Ker Plunk

Pros: Sells for ten dollars
Cons: Difficult to fit the tubes and connector together!

A few weeks ago one of the student therapists at our support group was opening up a box of Ker-Plunk! for the kids to play that afternoon. I should have stuck around a few minutes to see how this was set up and how many took to complete the...

Pros: Fast, simple game; Almost anyone can learn to play, even young kids
Cons: Almost no strategy or skill involved; Marbles and sticks are easy to lose

Ker Plunk is a children’s game played with a Plastic base, plastic sticks, and marbles. This simple game has been keeping kids entertained for decades as they pull out the plastic sticks, one by one, and try to avoid allowing any marbles to go ...

Pros: Kids loved it
Cons: hard to assemble and flimsy

I was worried there for a moment when I was trying to put my daughters Ker Plunk game together that she had received from her special Santa. Contents include: Game Base Tube top and Tube bottom Tube Connector 30 colored sticks 32 ...

Pros: the old version was fun
Cons: not durable, marbles fall when tube is turned

This year for Christmas my husband asked for one game, Ker Plunk. He had very fond memories of playing this game as a child, and wanted our children to experience the same kind of fun he had had. Well, to our disappointment Ker Plunk just isn’t the...

Pros: fond childhood memories, but little else
Cons: a cheap piece of junk, hard to use

My Ker-Plunk had spunk; this is just a piece of JUNK!!

Growing up as a small child in the 70s, I logged a lot of time playing games with my brother, family and friends - that was just the kind of crazy fun you had back then. We also had to...

Pros: Fun action while it lasts. Teaches patience and payoff.
Cons: Requires patience for payoff. Cheaply made.

Nostalgia is exactly that.... nostalgia; and it should STAY in the past. Especially when big toy companies try to revive new and updated versions of their classic games. What was Mattel thinking when they brought back Ker Plunk??? And they are ...

Pros: loads of fun
Cons: too long to set up

Kerplunk was one of my favorites as a child. My son and I enjoy playing this also.

The object of the game is to be the person with the least marbles when the game goes Kerplunk.

Before playing, you must set up...

Pros: different age kids can play
Cons: will make a loud noise

Raise your hand if you like buying toys for your kids that you owned as a child. I am glad that I am not the only one.

I actually did not buy this for my child, but for the kids at the park program I am running this summer. I certainly...

Pros: none
Cons: Assembly required. Poor base design causes marbles to fall when turning.

Some childhood memories are best left in the past and you should not try to update them with your own children. Ker-Plunk is one of those memories.

I remember playing this game with my two brothers and even by myself for hours and enjoying it...

Pros: simple, durable, fun
Cons: a bit noisy

Here is an old classic game that takes only a minute to learn and can give your children hours of fun. The game requires no reading skills and only very basic counting. It is just a fun simple game for 2 - 4 players.

The game consists of a...

Pros: Fun to play
Cons: Time consuming to assemble, small pieces can pose a choking hazard

My daughter was given this game for her 8th birthday, and she loved it. The game consists of a game base, a cylindrical shaped tube (which is made of top and bottom cups),30 playing sticks (which are like Pick Up Sticks) and 32 Marbles. Ker Plunk is a...

Pros: Fun Fun Fun
Cons: Lots of pieces

This was one of my favorite games when I was a child. My brother and I used to play this for hours (but he'd cheat and bump the game when it was my turn so the marbles would fall on me!).

I'll describe the game first, so you can get a...

Pros: Fun for the whole family
Cons: A VERY simple game, does not require much brain power.

My eldest son received Ker Plunk as a Christmas gift this year from his grandparents. It is one of the "Mattel" Classic games series and a load of fun!

This game that is recommended for ages 5 and up is easy to understand and not a...

Pros: fun entertainment for all ages
Cons: small pieces easily lost

When my 6 year old received Ker Plunk for her 6th birthday it was tossed aside after opening to check out cooler things like Barbie and Power Puff girls. Later, after the dust settled she wanted to play with it. Since 4 people can play at a time, the two...

Pros: All ages can play together
Cons: Set up time

I had great memories of Ker-Plunk as a kid. My cousin had one, we played it several times when I went to visit, and I always enjoyed it.

The game consists of a transparent tube stood on end, which you push long plastic toothpick type sticks...