Electronic Handheld Boggle

from: Milton Bradley

Price: $67.77

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Binding: Toy
Brand: Milton Bradley
EAN: 0076930407431
Item Dimensions: 105010044575
Label: Milton Bradley
Manufacturer: Milton Bradley
Manufacturer Minimum Age: 120 months
MPN: 040743
Publisher: Milton Bradley
Studio: Milton Bradley

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
The classic three-minute word search game has gone electronic. How many words can you find' Join letters up, down sideways and diagonally. Play at your own pace or race the clock for a totally mind-boggling challenge. The built-in dictionary contains thousands of words for reference. Play solo or with a friend. This game even "talks" back, by showing you a sample of the words you missed. Features automatic scoring and shutoff. For 1 to 2 players. Measures approximately 3" x 1" x 4.5". Requires 3 "AAA" alkaline batteries (included).

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Boggle Handheld has nonrandomness, but still fun!
I have had great fun with this toy and continue to do so as well! But I have some geeky technical complaints about it.

Words are entered by navigating with four arrow keys, pressing the "select" key for each letter in the word you are building. (You cannot deviate from allowable letter-paths.) It's slower to enter the words than with a traditional Boggle game. It IS challenging to enter in all the longer words. Unlike a "real" Boggle game, the letters are all right-side-up.
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- Doesn't translate well into electronic game
For decades I've been a player and big fan of classic Boggle. I was excited to receive this as a gift, unaware that an electronic version even existed. But I've given this game up in frustration, sorry to have lost what I thought would be a good portable version of my favorite game.

Its drawbacks are:

The keypad, which slows down one's ability to enter a word. Writing is faster and allows the player to spend more time finding words. It is possible to turn off the timer function ... Read More

Rating:

- if you're a fan of boggle...
Portable boggle unit for boggle fans. Dictionary is depressingly thorough - tells you all the huge long words you missed!

It's a little slow to enter the words via the arrow keys, if you are used to scribbling them down on paper in the traditional game. You can obviously still play that way if you like, then the advantage of the unit is that it's a lot more portable than the traditional game. If you do enter the words, it will check them against the dictionary and compute your score automatically.
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- Boggle HandHeld Game
Overall this game is very good.
Pros: 1. Great game you can play with 2 people.
2. Great game for a challenge.

Cons: 1. Sound can't be turned off. (I opened it up and disconnected the wire)
2. Can't add words to the dictionary, the memory isn't writable.
3. When playing the computer in an untimed game, you always go first. It would be good to know how many words the computer found. I've played it for over a year and I've never beat the computer on the untimed or timed game.

Rating:

- A fun addition to any Boggle-lover's collection!
This is a great addition to any Boggle-lover's collection! Its small size is convenient to carry most anywhere. There are two basic games, timed and untimed. In the timed variation (3 minutes), two players can challenge each other. This is probably the device's strongest point. When playing against the computer, you can easily lose by 100 points or more! Unfortunately, the computer only gives you a partial list of words which it thinks you missed. But it's good practice anyway. In the untimed variation, ... Read More