Shoot-The-Moon Board Game

This game is just like the one the one I remembered from 40 years ago. My kids love it, their friends think it's great. It's sturdy, it works, it has no batteries. What's not to like?

If you buy this for the nostalgic game play, be prepared to be disappointed. It's nearly impossible to get anything but the highest spot. To make it more difficult, I've reversed wood holding the rods in place, there by increasing the slope. This change can be done with little effort, though I don't think it will last very long unless you drill out a recessed area for the screw heads like the product was intended to be put together.

Even with this modification, I've found that you'll still want to prop the back up by a half inch to increase the difficulty.

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Our parents have an older version of this game so we thought the kids would enjoy having one.The new one we received is so easy it is ridiculous-there is no challenge.I'm not sure if we got a defective one or if it was made to be easier, regardless it was a huge disappointment.God forbid things be hard to do-the kids might actually learn patience and perseverence.

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This version of "shoot the moon" is just about as good as the original (1940s-50s). Which can't be said for some of the others being sold. It's sturday and easy to assemble, but:

The small wooden piece at the front where the two metal rods are anchored has holes for 2 screws (included). Those holes are countersunk on one side, so you know which end is up. The resulting angle of incline makes "shooting the moon" (getting the steel ball into the last hole) much too easy!

I helped myself by widening the first 1/8 inch of the holes on what should have been the lower edge of that piece of wood and mounting it upside down. That lowered the front end of the rods just about right to make the game as challenging as the original.Of course one could alternatively mount pads under the rear to raise it sufficiently to achieve the desired degree of difficulty. And maybe some buyers will want it to be easy (at first), particularly if given to younger children. Once the child (or adult!) has mastered it, one can always do what I did and/or raise the rear to raise the level of skill required.

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This is fun for the whole family and for anyone who comes by and wants to give it a try.The quality is good, except for the little felt stickies in the holes which are coming up at the edges (easily fixable).I don't remember what sort of box it came in, but I'm guessing not that great of one because we didn't keep it.A nice box would help with the storage aspect; as it is, it has just been sitting out here and there--a little conversation piece.

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