Plague 8: Large Green Locust

Apparently when I was playing with the set, and before I took the pictures, there was a mishap with the locust (it went missing).   So, I went to google images, searched for "no photo available" and got this gem instead.   I know that I can't back this up with photographic proof, but the plastic bug looked nothing like a locust.   It looked more like a praying mantis.   I will let this one pass though, since I lost it and kinda feel bad.

Plague 9: Black Glasses

The sunglasses are supposed to represent the plague where "the entire land was enveloped in darkness."   In California they call that a rolling blackout.   The shades are really small and don't work well with my face shape.   Also, they are called *sun*-glasses, and light is the opposite of dark, so it really doesn't make all that much sense to me.   Rejected.

Plague 10: Puzzle

Finally we have reached the tenth plague.   I feel like I have been writing this for a couple of days!

The tenth plague was the deal-breaker (biblically-speaking).   The angel of death swooped down and killed the first-born son of the Egyptians.   This sounds pretty harsh, but apparently it worked, and the twelve tribes of Israel were allowed to leave.   Well, yeah... a party trick like selective mass-genocide would make anybody give in.

This famous plague is represented by a puzzle of a narcoleptic Egyptian.   This is the pinnacle of the plagues, and the fine folks at Judaica Express decide to memorialize it with a puzzle?   I refuse this one most of all, scarecrow.   This was a great plague, and the puzzle doesn't really do it for me.

Maybe they could've included an "Angel of Death" kit, and had the kids do their own dirty work to their older brother. I'm just brainstorming here, and I've got at least three ideas that are way better than a puzzle.

In summary, out of ten plagues, only three made good toys.   But don't get me wrong, if you ever see this set in the grocery store (probably on clearance right now!) definitely buy it.   I don't think that I would ever let a kid play with it, but I have already received hours of enjoyment and warm, fuzzy feelings from the "Bag of Plagues."

-Bonez

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