Rokenbok

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The Rokenbok Toy Company was founded to create a "Legacy Quality" toy system focused on creativity, imagination, and learning. The Rokenbok System aims to unite state-of-the-art technology with classic toy design and old-world values^{[citation needed]}.

Rokenbok is an educational toy that combines a modular construction system with interactive radio-controlled vehicles. Rokenbok is an expandable system that can be added to and changed over time. Certain surfaces and platforms used in the Rokenbok constructions even have a round-stud surface, making the toy compatible with Legos. Rokenbok also features multiplayer. Up to four players can operate any of up to 8 vehicles simultaneously. There are currently 12 different manufactured vehicles. Players can operate a vehicle by themselves or they can share the vehicle with another player, capable of 4 players at once. Rokenbok is also intended to be non-violent by reinforcing non-violent, cooperative play patterns that engage children in a positive way^{[citation needed]}. Rokenbok also does not utilize licensed characters or cartoons^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] Vehicles

The 12 vehicles that are currently manufactured include the Skip Track, Power Sweeper, Tower Crane, Dozer, Loader (one is included in the start set), Forklift, Monorail, Elevator, Transgripper and Trailer, Fire truck, Emergency Speedster and, more recently, the Police Defender.

[edit] Controls

The Rokenbok Vehicles are controlled through up to four control pads. The control pads consist of three sections, the left contains the directional pads that control the movement of the vehicles. On the center of each control pad is a button in which you press to cycle through available units and vehicles that can be controlled (Up to 8). Depending on the selected vehicle, the four buttons on the right enable the user from lifting cranes, turning on a siren, or unloading a truck bed.

The control pad has 10 possible commands. This is similar to the controls on the Nintendo DS. A "Control Pad", or D-Pad which has four directions: Up, Down, Left, And Right. There are also two shoulder buttons, named "L" And "R". Only the shoulder buttons and the Control Pad can be used on all vehicles. The L Button will switch to the last vehicle you used; the R Button will slow the vehicle down. http://www.backtobasicstoys.com/images/6836.jpg

[edit] External links

• The Rokenbok homepage

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