ThinkFun Robot Repair Coding Board Game and STEM Toy for Boys and Girls Age 8 and Up

This will be used in homeschooling and I think the kids will enjoy it. Great for various ages

The seals on the game had been tampered with and when I opened it pieces of the game where missing. I did get a full refund though.

This is a well constructed game with thick books and pieces, it will last years. The game itself has a small learning curve at first, but it becomes easier know what to do after you play it a few times. It's similar to a game called Cat Crimes, but more relatable to real world skills. My daughter is 9 and loves it. We pretend to work in a robot repair factory and create a story for each robot repair we do. One is a robot cat for Suzy, one is a robot vacuum for the library... etc. Also, we pretend to get a raise for making it to each difficulty level. Lots of fun!

Technically, this is supposed to teach kids Boolean code. The problem is that, as sophisticated as that sounds, it’s actually really easy, easier than most puzzles, in my opinion. Also, for some of the setups, there is more than one solution. This can be confusing because it does not say this in the instructions. I got through this very quickly, and I didn’t learn anything. The pieces are all basically cardboard, but it’s good-quality cardboard, don’t worry. You should worry more about kids losing the little pieces! Gotta keep track of those, especially since they can easily slide all over the boards. Would not recommend at all for teaching kids, or anybody, coding.Oh, and in case you’re wondering, there’s really no robots to see here.

Stem toy excellent for boys & girls.