This game is so much fun for the whole family. It teaches children to listen and follow directions.

I never heard of this pathetic excuse for a game until my mother-in-law tried to give it to my 4-year-old. I don't know what she was thinking. It's going right back to the store. This toy encourages violence, cruelty, and the idea that animals don't feel pain, and that it's okay and even funny to hit them on the head with a mallet.

We've had this game for quite awhile. It's a gas. You have a hammer, you pick one of the silly little moles in front of you to whack, you turn the game on to either solo, easy or hard and go at her. The easy game the moles helmets light up and you have a distinct sound that signals youre mole is lighting. On the hard game there is no light and the game makes the sound of your mole to signal the whacking.

The game keeps score for you. Everytime you whack correctly you are awarded points, every time you whack incorrectly the game deducts points. You play to 100 to win, there are bonus whacks announced and anyone can whack their mole.

The sounds are all different and silly, barking dog, meowing cat, yoo hoo, a silly boingy sound. The sounds change per mole whenever you play, you won't have the same sound each time, causing you to really pay attention.

We have been whacking on this game for about 3 years now. I've yet to change the batteries. My son, at 7, is probably too old for it now, but it still makes us giggle on a rainy afternoon.

If you have aggressive children you may want to think twice about handing them a hammer and encouraging them to whack the moles. Also if you have poor sports you may want to set up some hammer ground rules.

After 3 years of whacking we still have the game and hammers intact.

Our twin boys got this toy for Christmas a year ago, and though they have zillions of toys and games, this is the one they pull out over and over again. I *love* that it has adjustable volume, and that they can play the game by themselves, together, or with Mom and Dad. The variable difficulty levels keep things challenging even for me, so I don't mind playing with them. I also love that you have to listen for a different sound each time--it's a good tool to teach little boys to pay attention.

I love this game, and would totally buy it again.

We got Whac-A-Mole as one of my 3 year old daughter's first games. It is really easy for her to understand what she is supposed to do and she has a blast playing with it. It teaches hand eye coordination as well as listening skills...I had no idea games like this had educational value, so I was impressed. I was looking for a toy my daughter could understand and play on her own at times, so I am pleased that she can get alot more out of this game than I bargained for. I would highly recommend this game.