Introduction (Does It Do What It Should)

I will have to say that it isn’t often that I review a game, at least one that isn’t a video game by nature. This is a handheld game that doesn’t need a battery, and I hesitate to call it old-school. Kanoodle is one of those games that feels like it is from the eighties, because I’m not certain if you could do Kanoodle without too much tech.

So, what is Kanoodle? It is a plastic box that snaps open, and in it are several plastic noodles. They aren’t noodles in the sense that they are pasta, but they are these linked together plastic balls. The goal of this is to arrange these noodles into the grid so it is a 5 x 11 rectangle.

I can’t help but get Tetris vibes when looking at this thing, and part of it is the noodles are in different colors and comes in weird shapes. And like Tetris, it is nearly impossible to get these strange-shaped things to form a perfect shape that you want.

I didn’t cover this in the video, but there are over 200 puzzles. The game asks you to set up the noodles in a certain way, and you fill it in with the remaining noodles. You can do 2D shapes, as well as 3D shapes. I’ve heard that you can do a pyramid shape, but I don’t know how to do it.

However, as distractions go, this one is a pretty inexpensive one. There are so many variations of Kanoodle as well.

Facts About The Company

Educational Insights looks like they love to create games. Part of it is the love of play, and their target demographic would appear to be kids, and as you can tell by their name, the games are educational in nature. Apparently, Educational Insights have been in this business for about 60 years.

What Does This Company Make?

Educational Insights has many versions of Kanoodle, but they also have a variety of educational toys on their site.

Just the Specs, Man

If you’re the type that needs this info, this section is for you!

Since this is really some kind of educational toy, I don’t have any stats on this particular thing.

If there is something on this that I didn’t cover, please let me know.

What Do the Reviews Say?

I don’t any stats that would make sense, but numbers don’t lie. According to Amazon, it has 25,608 reviews, and it averages out to 4.7 stars.

Okay, Get To The Unboxing Already!

Okay, I Like It, Just Give Me The Link So I Can Buy It Already!

If you want to buy it, start here.

Maybe I Want It, But Is There Anything Else Like It? Maybe For A Lower Price? Please?

I don’t know if I want to dive into this rabbit hole of games like this, at least not yet. I mean, how many games like Kanoodle are there?

I do intend to report back to Educational Insights that I have reviewed the game they gave me back at CES 2024, so I would be interested in seeing what else Educational Insights have that is similar, and I heard that they had some.

Out of curiosity, I was trying to see if there was some app for Kanoodle, and I found several that look like imitators.