Bridge or Bust Parts
The conception of this construction game is wonderful: my grand-children enjoyed learning how to build increasingtly complicated structures of bridges and solve problems : I admire the progressive steps that avoid frustration!
I’m a 52 year old father of 4. I purchased Bridge or Bust for myself because I have never outgrown the joy of playing with toys. From the moment I op-ed the box, I knew I was going to have a great time. I can’t think of one issue with this game. Fun and education at every step.
I'm a practicing bridge engineer with a 10yo child who loved building the first few bridges with my help. The pieces are very sturdy, easy to reset, and do a nice job capturing the tension and compression that actual bridge trusses carry. The comic book backstories are fun and not too long to distract from the bridge building. I bought an extra copy to gift to a 5th grade class!
The large box and many pieces take about 60-90minutes to setup the first time. Subsequent uses take about 5 minutes to get set up.
The story book is great, but if you choose to go off the main path the stories are limited (sez my grandson 10yrs who therefore rated 4 stars) . The challenge of each build keeps him fully engaged and exploring different solutions. He takes particular delight in fixing his mother's suggestions.
The mechanics of the bridge components are very clever and the flexibility to try different approaches is a great feature. Every test run of the truck and loads is loaded with excitement and anticipation.
Great addition to the Turing Tumble, Spintronics family of educational games.
I bought Bridge or Bust for my two grandsons, 9 & 12. They absolutely love it! We have purchased Turing Tumble and Spintronics as well & loved them. This one intrigues them infinitely. My son said every Saturday the 9 year old gets it out to build another bridge. They not only follow the card suggestions also make up their own challenges and free build with it as well. Thank you so much for developing such fantastic sets that challenge them without using screen time.