This is a fantastic game. My eldest daugter had been struggling with maths and just couldnt seem to grasp adding or subtraction without major help from her fingers. I had been on the look out for something that could make maths more fun and hands on for both of us when I spotted this game whilst wandering the isles of the IQ Toys factory shop. I bought it on the spot and gave it to her a few days later on her 6th Birthday. She really enjoys playing it as does her 4 year old sister, who was 3 when we got the game. They are both able to play to the finish line without complaing of the game being too long, and will usually play on with their own type of 'Guess who' by asking questions like "How many people on your bus have brown hair, glasses, hats etc". My 6 year old is nearly 7 and she is still no scholar but she isnt floundering and feeling like she is at the bottom of the maths group any more. She is begining to feel more confident in herself now and thats all that matters to me. As simple as this game is it has been a great learning tool. Orchid Toys board games are made from good study cardbord which i really liked too. I am about to get another of their games 'Pop to the shops' for the 7th bithday and hope it is as fun and helpful as Bus Stop has been to us.

Karla, Papamoa

Our eldest boy Max, 5yrs, received this game for xmas. The game is for ages 4-8 but to our surprise Jackson, our 3.5 yr old (with a short attention span) also loved it. My wife and I also played to act as mediators! The object of the game is to get your bus around a circular course with the winner being the one with the most passengers on board at the end. The games playing board is made of four sturdy laminated cardboard pieces that form a road going around the outside of town which slots in as the centrepiece (slightly different, but better than the one in the picture). The kids had fun constructing this which was like putting together a simple jigsaw. Each player then gets to chose a different coloured large board which is cut out in the shape of a bus (there are 4 in total and unlike the picure they are all different colours). Each player also has a small bus in the same colour which slots into a holder and acts as their playing piece. The game is simple to play. Each player (starting with the youngest) takes turns throwing the dice. There are 2 dice - the number on the red dice indicates how many moves forward that player can go and the white dice indicates how many passengers they are allowed to add to their bus or take off. If they land on a + they get to add passengers to their bus and a - take them off. The passengers are head and shoulder cut outs of people of all walks of life. Max, our eldest had a particular liking for a passenger that looked like Santa and he was always the first to be taken on board and last off! We found this game not only fun but very educational. We had been looking for ways to improve the kids addition and subtraction skills and this game was perfect, also teaching them about + and - signs. We were surprised that Jackson, with a short attention span played they whole game and also did really well with his counting. I could also see the game could be made more difficult by keeping a running tally to see who transported the most passengers rather than having the most passengers at the end. This is not in the instructions but could be a nice addition for those wanting more challenge for older players (i.e. 7 or 8 yr olds). Highly recommended.

Shane & Suzette Loomb,, Owners - iQ Toys

Great game, I have two boys aged 7 and 4 they love it. My older son was having trouble with addition and subtraction, his teacher asked us to do some extra work on these skills at home.... unfortunately he hates homework so instead we played bus stop everyday. I would get him to do the sums before he could put people on or take them off his bus. Now he's catching up at school. Fun and educational, definitely would recommend to other families.

Amanda, Auckland