR on 2003-09-24
  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!
  
  

• A Mainstream Craze Waiting to Hit

  
  By AOSR5JKV0C0QQ on 2006-08-04
  Every gathering I go to, I bring this strange little box with wooden cups inside. Heads are scratched, questions are asked. Some people are not interested. But there is always one person who is willing to try. When I explain it, show how it's played, the fun begins. Usually about three minutes in, everyone has gathered around and wants to play.
  
  This is a craze just waiting to hit the mainstream.
  
  
• Highly Recommended!
  By A31YW827YAJFJG on 2004-12-07
  My 10 Year old daughter got this game for her birthday and we love it! My 7 year old likes to play too! It is a good strategy game and my husband & I like to play with the kids. It stores in a nice wooden box. We take it on camping trips and vacations, it's compact and travels well!
  
  
• What I really like about this toy
  By on 2004-01-08
  is that any age can play along. My 8 year old and I have a great time with Gobblet, but it's not so complicated that my 5 year old can't join in. And it's not a game that an adult would find boring ~ there *is* some strategy involved. :o)

  The pieces are well made, and I like the self storing box too. It's the kind of game that travels well.
  
  

• Gobble it!
  By on 2004-03-23
  Well-conceived game that works for adults playing with kids too.
  Involves strategy as one player blocks another's possible moves. This game has almost hidden layers. As one larger cylinder gobbles a smaller one, possibly of the opponent's colour, it is tough to remember later when moving the outer cylinder only in a blocking strategy.
  
  
• Terrific game!
  By AOJVGAE2X1PA2 on 2002-11-07
  I bought Gobblet for my 7 year old, who loves checkers and tic-tac-toe. Not only he loves Gobblet, his dad loves it even more! What a great game for the whole family!
  
  
• What a fun game for 2!
  By A320ZA7H0DXM1S on 2006-01-17
  I bought this game for my 2 daughters, 6 and 8, for Christmas this year! We absolutely love it! It is easy to learn, fun and challenging for players of all ages. It is a very well made toy too. I would highly recommend it to anyone!
  
  
• What fun! Glad I bought it!
  By A151EKNEJ2C6DM on 2004-05-24
  I gave this to my 8-year-old for his Birthday. We played yesterday and had great fun. As our skills improve -- there are strategies with this game -- we'll have even more fun! Highly recommended.
  
  
• I would give it five stars...
  By A14PNLO5GJOJJZ on 2006-03-22
  ...if my wife didn't beat me 80 percent of the time. :) A handsome, well made wooden game. We cannot stop playing it. As we linger over coffee at Sunday breakfast, out comes Gobblet. It is so satisfying to play a game that doesn't need electricity, but does need logic and concentration.
  
  
• Wow, what a great game!
  By A1LP6ZKT87JWA8 on 2002-11-13
  I recently got Gobblet from my wife as a birthday gift, and have been playing every night since. My family is now officially addicted to it! Very nice wooden box too.. a winner in my list!
  
  
• Go Goblet
  By A33X2N7M48P2IH on 2007-02-07
  We had played this game with others, so wanted to have one for ourselves. A good game and three dimensional thinking for old folks like us.
  
  
• SUPER GAME!
  By A3EOR8KDVSEIPC on 2007-03-16
  this is tic tac toe on steroids...this is tic tac toe with a sneak attack.....this is a SMART game of strategy......my family loves games and i am always looking for new ones that are smart......this fits the bill......if you know how to play tic tac toe, you'll know how to play gobble-t.....really gobble it.......because you have playing pieces of different sizes and you can gobble your opponent......even the youngest can play it...even the smartest have trouble mastering it!
  
  
• The Blue Orange Gobblet game
  By A259BA3HLM9YWJ on 2007-04-06
  I bought this game for two grandsons because I had already played it with another grandson. It was fun for me as well as for him. It is fun for all ages. The game is also suitable for a travel game. Its a winner!
  
  
• My favorite game, and I'm not a kid
  By ADRVR13MK2J6Q on 2007-05-14
  I'm an adult who meets a friend once a week for as many rounds of Gobblet as we can take (ok, we play Cathedral too--both games rock). Everyone thinks we're nerds, but this game is so addictive we don't even care. It's so easy to play that in no time you "get it" and can hold your own against other players. It's not too brainy (I can't get into chess), but not too simple (Connect Four is just too easy and gets boring really fast). I highly recommend it for anyone looking for a good strategic game that's not too difficult but hours of fun.
  
  
• Great Game
  By A3DG7JLZB5LU65 on 2006-06-18
  Stratigic, challenging, simple, fun, this game has got it all. A great buy.
  
  
• The Perfect Game!
  By A187GU3DSRHRS3 on 2007-01-03
  Gobblet comes in a sturdy, portable container. It is well made. You can play with almost any age opponent and be challenged. It can last anywhere from 1 minute to 20 minutes. It makes you think. People (even Non-gamers) want to take a turn. And, its great fun!
  
