I have to admit that I saw this game around the holidays and it looked like a lot of fun! I checked it out on the internet and it had great reviews. We put it on our Christmas list and sure enough, Santa was nice enough to drop it off while making his rounds Christmas Eve. I guess he didn't get the last minute email I sent him!
I checked it out and couldn't wait to play! But, we put it in the game closet and I finally got it out this morning (yes, that's 4 months later). I don't know what I was waiting for, I guess my memory (which is always a bad thing!).
We read over the instructions and went outside to start playing. The game comes with a 12 sided boochi ball and each player (up to 4) gets a wrist tracker, a ball and a ring. You throw out the boochi ball first and the players take turns throwing the ring and ball close to the boochie ball. Then you check the boochie ball to see what it says and add up points. Points are earned for the two items closest to the boochie ball and the instructions on the boochie ball. Keep track of score on your wrist tracker which adds an extra challenge for each player. Each color has different challenges. For instance blue has a challenge that says "throw using only your pinky and thumb" and green has a challenge that says "throw with your head touching the ground". Here we are playing the game...
The challenges on the wrist tracker include tossing between your legs, eyes closed, touching knee to elbow, on your back, etc. The first player to score 11 or more wins the game! It was so fun and easy for the whole family to play together! My son and I played a second game and my daughter went inside to call a friend to come over and play Boochie. We loved the different challenges each member had to face. The game says 4 players, but if you had more you could team up and have one person throw the ring and another the ball. Also, it says ages 8+, but I think younger kids could play .
MomsMaterial recommends this fun family game.
Boochie has received these awards:
* Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award
* iParenting Media Award
* National Parenting Center Seal of Approval
* Major Fun Award
* Parents' Choice Silver Honor
* Dr. Toy's Best Product Award Winner
* Creative Child Magazine Game of the Year
* National Parenting Publications (NAPPA) Gold Award
* Today's Parent Magazine Top Toy of the Year
Click here to watch Boochie in action.
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If you have played, let me know what you think.
Cammie Moise