Race to solve it - Rubik's Race! GIVEAWAY!!

Were you (or some of your family members) fans of the Rubik's Cube back when it was all the rage? Of course, the Cube is still around, but since that original invention, the Rubik brand has brought out many new products, all variations on the theme. Rubik's Race is one of the latest to hit the market, and it's sure to entertain and drive you crazy at the same time!

The RUBIK’s Race® is a blast from the past and promises hours of fun - it would make a great retro gift for a Rubik's Cube enthousiast, as well as introducing a whole new generation to the world of sliding, shifting and solving this amazing puzzle!  Designed by reclusive Hungarian sculptor, engineer and architect, Professor Erno Rubik, inventor of the original RUBIK’s Cube®, RUBIK’s Race is the ultimate face-to-face game that challenges players to get their brain and fingers racing and go head-to-head with their opponent to match the pattern of nine coloured squares - and to be the first to complete the puzzle.

Shift It. Slide It. Solve It! 

The RUBIK’s Race includes a Scrambler, a device that contains 9 coloured cubes, and a Game Base.  The Base allows two players to face one another, separated by a hinged vertical “window,” and provides each player with a 5x5 slide puzzle of 24 tiles comprising of the six iconic cube face colours — white, yellow, orange, red, green and blue.

At the beginning of each round, the Scrambler is shaken to set the target pattern. The goal for each player is to frantically shift and slide their tiles around and try to be the first to make the 3x3 centre of their puzzle match the target pattern of the RUBIK’s Cube Scrambler.  When a player completes the 3x3 target pattern on their board, they drop the window onto their playing area, covering all but the centre 3x3 grid, and declare themselves the winner!

RUBIK’s Race is suitable for children ages 5 and up. Our oldest son is 6, and it was easy for us to explain to him what to do. He was very keen to race against his father, and enjoyed winning against him on several occasions! My husband remembers playing with a Rubik's Cube when he was a child/teen, so this game brought back fond memories. I think what I like best about the game is that is IS a 2-person game - not a solitary activity.  It was great to watch our son figure out how to move the pieces to quickly complete the puzzle. I also liked that it was a break from screen time (his favourite activity) and got him thinking and developing his logic skills.

RUBIK’s Race can be found at toy and game retailers across Canada, including Toys ‘R’ Us.  MSRP is $19.99.

WIN IT!!

To win your own RUBIK's Race, leave us a comment telling us for whom it would be a great gift. Contest open to Canadians only and ends December 7, 2011.





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