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product_id: 1376933
title: "Don't Break the Ice"
brand: "hasbro gaming"
price: "$145.27"
currency: USD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
url: https://www.desertcart.ec/products/1376933-dont-break-the-ice
store_origin: EC
region: Ecuador
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# 1 iconic polar bear figure 2-4 player mallet action 20+ sturdy ice blocks Don't Break the Ice

**Brand:** hasbro gaming
**Price:** $145.27
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ❄️ Keep your cool—don’t break the ice, break the boredom!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Don't Break the Ice by hasbro gaming
- **How much does it cost?** $145.27 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ec](https://www.desertcart.ec/products/1376933-dont-break-the-ice)

## Best For

- hasbro gaming enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted hasbro gaming brand quality
- Free international shipping included
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## Key Features

- • **Timeless Design:** A nostalgic game reinvented for today’s multitasking millennials and their families.
- • **Family-Friendly Fun:** Perfect for 2-4 players, fostering social bonding and lighthearted competition.
- • **Quick Setup & Replay:** Snap-together tray and reusable ice blocks mean endless rounds of fast-paced fun.
- • **Cognitive Skill Builder:** Enhances fine motor skills, strategic thinking, and cause-effect understanding.
- • **Classic Tactile Challenge:** Tap out ice blocks one by one without toppling the bear—strategy meets suspense.

## Overview

Hasbro Gaming's Don't Break the Ice is a dynamic board game featuring 20+ plastic ice blocks and a cheerful polar bear figure. Designed for 2-4 players aged 3 and up, it challenges players to carefully tap out ice blocks without letting the bear fall. With quick setup, reusable components, and a perfect blend of strategy and fun, it’s a timeless classic that sharpens motor skills and brings families together for memorable moments.

## Description

desertcart.com A polar bear is happily skating across the ice. He's gesturing thumbs up. A big smile stretches his face. Uh-oh. What's that tapping sound? A block of ice just disappeared from his pond. And there goes another one. The polar bear is running out of room to skate. In Don't Break the Ice, two to four players take turns wielding plastic mallets and tapping out ice blocks. The goal is to keep the polar bear skating for as long as possible. But as the game progresses, ice blocks start falling faster and faster. And then, there goes the bear! Luckily, these ice blocks don't melt. The game can quickly be reassembled and soon the polar bear is skating again. This bear might lose his footing, but he's always got his smile. --Wendy Slotboom Product Description 3 years & up. Tap out ice blocks one by one, but Don't Break the Ice! To win, the bear must stay on top. One wrong block, and he'll go ker-plop! 2-4 players. No reading required.

Review: This is a great game for kids age 3 and up - This is a great game for kids age 3 and up. My 3 year old and 6 year old grandchildren both love playing this. The younger child holds the hammer head so he has more strength to break the ice. The 6 year old can do it by holding the handle of the hammer. As long as they can break the ice, it is fun. They learn to win and they learn to lose. The 3 year has a hard time losing so we decided that the winner has to give the loser a hug so he or she doesn't cry. That works most of the time. And, it is easy to set up over and over again so everybody wins sometime.
Review: Don't go breakin' my ice...I couldn't if I tried... - Don't Break the Ice was one of the few board game-type games I had when I was younger, and I always had fun playing it. My daughter was interested in the game when I showed her the box, thinking it was funny how you lose if the bear crashes through the ice on your turn. I ordered the game and once it got here, she couldn't wait to play it. We ended up playing 5 rounds in less than 15 minutes- she couldn't wait to play again! I was having fun too, and it's crazy how the little bear manages to stay standing when you smash away the majority of the ice. If you haven't played the game, it's really simple (you can completely ignore the instructions, trust me). You snap the two blue tray halves together, then squeeze all the blocks of ice in it. There are a bunch of small blocks of ice, and one big 4x4 block, which is used to hold the little red bear figure. Typically, this big piece goes in the middle of the tray, but you can put it wherever you want. Once everything's in, flip the tray up and you and another player take turns smashing blocks of ice out with the little hammers until the bear falls. Whoever makes him fall loses. As I mentioned, there are many times when I was about to go "ooh, I win!" when playing because it looked like the bear had no chance of standing up when a certain block would be knocked out, only to see him hold his ground. The ice blocks are held in very tightly when you get them all in, so there's nearly no chance of him falling by accident or the big square falling out. I have to warn potential buyers that this game is a bit flimsy- the tray could easily snap if you apply too much pressure when putting it together, so don't rush anything and you'll be fine. I also give the game 4 stars for educational value because it can teach your kids tactics and seeing that if you knock x block out, x blocks will go down with it because nothing will hold them in place any more. Don't Break the Ice is a great game for a very fair price. It's good to see that a classic from my childhood is still fun to play over 20 years later.

