20Q Harry Potter :: Education by Design Store

Editorial Review
Hold onto your Nimbus 2000! The popular, mind reading 20 Questions electronic game from Radica now allows you to square off on all things Harry Potter. You'll score major house points if you can outsmart the artificial intelligence gizmo on people, places, and things from all seven of the Harry Potter books. Simply think of something related to the wizard's world and then give honest answers to 20 questions that the game asks. Answering "yes," "no," "unknown," or "sometimes" to each question prompts another query or a guess by the device. If you choose an obscure enough person, place, or item, you just might beat the game.

Customer Reviews

harry potter

2008-09-19
i love this 20q so much. its so much fun and it has all of the harry potter books into this.

20 Q Harry Potter game

2008-08-25
I had alot of fun with this... however, I find it really easy to trick. I stump it more than it figures out who I am talking about. I have read all the books and watched all the current movies that are out many many times - so, for me its so easy. I wish there was a way to update for the rest of the movies and some of the trivia from them ... but most likely that won't be a possibility until 2010 or later.

Lots of fun

2008-06-10
The Harry Potter 20 Q game is lots of fun, although I do have trouble thinking of things to trick it with. Well worth the money.

Harry Potter 20 Questions game

2008-05-27
My 10-year-old granddaughter LOVED this birthday present. She is a huge Harry Potter fan and this game extensively covers all 7 books and most of the movies. The minute she opened this gift, she started playing the 20 Questions game and played with it for hours. She also loved the Golden Snitch that came with the game. I would highly recommend this game for any Harry Potter fanRadica Harry Potter 20 Questions Electronic Game. I was also very happy with the shipping time. I received the game only 2 days after I ordered it on-line.

HP trivia fun

2008-05-20
I love just about anything HP, so I purchased this for the fun of it (and to see if I could stump it). It was not too surprising that I was able to stump the game with some of the more obscure trivia related to the books and movies. I was quite ammused at the accuracy of the game in "reading my mind" with regard to characters, places, and other trivia. I would say this is a fun game for the die hard HP fan.

Pretty amazing

2008-03-18
Hold onto your Nimbus 2000! The popular, mind reading 20 Questions electronic game from Radica now allows you to square off on all things Harry Potter. You'll score major house points if you can outsmart the artificial intelligence gizmo on people, places, and things from all seven of the Harry Potter books. Simply think of something related to the wizard's world and then give honest answers to 20 questions that the game asks. Answering "yes," "no," "unknown," or "sometimes" to each question prompts another query or a guess by the device. If you choose an obscure enough person, place, or item, you just might beat the game.

Designed to look like a golden snitch, the round game has a built-in light for indoor or nighttime play, a trans-reflective screen for easy-to-read question taking, and is lightweight and portable so you can play anywhere. It even has removable "wings" that you can put on the device when it's resting on its included display stand. So if you think you can score Outstanding (or even Exceeds Expectations) on your OWLs in topics ranging from Hogwarts School to Hogsmeade Station and from the International Quidditch Cup to the Ministry of Magic and more, then put on your Sorting Hat and pick it up. Requires 2 "AAA" batteries, included. Measures 7.68" x 2.95" x 10.35".

What a shock! I never thought of it... 2008-02-15
I saw this in store today, test it. Very interesting. I think it's bit challenge than regualar 20Q game because it's from books/movies. No way my mom could play this, hee hee. Boy! I would have to brush up my books again! Very nice, creative game and look cute when it's with wings. Has stand for it. I bought it after test it. Never thought they would create that one. Should have wait for all 7 movies... oh well.

Hours of enjoyment for inquisitive HP fans 2008-01-15
This is a great toy if you love the Harry Potter books or movies.

To those not already familiar with the 20Q game, it's a small, handheld electronic toy that tries to guess what you're thinking! The scrolling screen asks a series of questions, to which you press a button to indicate Yes, No, Sometimes, or Unknown. And the accuracy is pretty
consistent! I own a few different versions of 20Q, and I'm still amazed.
But the Harry Potter model is by far my favorite. True fans will have a lot of fun trying to stump the game with bizarre objects or obscure characters. I can also see this toy keeping kids quiet for hours on end.
And it's shaped like a golden snitch, with a display stand, and removable wings! Adorable!
I can't put it down, I really do recommend it.

cool 20Q toy 2008-01-12
Like the 20Q game, this electronic game asks yes/no questions and tries to "guess" what the user is thinking. The idea here is of course that the Harry Potter version would be programmed with every imaginable creature, prop and character from the books and movies. However, my children have thought of lots of things (inferi, Marvolo, etc.) that do not seem to be on the game's list. Despite this shortcoming, it's really a fun game, and is reasonably priced.
Note that the toy itself is the little golden ball (shaped like a snitch from quidditch) and a small stand. The wings protruding from the snitch are part of the packaging.

Fun product for Potter lovers 2008-01-12
The Harry Potter version of electronic 20 Questions is tons of fun, mainly because the toy guesses correctly a high percentage of the time. Having a more focussed set of data makes this possible. You can 'quiz' it about obscure objects, characters (even very minor ones), and places. It has data about all 7 books, plus the 5 movies out so far. Kids and adults who visit my house are drawn to this toy.

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