Drone Home -- First Ever Game With a Real, Flying Drone -- Great, Family Fun! -- For 2-4 Players -- Ages 8+

Most games the kids play and get over quickly. Not this one. It keeps the whole family competitively entertained. My only complaint is that the blades break easy. This game is not at all for rowdy, or rough kids. It won't last 1 use. I had to get a replacement because the first one broke. I did notice the first unit flew high and hit the ceiling and would almost "crash land" back to the floor we were forced to play on due to it's high flight. The second (replacement) unit flew appropriately half the height of the first and the battery lasted twice as long. This has led to more fun and no damage. Again, this game is not for uncivilized kids, or those too young to handle items with care. This game is comparable to "hungry hungry hippos" but not really if that makes sense. The drone charges a lot faster with an external wall charger and last abut 19-23 flies before requiring a 20min wall charge. The charging base does not keep up with charging at all during gameplay. The drone WILL due die during use. Not sure if it were dure to the dollar store batteries, but I left the drone on base overnight, and it killed the drone battery. Perhaps I would have gotten better results charging with the base if I didn't use dollar tree batteries, but I will never know. It's free and fast to use a wall charger. Did I mention that this is a waste of money if your kids are prone to breaking things?

Best game ever, we had fun with friends and family. Everyone wanted to play.

So I actually purchased two of these. One from a local toy store and another from Amazon. The local toy store version broke within 5 minutes. The circular propeller broke. So I ordered another version from Amazon because my kids LOVED the game. The newer Amazon version was different. First it came with an extra propeller to address, what appears to be, a recurring issue. Despite not catching the drone a few times, the propeller on this second version has not broken yet (fingers crossed). I'm not sure if it's stronger, but I am glad to have a backup if it breaks in the future. Next, there are also 4 characters per player instead of 3. I much prefer 4 players, because it extends the game. They even changed the image on the box to reflect the fact that there are 4 little guys instead of three per player. My kids LOVE this game!! It's also fun to play with them because it is action-packed and exciting. We loved this game so much we bought it TWICE. I will probably by it again if it breaks. A great game!

Very fun, but read on. This game has 4 arms extending from the base, each of which has a flipper at the end, which you use to flick squarish balls into the center part. If you get it into the "spaceship", it hesitates a few seconds, (which gives other players a chance to knock that ball out with their own before it rises), rises up about 2 feet then comes back down and whoever has gotten their 3 balls up first wins. I thought it was great fun and very creative. I gave it a 4 because the spaceship runs out of charge after about 20 minutes, which was disappointing, and then has to be recharged, interrupting the game. It is best to reach up and easily catch the bottom of the spaceship as it comes down or it comes down and flops all over, hitting players with its plastic rotors whch stings. It comes with 2 extra circular rings which sit above the rotors, so they obviously can be replaced, but I do not know how long they last or how sturdy they are. In the first 5 minutes one kid smashed both hands on the flipper which of course broke it. I figured that was not the manufacturer's fault so I ordered a second one so that we would have extra parts to replace the arm, one of the balls that has disappeared and have 2 spaceships to double the playing time, which would have worked except for the kid who pulled apart one of the spaceships to see how it worked. So if you have those kids that seem to break everything they touch, they may break this quite easily. So, unfortunately you will have to rely on those who don't have those types of kids, or play it with older kids to tell you how sturdy the game is and how long it lasts. We were playing with 6, 8 10 year old boys and an adult which were maybe just too young for it. And the short charge time is irritating.

Fun for all the family. The best part is the battery need charged after about 10 rounds so when mom and dad are done it needs a charge lol.

Very fun game for my 7 year old grandson and my almost 5 year old granddaughter (and their grandparents) !

This game was an instant hit for all of our kids (ages 3, 7, and 9). Lots of laughs, good competitive fun, and still easy enough for my 3 year old to enjoy. Sadly, after only a few days of having it, two of the colored launchers are already broken. If you’re looking for a game to last for years, this is not it. The battery for the drone dies relatively quickly as well, but it also charges quickly so that isn’t as big of a problem for me.

Drone Home: An outstanding fun game for both kids and adults! It generates a wonderful semblance of energy, excitement, competitiveness, suspense & laughter for everyone. The game is easily assembled, kids >7 yrs can do it. The base for the drone requires 4 triple AAA batteries (we just use rechargeable so it lasts many hours and then some). The drone requires charging, comes with a USB charging cable that gives a full charge within 30min. Once charged the family of kids and adults were able to play up to 30min+ before the next charging of the drone. Kids (boys and girls) and the adults all had terrific times taking turns sending the aliens to space! Once the drone is sent up, someone should be ready to catch it on the decent. It’s ok if missed as it happened to us, the propellers seemed to be fairly flexible yet sturdy for misses. It did not seem to have damaged the drone with occasional missed catches. ***UPDATE*** This is an addendum to the previous review. We enjoyed this game with the family/friends/adults and kids so much that we made a 2nd purchase recently. We are looking to gift it away during the holidays!