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for Hungry Hungry Hippos

Rating Summary based on 20 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		9
  • 4 Stars
    		7
  • 3 Stars
    		4
  • 2 Stars
    		0
  • 1 Star
    		0

Detailed rating

  • Design & Presentation
  • Durability
  • Playability & Enjoyment
  • Value for Money
  		• 4.1
  		• 4.1
  		• 4.1
  		• 4.0
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  • 31 of 31 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 3 SamJames99

    Member since 11/04/2012

    Reviews written: 26

    3 Stars hungry hippos 05/05/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages keeps you occupied

    Disadvantages Disadvantages esay to lose parts of the game

    As I am the oldest I have a younger brother and sister. My brother is only one so way to young for this game but my sister is six and this is a game she really likes. I myself also used to own this game when I was younger and would enjoy playing this with my mother. However not so much fun now i'm older and when babysitting my sister this feels somewhat of a chore! But least it keeps her entertaned for awhile i guess.This is a four player game only and you need a minium of two people to play each time. To start with when you get the game it requires an easy and fast set up, basically click and ... more
  • 11 of 11 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 katykicker

    Member since 11/12/2005

    Reviews written: 1374

    5 Stars Are you a hungry Hippo? 02/05/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Easy to set up, easy to play fun for the whole family.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None.

    Hungry hippos is suitable for the whole family. It is designed for two or more players and is suitable from ages four and up and supervision is recommended due to the possibility of choking on some of the smaller parts. Inside the sturdy cardboard box, you will receive one plastic base four hippos for levers and four hippo heads. In addition to this, you will also receive 20 marbles and a set of instructions. The game is incredibly easy to setup, and also very easy to play. The aim of the game is to press down the lever to open your hippos mouth and close it, hopefully snagging yourself a ... more
  • 19 of 19 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 3 sarah-1976

    Member since 25/07/2011

    Reviews written: 55

    5 Stars that hippo game! 03/05/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages great noisy fun, sturdy game

    Disadvantages Disadvantages i missed out as kid with this one!

    I always wanted this game as a kid but my mum always said it was too noisy and didnt do much.....so I rebelled and purchased a game for my daughter when she was about 5, we spent many a hour playing the game and making as much noise as we possibly could....because we could!!! The idea of the game is to spring your hippos tail so that his head lunges forward and catches one of the balls placing it in your section, the winner is of course the one with the most balls at the end of the game. Dont expect too much from this game it is just fun and noise and more fun! My 2 year old boy has now ... more
  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 4 rosaliecullen6

    Member since 29/12/2011

    Reviews written: 104

    4 Stars Nom nom nom Hungry Hippos 03/05/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Easy

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Noisy

    Overview Hungry Hippos was a classic game from the 1980s. It was a game I always wanted to play as a child and the parents were typically reluctant to let me play due to the incessant noise. Luckily as I had two hands, I could essentially play against myself if no one else wanted to play...everyone's a winner that way! How to play Hungry Hippos is a specially designed plastic board with one "hippo" on each side. There is a leaver on the back of each hippo which allows their mouth to open and close. You get about 40 mini white balls that are distributed in the middle of the board and each ... more
  • 10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 4 Riley-

    Member since 10/07/2011

    Reviews written: 39

    3 Stars Hungry Hungry Hippos Review with images 28/12/2011
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Fun and frantic for a short time

    Disadvantages Disadvantages After first couple of goes you start to get tired of it

    Hungry Hungry Hippos Price - £6.99 Ages 4+ Introduction Hungry Hungry Hippo's is a 1-4 player game in where you have a toy bass with four hippos at each side. These hippos all have handles attached to them you have to move the handle up and down as this action will move the hippos mouths to scoop up all the balls that are released the player to scoop up the most balls is the winner. Advantages The first time you play this you will enjoy it so much as its so frantic and wild whilst playing it. Its always better when you can play with other family's members so the fact that this its a four ... more
  • 2 of 2 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    moonlightmist

    4 Stars A good game for children............... 14/09/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages A good game...........................

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Noisy....................

    The Hungry Hippos game consists of a whole group of marbles placed in the center of a round, dish-like plastic tray with 4 different-coloured hippos which are attached. The colours of the hippos are pink,green,blue,yellow and the balls are white. The hippos extend forward and scoop marbles towards the player when a tab is pushed down. When the game starts, the players from 2 upto 4 try to scoop as many marbles as possible into their tray. I have some objections to this game. It is abit noisy when the hippos are eating. In addition, I think if a group of different aged children are playing ... more
  • 4 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    tinkerbell1889

    5 Stars noisy hippos 08/01/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages fun game to play for the kids

    Disadvantages Disadvantages its noisy lol

    We spent a while looking for different games we could buy our daughter for christmas something to keep her quiet once in a while.. and we came across this i remember having it as a child and loved it so we got her it for about £6 which i thought was pretty good value! She played it on christmas day with her daddy and oh my god if you have every tried to watch telly while someone is playing this .. you have no chance its one of the noisest games ive seen .. but it great fun and she played with it for hours.! Its realy easy aswell theres no messing about setting it all up you simply get the tray ... more
  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Simoncook1

    4 Stars Great fun for kids 01/02/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Excellent fun game for children.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Parents will soon get annoyed by the loud banging

    It is amazing how much fun children have while making a lot of noise! Hungry hippies, is a four player game that involves hand eye coordination and an abundance of fun. Situated around a plastic board, where four sets of colored balls are placed, are four 'hungry hippoes'. These 'hungry hippoes', a contraption that you hit on the head to push out a scoop, eat up all the balls in the middle. The idea is to 'eat' all your colored balls, before all the other hippos eat theirs. The winner is the one who eats their colored balls first. There are many variations on the game, making it harder or ... more
  • 5 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 1 KylieC5

    Member since 03/05/2012

    Reviews written: 3

    5 Stars One of my favorite Children's toys 03/05/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Lots of fun

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Small pieces

    I love this toy. I loved it as a child and I love it now every time I babysit for a child that has one. I volunteer to play this one with them and they seem to love it as well. It is fun, fast paced, competitive, and can elicit a lot of laughs! The only problem is you must keep it away from small children because it has small pieces (the balls that the hippos "eat") and you wouldn't want a small child swallowing one. However, as long as you have children old enough to play it, it is a great inexpensive toy that will get your children off the phones and game boxes and playing together with ... more
  • 0 of 9 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Cashbunny

    3 Stars noisy hungry hippos 18/02/2010
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages no batteries needed

    Disadvantages Disadvantages over very quickly

    We bought this game for our daughter who is nearly three and she enjoyed playing with it for a few weeks although she has become bored with it now and lost several of the white marbles. The good thing about the game is that it does not require batteries or power. It was quite fiddly to put together and when assembled it does not fit back into the box. It is very noisy when being played and over pretty quickly. I do not think the game has enough about it to amuse a child for long. I bought this from Argos for approximately £15 but have seen it cheaper on Amazon . I would not recommend the game ... more
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