Since we prefer to keep Luv “unplugged”, we don’t use our television much at all. If the weather isn’t cooperating, we turn to books and other indoor activities. So we are always looking for fun games to play together! Blue Orange recently sent us one of their eco-friendly games to play.[*]
The basics of Fastrack:
* Divvy up the 10 discs equally.
* Each player, using a finger and the elastic band, frantically {or maybe that’s just me} attempts to shoot all of their discs through the hole in the board divider to the opponent’s side. Along with any of the opponent’s discs that have come over.
* The first player to clear their side of the board – best of three rounds wins!
At first glance, I thought this game would be an easy win, perhaps even unfair for us to play against Luv. *yeah… no* Fastrack is a challenging game for ALL ages!
To better see our game play in action, we took slow motion video:
Both clips are 5 seconds of recorded play at 400 frames per second.
My thoughts…
This is the most fun game we’ve played in a long time. It’s chaotic fun at its finest. Intense, crazy, and silly! Even though it is a two player game we had a blast taking turns playing with Luv.
Luv’s thoughts…
“When I played with you and Daddy it was fun shooting the thingies. It {the sound} went like ‘ch-ch!’ when we were shooting them {the discs}. I loved that part.”
The Mister’s thoughts…
“It was a fun game. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Slow motion replays made it even more fun.”
Because of their eco-friendly initiatives and respect for the environment, Blue Orange Games also has received Dr. Toy’s Green Toy Company award! For each tree used to make their wooden toys, Blue Orange Games plants TWO trees. They have planted over 125,000 trees so far! That is commendable.
Fastrack is just one of many fun games from Blue Orange Games. You can find their games at more than 3,000 specialty shops and larger chain stores in the US – like Whole Foods and Michaels. Even better, when you order online, the order is fulfilled by one of your *local* toy stores. Buy local even when online… fantastic!
Fastrack retails for $19.99 and would be a great addition to your family’s game collection. Recommended for ages 5 and up.
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* [Erin received the mentioned product{s}, free of charge, to facilitate her past review. All opinions are those of the reviewer only. Review product provided by Blue Orange Games.]↩
