PlanToys Preschool Foosball Soccer Game

I bought this as a gift to a family that has a 3 year old and a 5 year old both girls.Everybody had a lot of fun playing this, both adults and children.The product seems well made.It was fun to play 2 v 2.I had the feeling that it is a solid well made game.However, I would like to point out the following problems I had with the product:

There are a number of dead spots, and you need to give the ball a slight push.

There is no hole to launch the ball you just need to put it in the middle of the playing area.

When I rotate my offensive row so that I want the ball to pass underneath them, gravity causes the players to rotate back and block the ball.

It is very easy for the ball to get stuck under a player and prevent the player from hitting the ball forward.

The playing area did not seem level.When I tried to pass the ball between players in the same row, the ball would often tend to move forward or back.

We've had this toy for over a year, and have had people ranging from age 1-70 enjoy playing with it. Granted, the 1-year-old mostly just rolls the ball by hand, but it's intriguing to him. The table has a limited range of motion compared to a full-sized foosball table (tiny hand-grips for an adult), but it's part of the charm. I think it helps level the playing field a bit when adults play with kids on this since it's hard to get much speed going. It's small enough to stow under the couch for a quick game, and has held up well with some agressive play amongst the preschool set in our house.

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