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Laser Maze is Right on Target!

Laser Maze takes problem-solving to a new level. Be the first to solve the problem using a laser and win the game.

A Laser Maze can provide entertainment. Even the boy’s on the Big Bang Theory know this. Remember the episode where they played a variation of the game of chess? They set up green lasers in a grid. If the laser is interrupted, it will sound an alarm. The episode featured the “nerds” spraying disinfectant spray to make the laser visible and then trying to make it safely to the other side, where they were then permitted to make a move on the chessboard.

Laser Maze at the Touch of Your Hand

The folks at Think Fun have created Laser Maze. It’s a much less complex laser maze than the Big Bang featured. This board game explores lights and mirrors through increasingly difficult puzzles.

laser maze game by think fun

Think Fun is a company known for its logic games (like the classic Traffic).  We were sent Laser Maze to review, and my kiddos put it to the test.

laser maze game card

The set comes with 60 card challenges. Each card identifies a target the laser must hit (bouncing off mirrors, passing through beam splitters, and more).

This Laser Maze is Awesome Fun

The laser is harmless. The game, however, is addicting! My kiddos, at first, worked together to learn how it all worked. Once they had the concept, the competition began, and the afternoon was lost to discovering how to manipulate, bend and hit the target with a miniature laser.

laser maze

Luke Hooper, the creator of Laser Maze, takes problem-solving to a new level. Place the card, set your laser, and then work with the props–two beam-splitters, a cell blocker, a mirror, and five additional mirror/target pieces to solve the problem. The game works on a grid board. Solve the problem, and your laser beam will travel continuously from one point on the board to the other.

As the players turn the cards, the difficulty increases, becoming more of a game of skill, determining where to place each piece.

Credit doesn’t go all to Luke Hooper. ThinkFun takes gameplay seriously. They called upon four-time world puzzle champion Wei-Hwa Huang for his expertise and input on the game’s design.

Laser Maze Focus

laser maze

While the game was set up to be the player against the game, my kiddos took it one step further. One child drew the card, solved the puzzle, and then the next child drew the card, and solved the puzzle. I loved that they used teamwork to solve the problem together while competing against one another when the game was challenging.
 
I loved watching my children apply analytic thinking to determine how to win the card. This game requires problem-solving and the ability to visualize how the laser will go when the button is pressed.
 
 The game is intended for ages 8 to adult.
About Julee: Julee Morrison is an experienced author with 35 years of expertise in parenting and recipes. She is the author of four cookbooks: The Instant Pot College Cookbook, The How-To Cookbook for Teens, The Complete Cookbook for Teens, and The Complete College Cookbook. Julee is passionate about baking, crystals, reading, and family. Her writing has appeared in The LA Times (Bon Jovi Obsession Goes Global), Disney's Family Fun Magazine (August 2010, July 2009, September 2008), and My Family Gave Up Television (page 92, Disney Family Fun August 2010). Her great ideas have been featured in Disney's Family Fun (Page 80, September 2008) and the Write for Charity book From the Heart (May 2010). Julee's work has also been published in Weight Watchers Magazine, All You Magazine (Jan. 2011, February 2011, June 2013), Scholastic Parent and Child Magazine (Oct. 2011), Red River Family Magazine (Jan. 2011), BonAppetit.com, and more. Notably, her article "My Toddler Stood on Elvis' Grave and Scaled Over Boulders to Get to a Dinosaur" made AP News, and "The Sly Way I Cured My Child's Lying Habit" was featured on PopSugar. When she's not writing, Julee enjoys spending time with her family and exploring new baking recipes.
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