SmartGames Color Code Cognitive Skill-Building Puzzle Game Featuring 100 Challenges for Ages 5 – Adult

Adaptable for any age and fun for all!
The Color Code! A game by Smart Toys and Games is one of the most original games for kids I have come across. Color Code has many things we look for in a game, it is engaging and fun for multiple ages (including me), educational and something my kids can do without much help. It isn’t really meant for more than one person to play at a time but we have discovered the wonderful art of taking turns and team work with the help of this game.Color Code is meant for ages 5+ but isn’t hard to set up or understand for kids around 4. After a few levels it gets challenging even for adults. This makes it very fun for my son when he beats a puzzle. Especially a puzzle that I couldn’t. Also, sort of frustrating for me with a hint of embarrassment…ok maybe more pride.This game helps kids problem solve, focus, accept and work through challenges and of course colors and shapes. My son is VERY proud and excited when he figures one out and honestly so am I…when he figures one out. Ok I get excited when I figure one out too but these can get challenging! My 3 year old daughter loves naming the colors and for her we have recently begun setting up the puzzle minus one piece (top piece) and giving her a couple (2-3) options to choose to complete it. This helps you visualize the puzzle and have that sense of accomplishment when she gets the right one!For more on my review check out Adventures with My Geeklings […]

Levels from easy to hard
This is a great game. The easy levels are super easy, but the hard levels will challenge adults. It’s a really fun game to play with your kid and you can always select an appropriate level for them. I played it with a 3-year-old and a 9-year-old and also tried myself. We all found an appropriate level. If I could give it 6 stars, I would.

Great STEM game
Adults and children alike will be challenged by this game which enhanced your visualization and spacial relationship skills. My optometrist and vision therapist use this to help improve vision skills. Cheryl

A bit much for my 4 year old but she’ll definitely grow into it
My daughter adores logic puzzles and has eight of them now, seven of which are made by SmartGames. I recently went on a bit of a buying spree because we had an 18-hour car ride ahead of us (and 18 hrs back) plus her birthday is next month. This review is to address something I didn’t see in any of the reviews I read–and granted I was in a bit of a hurry–which is the appropriate age range for the games as they compare to one another, ie if you are deciding between games.IN MY EXPERIENCE, the lower end of the age range is most appropriate. For example, Night and Day is listed as 36mos-6 years but my girl who turns five next month does the puzzles without having even to think about them. In other words, no challenge whatsoever. We just bought it and already it’s obsolete.Luckily, inside one of the games was a “US Collection” brochure which lists all SmartGames and their target age. If you are hunting around for a logic game and aren’t sure where to start, use this chart. And yes, they really are this age-specific. I can see an obvious progression in required thinking/logic skills between a recommended age 3 game, a recommended age 4 game, and the recommended age 5 games. (And no wonder she’s not interested in Anti-Virus–it’s for seven-year-olds! Something I failed to notice as I got caught in the “clicking around amazon” rabbit hole.) Anyway, here is the info from the catalog:3+ Day & Night3+ Castle Logix3+ Trucky 33+ SmartCar4+ Camelot Jr (we have gotten hours of play out of this one)5+ Bill & Betty Bricks5+ Color Code5+ Pirates Hide & Seek5+ the GoGetter games ‘Cat & Mouse’ and ‘Prince & Dragon'(These are exactly the same game just themed differently.)5+ Magnetic Travel Waterworld5+ Magnetic Travel Magic Forest5+ Magnetic Travel Busy Bugs5+ Magnetic Travel Noah’s Ark6+ IQ Fit6+ IQ Twist6+ Aqua Belle6+ North Pole Camouflage6+ Penguins on Ice6+ Chicken Shuffle7+ bendit7+ Temple Trap7+ Anaconda7+ SmartPhone7+ Safari Hide & Seek7+ Road Block7+ Cannibal Monsters7+ Anti-Virus7+ Troy: Outside The Walls8+ MetroVille8+ Traffic Control Airport8+ TitanicAs always, I love the learning component, the progression in difficulty of the puzzles, and the quality of the games! And most fit back into the box (Bill & Betty Bricks, Camelot Jr), are self contained in that the board is also the case for the pieces (Color Code, Pirates, Dog & Cat), or come with a little zipping bag (Anti-Virus). Day & Night does not have any kind of container and the box doesn’t work as a container, so that is a bit of a bummer.Specific to Color Code I would like to add that the concept hasn’t captured the imagination of my girl yet, who will turn 5 next month. But she has spent hours with the 3yo- and 4yo-targeted SmartGames so I’m sure this one will become of interest as her thinking skills mature. The plastic tiles are a bit “clacky” and can be annoying. Also, while the color tiles store in the base, the instruction booklet does not. Lame.