A few months ago my daughter was given a large pile of games from a friend and we have been enjoying working our way through them. One of the games was the arcade classic Whac A Mole. In many arcades you would come across a large game in which you use a large soft hammer to whack various creatures on the head - usually a crocodile we come across! This is a smaller version that you can play in the comfort of your own home. The box is a very brightly coloured one and features several moles being hit on the head by a hammer. The moles are all wearing different coloured hard hats and have dizzy expressions on their faces. The name os the game is in large ...  Read the complete review

I don't remember ever playing whac-a-mole in an arcade, or indeed seeing it, but it's an iconic image all the same; the machine with the various pests popping up from holes, which you have to hit as fast as you can. This version is slightly simpler, as it's much smaller. At approximately 33cm square, it sits nicely on a table-top, and isn't too bulky to store. In this version, there are five moles, two with red hats, two with green hats and one with a white hat which can glow red or green. There are four modes of play - one player or two player, each with two levels of difficulty. In the one player mode, the player just hits any mole whose hat is ...  Read the complete review

My five year old son was given this Whac a mole board game as a Christmas present. It has remained a firm favourite of his. What is it ? It is a game based on the arcade classic 'hitting' game, where you wallop all sorts of creatures from crocodiles to spiders over the head with a mallet. This is a play at home version where you hit little hard hat wearing moles on the head to score points and beat the clock. It is made by Mattel, so you are getting a good quality game from a trusted name. How to play - There are five moles on a base unit, the one we have looks slightly different from the picture one as ours is on a round base and not ...  Read the complete review