We have a brand new game here and we’ve been having fun playing it. We’re sharing our Word Bandit review from Drumond Park, and I also have a game up for grabs, so do read on…
Kids love Word Bandit’s exciting wheel-spinning letter machine. This family friendly game uses from one to four rows of random letters to: find famous people, think up words in well-known categories or spot short words spelled out by the letters on show.
Let Word Bandit help you to get family and friends sharing time together.
If the face of the Word Bandit appears instead of a letter then your team has one LESS letter to play with that turn!! He has stolen quite a few possible words from you, but you have to carry on regardless. He can in fact turn up on two or even three wheels – if he is really cheeky.
RRP £24.99. For 2 teams, aged 8 years old and up.
Word Bandit Review
The set up for this game is really easy. There’s a sticker to pop onto the Word Bandit letter machine, and then you are good to go.
In any subsequent games, it’s just a case of grabbing the board, the machine and popping the timer and counters out. It is a game for two teams, of any number.
Initially, this game looked a little complicated. This is because there are four ways to play it, according to the colour of the space that you land on.
The first time we played it we ensured we had the instructions to hand for each coloured space, but we soon caught on and it then becomes a straightforward game to play.
The highlight for the kids was pulling the arm on the letter machine and making it spin.
Now, I will warn you, that can be quite noisy, it’s surprising that a little machine can be so loud! Then once the reels settle, the timer begins and the team need to shout at as many answers as possible according to the game they are playing.
The number of correct answers given is then the number of moves made around the board, getting ever closer to that ‘finish’ space.
This is a game that can be played over and over as you won’t run out of questions, the permutations for each turn altering with every spin.
It’s great for encouraging literacy and spellings with your children and works well as a family game. Depending on the type of play you land on, the game can be over very quickly, or it can be really challenging – there is a great variance in the games.
For example, with all reels in play (no cheeky Word Bandit popping up) it’s possible to get over twenty words using three letters, meaning you’ll move twenty spaces. But then you might get a turn naming initials of famous people which is more challenging and could result in just a few moves.
It’s very much the luck of the spin!
Competition Time
I now have a Word Bandit game worth £24.99 (rrp) up for grabs for one lucky winner. To be in with a chance of winning it, enter using the rafflecopter below. The competition is open to UK entrants only and closes at 12am on the 6th November 2018. Good luck!
What appeals to you about this game?
Disclosure: We received this game FOC for the purposes of this post
It is educational as well as fun!
I like that there are lots of different questions that will come out in different orders so you don’t keep getting the same one coming around again too quickly.
Great to sit with a 13 and 3 year old to get them used to and also thinking about words and help with the younger one to enhance his vocabulary . Thankyou for a chance x
it looks like a good family game x
I like that it’s fun but also educational, it would really help with my sons spelling
That looks like a fun game that would help with my son’s spelling.
O love a word game – it reminds me of boggle.
Fun for all the family regardless of age
I like word games, I like the fact it’s quite simple to play but would suit a lot of skill levels.
I love that it’s great for all ages
its great that all the family can have a go 🙂
This game is both fun and educational!
great family fun
Looks fun for a wet night in.
It looks like lots of family fun and educational
love educational games
It’s fun, it’s educational, anyone should be able to play!
Fun competitive way to get the words. My son would like the letter machine too 🙂
It looks like fun but teaching at the same time
its fun and you learn
I like that it’s fun but also educational.
A fun learning game
My niece and nephew like to play word games, as do I, so this would be perfect to play with them.
Educational and fun for the whole family
It looks both fun and educational. Definitely a hit with the whole family.
I love that it’s educational and can teach children different words
it looks like the sort of game that will be fun for the family
The simplicity ideal for youngsters
my daughter doesn’t find any enjoyment in reading, but loves games such as word searches, I’m hoping that word games will encourage her to expand her vocabulary in an exciting way & what better way than a family game?!
Thanks for the chance to win! This looks like a fun family game 🙂
My son is spending a lot of time on spellings at school at the moment, I think he would like it!
It would be a great game to play in school holidays to keep up their learning while be fun for the family
I think what appeals to me most about this game is how unique it is. There maybe other games out there like this but I haven’t seen or played them.
Sounds really good easy but sometimes challenging and never running out of different takes it sounds fun
Word games are always popular in our house.
it’s fun and it’s educational whats not to love x
I like that it looks educational and fun to play with all the family
It looks fun and I like games that are educational while being fun
Fab Giveaway id love this for my son as it makes him think is educational and fun at the same time
looks like a great way to have fun and learn something
A game that looks lots of fun and educational too
I think it’s great that all ages can enjoy this game!
This game looks like a lot of fun as well as being educational x
It’s great that you can play this game with the whole family
My kids would come away having learnt something and had fun
Perfect game to play on rainy days in x
It’s educational but also fun, it’s easy for my son to learn when he is having fun
I live that it is educational and suits any age group.
Fun but also educational which is the best of both worlds! 🙂
I like the fact all the family can enjoy it together
The fun factor, and words, I love words.
Looks a fun game that is also educational
It looks exciting and a great way for children to learn new words!
My son and I both love word games
Word games are always fun and great for learning and I know my nephew wold love to play this
I like that it’s educational yet fun at the same time!
It both fun and educational. Love it when my kids don’t realise their learning
The educational aspect of it
A fun game and the children will be learning without realising
It’s educational and fun too
I like that it’s really engaging and looks great fun x
What appeals to me is that it secretly teaches the children while they play the game.
We always play games together on a Sunday afternoon, this would appeal to my daughter who loves recognising letters and her big brother too.
Looks like its a good family game, just whats needed in my house
This looks like a fun way to learn spellings – great for a fun family activity 🙂
Love the ease of setting the game up.
Our family enjoys educational, fun games.
That it makes spelling look fun, we enjoy crosswords and wordsearch
It looks suitable for a lot of different ages
Fun and learn at the same time!
practice spelling i need help in that department too lol
It will be fun as well as educational
It looks fun and is educational
I love a board game that is fun and teaches your child something too. Learning should be fun 🙂
I love that it’s educational as well as being fun, my kids would love it.
A game for all ages, fun & educational
It just looks such fun. Would love to play this with my daughter x
I love fun and educational games
My girls are really into reading and word games, so they’d love this!
I looks fun and will help with spelling
Learning whilst playing and having fun
That it looks fun to all ages! Meaning we all enjoy playing it
looks fun never played before so it should be fun.
Educational game that will give hours of fun, what’s not to love
Our family are huge board game fans! This one looks great fun for everyone and one we haven’t played before!!
i like that its learning but done in a fun way, so all the family can enjoy it
That it is a fun educational game
I love the literacy factor of the game, it would be ideal for my son and daughter