Saturday, January 4, 2014

Hiccups - Fun For The Family (Product Review and #Giveaway)

Have you ever had a game or puzzle that kept you coming back to it? Sometimes very frustrating, but for whatever reason it draws you back in? Well, that is what Hiccups is like for me and Mr. J.

Hiccups is a PlaSmart product; it is a hand held puzzle and meant for ages 6+. When it first arrived at our house, Mr. J was really excited - he loves to try out new games and he thought it would be easy. Well, he thought wrong. After numerous tries, he still had trouble making it from the first cup to the 2nd but that hasn't stopped him from trying again and again.



Mr. J trying it out for the first time

When he was finally ready to give it up, I gave it my best shot. After 3 weeks, I still have yet to complete it. The goal is to move the ball from cup 1, numerically through the rest of the cups.  I have made it to 7 (although, that was a fluke) I can regularly make it to 5, sometimes to 6.

Check out this video of Hiccups in play

The Hiccups game sits on our living room couch, and whenever we pass by it pick it up for a few minutes of frustration  fun.

If you or someone you love enjoys hand held challenges/puzzles, then Hiccups is a great gift idea! With a SRP of $14.99 it would be perfect door prize for an office party.  To keep up to date with PlaSmart be sure to follow them on Facebook and Twitter

PlaSmart was founded in 2003 and is based in Ottawa, Canada with offices in the United States and Hong Kong. PlaSmart products are manufactured world wide and are available in over 60 countries, on 5 contintents.

You can read the Tales of Mommyhood Disclosure Policy; interested in other PlaSmart products? Check out my review of the Perplexus and PlasmaCar

WIN
PlaSmart is offering up (1) Hiccups game to one of my readers! The giveaway is open to Canada (excluding Quebec) and US. Use the form below to enter for your chance to win! Good luck.

44 comments:

  1. Yes, we love all sorts of games and puzzles

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  2. I think my husband and I enjoy puzzle type games more then the kids.

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  3. My daughter loves puzzles and is just starting to like games.

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  4. We all love these kind of games love that its based in ottawa my home town

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  5. We love puzzle based games. I think they are great for kids because it makes them think! (Judy Cowan)

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  6. My family enjoys puzzle type games.

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  7. Yes, my son loves puzzle games!

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  8. We do enjoy puzzle type games.
    Julie G.

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  9. I love puzzle games and I'm trying to get my son interested in it as well.

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  10. Yes we enjoy puzzle games my oldest son is a whiz with a rubicks cube and one of my sons can do the horseshoe puzzle everytime and my hubby loves the peg games on tables at Cracker Barrel, so this would be a fun challenge for us

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  11. I like to solve Puzzle games.

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

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  12. I love them. Kids not so much, but hopefully soon.

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  13. i love them and my daughter is starting to learn how. shes 1.

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  14. My husband loves puzzle games, and so does my daughter!

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  15. I LOVE puzzle games. I figure what good is a game unless it challenges me and makes my brain work? I am really hoping my girls (3.5 and 1) will take after me in this regard..I can already see it happening!

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  16. My daughters love puzzle style games!

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  17. Yes! Puzzles are immensely intruiging to us.I used to love the rubix cube but it suddenly vanished and I have yet to buy another.Thanks for the contest for Hiccups.I would love to win.

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  18. My gang of four love games and puzzles!

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  19. Yes my children love to play puzzle type games and so do I !

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  20. My children love them....I give up too easily but they always persevere!

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  21. My son is obsessed with all board games!

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  22. YES! Puzzle games, puzzles, games - all very popular in our house.
    Thank you!
    Dawn

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  23. My entire family loves playing games and puzzles.

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  24. we are very big on puzzles!
    jan

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  25. he's a little bit too young yet, but in a couple months i can see him loving them!

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  26. My 4yr old is just now starting to get interested in any type of games.

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  27. My son is a bit young but I love them!

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  28. Yes, and I think my godson would love this too! He seems to have alot of patience...more so then us adults...lol.
    via Rhonda W G.

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  29. I like puzzle type games and so does my husband and out oldest daughter. Have you tried the Perplexus balls? My parents got a few from Toys' R' Us. They are somewhat like this game.

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  30. She probably will when she gets older.

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  31. we definitely do! Puzzles and lego!

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  32. DRAT! I missed this. How fun is this product? I love it. My kids and entire family would play with this for sure!!

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