I have three grandchildren playing with the small set. What is the best large version for the money. another on the way to play moving back from ano
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Not sure how old your grandchildren are, but I was a preschool teacher for many years and these magna-tiles were so great for all of the children, no matter what abilities there were. I would recommend buying whatever you can afford and add to that for special occasions, holidays, birthdays, etc.
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If you can afford it, the 100 piece set is a better value. My grandson received the 100 piece set from his other grandparents for his birthday and I added the 32 piece set for Christmas and will continue to add so there is plenty to "share" when his sister is old enough.
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I have 2 boys and they each have their own 100 piece sets. They often "run out" of pieces and want to build even more - so we encourage them to work together to share or trade pieces. I always recommend starting with a 100 piece set and if they like it, they'll probably want to have a 100 piece set for each kid playing, but i'm actually here to buy another set since my boys love them so much. Magna-tiles are THE most played with toy at our house for my 2 & 4yo boys.
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I suggest your next purchase should be three sets of the 100 piece clear colours. Seriously! Make gifts of them, one birthday at a time.
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I have the small one, I think for three kids, you may want the 80 something set.
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My granddaughters, 3-8 play with ours all the time. They really enjoy it so I don't think she is too big for this one.
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If possible, I would buy more than 30 pieces. Get the largest set you can, because the joy will be more long-lasting. If he is playing them with a friend, that would only be 15 pieces each, and it is hard to build something with just 15 pieces. However, if you can only afford 30 pieces, he would enjoy it tremendously. I can pretty well guarantee that if you buy the 30 set, you will be back to buy a larger set to add to it. This is the most fun toy ever created, seriously. The pieces click together with magnets, and lend themselves to a wide variety of shapes. You will probably end up playing with them as much or more than your 9 year old. God bless. Marian Liveley
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I bought that deluxe set for my 11 year old grandson and bought the simpler versions for my 4, 5, and 6 year old grandsons. I am sure that part of it is more complicated than others and it is a toy she can grow into gradually. I really have not checked how the kids are doing with these...they were Christmas gifts.
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I purchased 3 for my family last Christmas. They all played at the same time, but there did seem to be some problems with frequencies if they were in the same room or same part of the house when they were playing with the car. My suggestion would be to get different types for each of the grandsons. Hope this will help.
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I would definitely recommend the bigger one.I bought one for my granddaughter for her 4th birthday. Had it out for her party. Kids of all ages loved it. We even had 1 4 month old. (With supervision. )
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Yes, the Junior set would be best.... If there are smaller children in the house maybe start with two or three duplo then move on up. Legos is a great starter for building bigger and better things.... my older grandsons are able to put together furniture after using Legos..
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Definitely go with the larger version. We have two and it will last for a while.
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Yes, if you have 2 copies of the game. I have two sets and have played with as many as 9-10 and it is still fun. The games run a bit longer the more people you have but it is still a lot of fun. If you think you will typically be playing with more than 5, I would recommend getting two sets of the game, still worth the additional cost.
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I ended up giving my grand children two 48 piece sets to eliminate competition for the pieces.Also friends who came over also wanted to join in. I would go for the biggest set. They are Soring them in a plastic container with lid. Go bigger.
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My Grandchildren play in mine all the time. But you would definitely want 2 of them for that
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When I bought it my daughter was 3, she loved it. She loves building things though, so if your grandchildren enjoy that then it should be fun for both ages. I bought another set for 2 6 yr old boys and they love it. I think it's a fun all family game. But I believe the package recommended age is 8
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the tiles on this version are smaller than an SD card and the ones on the "regular" version are more like an SD card INSIDE the plastic case, if that makes any sense? We're perfectly happy w/ the smaller version for transportability and table space when playing. When we play the larger version w/ our gaming-fiend grandma, the larger tiles seem huge but are great for a large table when you don't want to transport anywhere. Smaller ones are a lighter material too FYI.
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The pieces are really, really small. I would either pick a more basic set for my 3-4 year old, or plan on only taking it out once in a while. My kids were done with stuff in their mouths by 2, but these little pieces would be lost and somewhere in the vacuum canister before too long. It's a fun set, just likely to have pieces go missing if not played and put away carefully.
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I agree with the previous answers -- we got the 15' by 17' model for our 3 boys and they love it. We had a slightly smaller one when they were little (they are 13, 13 and 9 now) and based on our experience, it pays to get the largest one you can afford. Even though there is a warning label saying only one person would use per time, that never happens, and our guys have had up to 8 kids at a time on this one. We do discourage flips, etc to reduce the likelihood of injuries. Get the big one, you won't regret it.
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If I remember correctly the master larger game of my child hood had game choices of slow, med & fast. I bought this for the grand kids (ages 8 to 16). We all had fun with the pocket Simon. With so much other hand held electronic games does it matter what the limited gameplay is? What is important is that player or players have fun.
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My nine year old who plays it says, "I still love it." he doesn't play it constantly, though. Also good luck trying to teach it to grandparents!