My son picked out Uno Tippo at Target the other day, one of the latest iterations of the classic match-the-last-played card game. This one features a balance that has to stay close to equal on each side, because if it doesn’t, the wheel in the middle rolls off and the player that caused it to fall has to pick up extra cards.

We ALL sat down to play this last night – all three kids, including the baby (who kept knocking the whole shebang over with her hands), me, dad, and my mother-in-law. It was a hoot! There are stop cards, that prevent you from being able to add cards to a particular side, ensuring that someone will HAVE to make the balance tip – along with the typical reverse and skip cards, plus the usual wildcards. There’s a new wildcard too that requires you to add cards to both sides of the balance to determine what colors the next player starts with.

All in all it was a fun night and I recommend this version of Uno!

Retail Price: $16.97
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I think I’m one of few children of the 80s that doesn’t actually remember this toy. Maybe I was too much of a Barbie fanatic to pay attention to a game like this. But those recent truck commercials brought it to mind, and lo and behold, my son got one for Christmas in 2006.

I have to say – Rock Em Sock Em Robots has been a ton of fun! Primarily because I can beat the pants off everyone else in the house, even my DH. And it’s kinda cool to knock their HEADS off, but don’t tell my kids I said that!

The main issue I have with this game is the inability to store it easily. It’s BIG, it has lots of pieces that come off, and you can’t put anything down on top of it. So admittedly, it’s sitting in the garage right now. But hopefully I’ll finish installing those Closetmaid wire shelves in my kids closets this weekend, and we’ll have more room to keep things like this within reach. It’s definitely not going into the upcoming garage sale.

Approximate Retail: $21.97
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