Rubik’s Race Metallic Edition Two Player Board Game

My overall rating

I really enjoyed testing this game. Although I did not get to try it with the older children yet, I got to use it with the 4 & 5 year olds. The 5 year old has a Rubik's Cube that he loves to play with, so he was quite excited to see this game. The...   +

I really enjoyed testing this game. Although I did not get to try it with the older children yet, I got to use it with the 4 & 5 year olds. The 5 year old has a Rubik's Cube that he loves to play with, so he was quite excited to see this game. The regular gameplay was a little advanced for them, but they are below the age recommendations. The game has some alternative game options that we tweaked a little, and they had a blast.
The game comes with a 3-piece Playing Board- which is very easy to assemble, Instructions, a Scrambler Cube ( with a tight-fitting lid) , and 48 colored pieces. Each player gets 4 of each color to put on their side of the board. There will be one space left over which is used to play the game as a Sliding Puzzle. The scrambler cube (with 9 multi-colored cubes in it) gets shaken, and the color pattern that is shown is what each player is going to re-create in the middle 9 squares on their board by sliding the squares around until they match the scrambler cube color pattern. The first player to complete their puzzle lays the center divider down over their puzzle, signifying the win. The divider only covers the outer edge pieces of the board, leaving the middle 9 pieces exposed. The instructions also include several different ways to play, adding extra twists to the game.
There are no noisy bells or whistles, it does not require batteries, and is not complicated to play- just challenging to be the first one to complete your puzzle.
I like the metallic colors that they use for this game- it really gives it some extra 'Pop'. The game doesn't take up alot of space during use, making it great for travelling. All of the pieces fit nicely back into the box when you're done, I put the colored squares into a zip top baggie just to be safe. The only part of this game that I found I might change a bit would be the center divider, it doesn't always want to stay upright during active gameplay. But I think if I MacGyvered it with a rubber band and a paperclip it would be just fine. I would definitely recommend this game! A big Thank You to Spin Master for the opportunity to try out this game!    -