Can children advance on their own, or do parents need to have a programming background to help them do that?
1785928
No programming background is necessary. The concept is inspired by computer code. This game if probably most fun if an adult is involved. My son and I had fun making up our own games after playing by the rules several times.
1785929
My 10-yr-old grandson advanced faster than I did. His brother, age 7, lost interest the first time he used the frog function. He refused to start over and quit. The 10 year old went on line to look up new and harder board setups. He's really really into it.I have no programming background.
1785930
Children can absolutely advance on their own, depending on their age. The instructions even say that an adult or older child could do the "turtle moving" part. Really it is just to double-check that they go forward the right number of spaces, turn the direction they meant to (designated with colored shapes rather than left and right so it is easier for little ones), etc.
1785931
Having a parent with a programming background is nice, but a child who can read and browse the internet will find many resources to help them. The primary responsibility of the parent is to create new mazes for the child and there are websites to provide those mazes to children without a parent. One community that shares mazes online is http://duxter.com/game/robot-turtles/forums/topic/6660-share-your-favorite-mazes and a website to create new mazes of varying difficulty is http://www.turtlemazes.com/
23247
My kids have been playing Professor Noggins games since they were 6 years old. The parents have to kind of assist them in it. However, by the age of 9, they can play on their own.
405207
The concepts this game teaches could certainly apply to adults, in fact a digital version of this exercise was part of a introductory programming class I took years ago. As for playing with one person it works fine as there is not competition required for the game to work. I play it with my son all the time where I setup the board and he plays solo.
1060070
Very easy. My 5 year old was able to do it by himself. My 2 year old could do it with some help. Just takes a minute or two.
2154546
Absolutely not! My 3 year old (just turned 3 a few months ago) had trouble to start with (as he should with new challenges) and 2 weeks later he can do almost the whole thing by himself and LOVES it!
512449
It depends on how much help you intend to give. We play as a family and my son who was 8 when we bought it plays very easily but he's also obsessed with board games. After playing it a few times in a row, he's capable of playing on his own. If your kids are like mine and watch videos on playing board games they should take to it easily. If not, as long as you are playing with them it should be easy for them to play along
2154541
I would say yes - my daughter is average or above average, she just turned 4, and she cannot do it without my help. She loves to do it - but it definitely requires help.
405205
Yes, you could easily play this game alone, once you know the concepts. The jewel can be placed anywhere on the board and obstacles placed anywhere. Yes, you could learn early programming concepts. We set this up for our 6 yr old grandson. He laid the program using the cards before he even moved! All in his head. Brilliant.
259859
YES! (with assistance from an adult or older sibling, etc). My son started doing snap-circuits at 4. He LOVES them. He's 5 now. After doing some of the projects with guidance/ assistance, he sometimes creates his own mini-projects.
166817
I think an 8 year old could do it but they might need a little help unless they have experience.
30644
My son was 2 1/2 when we got the system, and he did amazingly! The day after he got it, he had already learned to write several letters by himself. We had never practiced letters before!But it also depends on the game. Many of the games are geared towards older children.
1367634
Yes, both options are available. The child can drive the car on their own, or the parent can operate the car with the remote control.
638169
Yes, you can do it yourself . It is faster if you got help, but you don't have to.
1683610
My 5 and 6 year old have this set and another one. They needed help for the first few times and now work the directions totally independently and have even started creating their own.
1421561
Depends on his age. If he is around 5 he would have to work at it but could do it. 3 & under I would say it would be quite hard for him but I don't put anything past some really ambitious little ones.
1683614
Yes, with parental help, if the child is extremely intuitive in making things work. I had a problem with it, but I
1683612
Definitely. We got it when my son was four and he loved playing with it with help. He's now 5 1/2 and he can follow the diagrams, build circuits on his own, understands the basics of a circuit, and knows what all the parts are and a bit about what they do.