## Features

- Tread carefully and win in this classic game
- Tap out ice blocks one by one
- Take your time and do some thinking to keep the polar bear from sinking
- To win, the bear must stay on top
- For 2 to 4 players

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00000IVZJ |
| Age Range Description | Kid |
| Best Sellers Rank | #718,396 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #18,599 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
| Brand Name | Hasbro Gaming |
| Color | Multicolor |
| Container Type | Box |
| Customer Package Type | Standard Packaging |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 641 Reviews |
| Included Components | Ice Blocks, Bear, Cards |
| Item Dimensions | 5.4 x 6 x 10.5 inches |
| Item Display Dimensions | 5.24 x 5.24 x 10.51 inches |
| Item Type Name | board game |
| Item Weight | 1.4 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | Hasbro |
| Manufacturer Maximum Age (MONTHS) | 72.0 |
| Manufacturer Minimum Age (MONTHS) | 48.0 |
| Material Type | Plastic |
| Model Year | 2019 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Players | 2-4 |
| Other Special Features of the Product | Ice Block Mechanism |
| Package Quantity | 1 |
| Product Style | family |
| Size | 18 L x 24 W ft |
| Sub Brand | (-) |
| Subject Character | (-) |
| Theme | Winter, Animals |
| UPC | 885936954920 885562811819 885940176745 885664916658 032244047848 |

## Images

![Don't Break the Ice - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/819qq+w1PjL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a great game for kids age 3 and up
*by M***N on January 16, 2015*

This is a great game for kids age 3 and up. My 3 year old and 6 year old grandchildren both love playing this. The younger child holds the hammer head so he has more strength to break the ice. The 6 year old can do it by holding the handle of the hammer. As long as they can break the ice, it is fun. They learn to win and they learn to lose. The 3 year has a hard time losing so we decided that the winner has to give the loser a hug so he or she doesn't cry. That works most of the time. And, it is easy to set up over and over again so everybody wins sometime.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Don't go breakin' my ice...I couldn't if I tried...
*by A***N on August 17, 2011*

Don't Break the Ice was one of the few board game-type games I had when I was younger, and I always had fun playing it. My daughter was interested in the game when I showed her the box, thinking it was funny how you lose if the bear crashes through the ice on your turn. I ordered the game and once it got here, she couldn't wait to play it. We ended up playing 5 rounds in less than 15 minutes- she couldn't wait to play again! I was having fun too, and it's crazy how the little bear manages to stay standing when you smash away the majority of the ice. If you haven't played the game, it's really simple (you can completely ignore the instructions, trust me). You snap the two blue tray halves together, then squeeze all the blocks of ice in it. There are a bunch of small blocks of ice, and one big 4x4 block, which is used to hold the little red bear figure. Typically, this big piece goes in the middle of the tray, but you can put it wherever you want. Once everything's in, flip the tray up and you and another player take turns smashing blocks of ice out with the little hammers until the bear falls. Whoever makes him fall loses. As I mentioned, there are many times when I was about to go "ooh, I win!" when playing because it looked like the bear had no chance of standing up when a certain block would be knocked out, only to see him hold his ground. The ice blocks are held in very tightly when you get them all in, so there's nearly no chance of him falling by accident or the big square falling out. I have to warn potential buyers that this game is a bit flimsy- the tray could easily snap if you apply too much pressure when putting it together, so don't rush anything and you'll be fine. I also give the game 4 stars for educational value because it can teach your kids tactics and seeing that if you knock x block out, x blocks will go down with it because nothing will hold them in place any more. Don't Break the Ice is a great game for a very fair price. It's good to see that a classic from my childhood is still fun to play over 20 years later.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This has lost quality over the years. What IS that thing in the middle of the ice?
*by I***! on October 12, 2015*

If you are familiar with the classic version of Don't Break the Ice, then you do not need to read past the first paragraph because I will just point out the differences. If you are not familiar, then you don't know what you missed... There are two main differences between this and the classic version. First, the frame comes in two pieces which makes the box much smaller for storage but makes the frame itself a bit flimsier. Still, it is nice to be able to take the thing apart. It cuts the size of the box in half for storage. The other difference is that in the past the center block was a random man staying still on the ice trying to keep his composure as giant mallets fell from the sky. Well, this has been replaced by some abomination of my childhood game playing. Now it looks like the Slush Puppy bear on skates. I suppose old ice guy drowned or something, but the knew guy has one leg in the air and does not stay put. He sometimes just falls over when you are tapping the thing. It is not the same game. It was never all that great, but this changes knocks it down a whole star. Boo. If you have never played Don't Break the Ice, the object is to try to make a game last more than two minutes, which is unlikely. After spending several minutes putting plastic cubes of "ice" into a frame, each player takes a turn using a flimsy plastic mallet to knock out only one ice block at a time. The person who knocks down a 2x2 block of ice with some skating bear-dog-yeti thing on it is the one who loses. There are several strategies out there that are equally likely to not be all that entertaining including the bash like crazy strategy, the engineer who takes 20 minutes to take a turn strategy, and the "maybe I can make this thing float with my mind" strategy. Either way, the actual playtime on a given round is almost always shorter than the time spent setting up. My kid is able to help me set it up now, but I have to do some of the later pieces. It is an okay game for nostalgia purposes, but if you have not played then seriously, don't start now. Pick a new game and stay away from this one. Kids, however, will love it.

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