  Every year my family purchases a game for our summer trek to the Oregon coast. Its always the same dilemma... what to play that would satisfy a couple of 40+ parents and a 6-year old?
  
  Last year we bought Blokus and loved it. We spent hours playing on the deck of our cottage. It was fun and challenging and we didn't have to "dumb" the game down to play with our son.
  
  This year we wondered if we could we get lucky that again. The answer was Yes!!!! We love Gobblet and because of the cool wooden box/game board we were not confined to the porch. We brought this game everywhere we went... the pizza place, laundry mat, even the beach. Totally cool!
  
  Now we bring Gobblet to family gatherings, parties, anywhere there are people. Its always a challenge and always fun!!!
  
  
• This is a great family game!! Highly recommended!
  By A20PHYLDV64JCI on 2007-01-14
  It's a fun game, and it definitely challenges people of all ages. We love it, and have bought it for many of our extended family members as gifts.
  
  
• Great game, but not as pictured.
  By A32AKSEXCSYHQX on 2007-08-22
  Gobblet is a great two-player game. It's like a combination of Connect Four and Tic-Tac-Toe with the ability to move anywhere and capture other pieces. It's simple to learn, but the strategy is more complex than it first seems. Gobblet is a fun challenge for two-players.
  
  My only complaint is that it is not exactly as pictured. In the picture the light colored pieces match the box, but in reality the game I got has an orange varnished wooden box and light blond pieces. Also, it appears in the picture that game board fits into the top of the box during play, but this is not true. To fit into the top the lid must be turned over so the the playing board is inside the box. It's no big deal since this actually protect the board from scratches when in storage, and it can easily be placed on top of the box or any flat surface during play.
  
  I highly recommend everyone try this game.
  
  
• Excellent game, simple yet challenging
  By A31OB2406F38KG on 2008-04-05
  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)
  
  
  
• Fun for the whole family
  By A1J3T2AHYBSRBI on 2008-02-08
  This game really gets you thinking about strategy. I think it is probably a great way to prepare kids for a game like chess. My husband and I also enjoy playing this game. It is well packaged, not in a cardboard box like most games. The directions are pretty good, although we were confused at first about what kind of movements were allowed, but we seemed to get it all figured out. A very calm, fairly fast game. Would be a great game for much older folks, too.
  
  
• We LOVE this game!
  By A1S0XWARMIF8O3 on 2008-02-13
  Purchased for a family of four with children aged[..]. We all agree, this is a great game! The first few times we played, it seemed like tic-tac-toe with a twist but as we got into it we realized the different levels of stategy and memorization involved. It's a very different game when I play my [..]than it is when I play against the [..]or my husband. Part of that is based on skill but it is also personality and the different way our minds work. It's a great brain game and lots of fun.
  
  
• Blue Orange's magnum opus
  By AFS1QADAYV9ZQ on 2008-03-16
  Why Gobblet is great:
  Instructions and rules can be explained in under 5min to a child or adult
  but the game is not one that is easily mastered, unlike tic tac toe, which is the principle on which the game operates.
  
  It can be played by adults but its concept is simple enough to be understood by a child, and it is the kind of game an adult can play with a child and enjoy- unlike most child's games which are only really enjoyable in themselves for the child.
  
  It encourages logical thinking, strategy and spacial thinking.
  
  I would compare it to RISK in that the basic principles are uncomplicated (position your pieces to attack and conquor those of your opponents and thus rule the world)but unlike RISK there isnt a whole book of rules, and a game of Gobblet can be completed in under ten minutes. Also like RISK there is much room for individual strategy, in fact that is what the game depends on, not luck or chance.
  
  How you play Gobblet is a lot like tic-tac-toe. Only insted of 3 in a line, you need four and it is colors, not Xs & Os. The primary difference is what makes it so great- in tic-tac-toe, once you've mastered the game, nobody wins anymore. This is not possible with Gobblet. The pieces nest inside one another like stacking cups, the smallest being solid. You may "gobble" an opponents piece by putting your larger upside down cup over their smaller one. If they have a larger cup and they wish to gobble your piece on top of theirs, they may do so. The biggest cups cannot be gobbled, but each side only gets three of those, not enough to win. One strategy is to utilize your smallest pieces first, making your opponent waste their bigger pieces gobbling yours. You can gobble a tiny piece with one of the biggest ones if you wish, making your opponent unable to gobble it.
  
  I have had experience with other Blue Orange games as well, and I do not wish to be unkind, but I wouldn't advise you to think they're all this good. Gobblet and Gobblet JR are, thus far their best and only really good creations. Some of their others are mediocre, others are downright poor.
  
  

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