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Don't Break the Ice | 
 enlarge | Brand: Hasbro
Category: Toy
List Price: $9.99
Buy New: $7.57
You Save: $2.42 (24%)
New (14) from $7.57
Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 1171
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Age: 4 - 6 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 10.5 x 5.3
MPN: 4784
Model: 4784
UPC: 032244047848
EAN: 0032244047848
ASIN: B00000IVZJ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Tread carefully and win in this classic game | | • | Tap out ice blocks one by one | | • | Take your time and do some thinking to keep the polar bear from sinking | | • | To win, the bear must stay on top | | • | For 2 to 4 players |
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Product Description
3 years & up. Tap out ice blocks one by one. To win, the bear must stay on top. One wrong block, and he'll go ker-plop! For 2 or more players. No reading required.
Editorial Review
A polar bear is happily skating across the ice. He's gesturing thumbs up. A big smile stretches his face. Uh-oh. What's that tapping sound? A block of ice just disappeared from his pond. And there goes another one. The polar bear is running out of room to skate. In Don't Break the Ice, two to four players take turns wielding plastic mallets and tapping out ice blocks. The goal is to keep the polar bear skating for as long as possible. But as the game progresses, ice blocks start falling faster and faster. And then, there goes the bear! Luckily, these ice blocks don't melt. The game can quickly be reassembled and soon the polar bear is skating again. This bear might lose his footing, but he's always got his smile. --Wendy Slotboom
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| Customer Reviews: Read 31 more reviews...
 Don't break the Ice October 24, 2008
My son, now 40, who played this game as a child, searched for the game for his children, ages 6 and 2 1/2. Fortunately, I found it on Amazon, and had it shipped directly to their home. They are enjoying it as much as their dad. We all highly recommend this game.
 I played this as a child and have passed it on October 3, 2008
This is a game I played as a kid and really enjoyed it, so I've passed it on. It's a bit of a mess at first and cleanup can be tricky but overall it's a great game for kids.
Hammer to Fall September 30, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Thanks to some clumsy pre-teen footing I once fell through the ice. Not metaphorically, either. Literally. If it wasn't for the quick thinking of my pal cousinpaco, chatchi would still be at the bottom of the frozen creek and I wouldn't be around today to share his story.
The years following my mishap were plagued by nightmares of falling through the ice - over and over and over again. But in my dreams cousinpaco wasn't there to save me.
I enrolled in some deep-hypnotic therapy, then medically-induced comas, hoping to rid my life of these horrible memories. When that didn't work my therapist recommended I deal with my fears head-on...
By purchasing the popular Hasbro game, Don't Break the Ice.
I questioned his rationale at first, but after only a few games it was clear why he recommended it. The ice-skating polar bear symbolized me - warm, dry and carefree on the surface of the ice. The two light-weight green mallets symbolized life's adversities, slowly but surely chipping away at the ice around me.
The purpose of Don't Break the Ice is to use the mallets to knock away the "ice" cubes without jeopardizing the life of the polar bear, who would much rather ice skate than fall through the ice to the frigid water below.
The tapping sound the mallet makes as it strikes the ice often reminds me of the cracking ice I heard that fateful day, but thanks to the replay-ability of Don't Break the Ice, I eventually got over my fear of frozen water (and the tapping noise).
I'd recommend this game to anyone with similar life-changing experiences such as mine, and I'll certainly recommend it to my children should they ever fall through the ice. Metaphorically AND literally.
Don't Break the Ice is meant for two or more players, but it only takes one person to fall through the ice. Two people if you want someone to save you after you fall through the ice.
Maybe bored children watch too much tv and game boy July 30, 2008
These classic toys are great and wonderful for fine motor development and problem solving. My kids (4 y.o.) love them. My kids don't have game boys or watch tv, though. I think the reason they seemed less "boring" 30 years ago was because parents played WITH their kids and there were more games that involved interaction with PEOPLE and less electronic distractions.
Simple fun April 14, 2008
This toy is great fun to play, though a bit annoying to reset. Smaller children may need help in setting it up. My first grader can do it but it took her a few times to get how to pull the pieces and make them fit. We all enjoy the game.
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