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Pete, the resident feline critic
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Backyard Discovery
Sand Below, Cedar Throne Above — a Temple Revealed
★★★★☆
Step2
Plastic Ziggurat Earns Grudging Approval as Forward Post
★★★☆☆
Backyard Discovery
Multi-Level Cedar Fortress Threatens Up to Thirteen Invaders
★★★★☆
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Lead Review · From: Backyard Discovery
I Have Claimed the Buckley Hill Command Center
Our critic scales the cedar rock wall, annexes the canopy platform, and formally decommissions the children from their own playset.
By Pete · Resident Feline Critic

My human seems to have acquired a large, wooden tribute structure for the backyard, ostensibly for the smaller, louder humans. This "Backyard Discovery" contraption is, in essence, an outdoor command center constructed from pleasant-smelling cedar wood. It features a superior observation deck, thoughtfully covered by a canopy for napping in inclement weathe…

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Image of Backyard Discovery Buckley Hill Cedar Wood Swing Set with Wave Slide, Play Deck, Rock Wall Ladder, Belt Swings, Chalkboard, Canopy Roof, Outdoor Playset
Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★★★☆
The tower is mine. Worth it.
From The Desk
Image of KidKraft Appleton Wooden Swing Set, (Amazon Exclusive)
KidKraft
Shaded Upper Deck Saves an Otherwise Crude Wooden Beast

My Human, in a fit of what I can only describe as bewildering ambition, has allowed the construction of a massive wooden effigy in my territory. This "KidKraft" monolith is appare…

★★★☆☆ — High ground mine. It will do.
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Image of Backyard Discovery Lakewood Cedar Wood Swing Set with Wave Slide, Clubhouse, Playhouse, Snack Bar Window, Picnic Area, Belt Swings, Trapeze, Full Front Door, Windows, Step Ladder, Outdoor Playset
Backyard Discovery
High Ground Secured; Lower Playhouse Left to the Barbarians

So, my human has decided to erect a monument to juvenile absurdity in my backyard. It’s an enormous wooden contraption, a so-called “playset,” clearl…

★★★★☆
Image of Sportspower Arcadia Swing Set - Outdoor Heavy-Duty Metal Playset for Kids with Slide
Sportspower
Steel A-Frame Becomes Moonlit Sovereign Watchtower

So, the Human wants my opinion on this metal monstrosity, the "Sportspower Arcadia Swing Set." Let's be clear: this is a colossal, multi-stationed ef…

★★★★☆
Image of Sportspower Augusta Wooden Swing Set with Heavy Duty A-Frame & 6ft Double Wall Slide, Bonus Anchor Kit Included
Sportspower
Crow Routed; Sandbox Claimed as Rightful Spoil of War

My human has, with a great deal of grunting and puzzling over paper instructions, erected this wooden behemoth in what was formerly a perfectly good …

★★★★☆
Image of KidKraft Serpentine Falls Swing Set
KidKraft
Two-Level Clubhouse Provides the Perfect Summer Palace

My human seems to believe this… edifice… is for the smaller, louder humans that sometimes infest my territory. They call it a “swing set.” I see it f…

★★★★☆
Image of Swing-N-Slide WS 8353 Knightsbridge Deluxe Wooden Swing Set with Two Slides, Climbing Wall, Swings, Glider & Picnic Table, Wood
Knightsbridge Fortress Blunders Into a Castle for One

My human seems to have experienced a severe lapse in judgment regarding scale, presenting me with what they call the "Knightsbridge Deluxe Wooden Swi…

★★★★☆
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