Pop 'n Play!

Julia made Ethan a board game for Valentine's Day, and tonight we finally got around to playing it.  It was a heart-filled adventure!

Pop 'n Play!
IDEAL FOR VALENTINE'S DAY
GAMEBOARD KEY
Kiss: Your true love is giving you a kiss attack!  Go back 4 spaces.
Cupid: Cupid has struck you with an arrow.  Rush to the hospital.  Play again when someone's heart has popped.
Ball: Your stop for a dance!  Go back 2 spaces.  Then act out a dance of your own.


In case you're still confused, Julia provided us with even more instructions.

Pop 'n 'Play
INSTRUCTIONS
3-6 playes
Ages 4+
INCTUDES: 1 envelope, 2 paper clips, 6 hearts, 6 playing chips, 1 game-board, 1 instructions manual

"Player thinks of a number between 1-10.  If one player guesses the number on they're first 3 tries, they go that many spaces on the board.  If not, the next player gets a try.  When all 3 guesses are wrong, that players heart will pop.  It can come back when player guesses the right number.  Face challenges as you make your way across the board.  First player to 'Win' space wins."


Well, Julia and Ethan laid out the game together, but seeing as it's intended for 3-6 playes, I had to jump on in as well.  We certainly did face a few challenges as we made our way across the board, like the time that all three of us wound up in the hospital after landing on "Cupid."  We weren't really sure how any of us could get back into the game, seeing as nobody's heart could pop unless any of us could take a turn making guesses, and none of us could take a turn because we were all sequestered in the hospital.  So Julia threw in a surprise twist and announced that every player got an invisible "Get out of Hospital Free" card.  We all experienced a popped heart or two (or many), but I'm happy to say that we also all enjoyed a stop at the ball, as well as a kiss attack.  So all in all, it was a successful romp through the Valentiney world of "Pop 'n Play!"  This reviewer gives the game four stars!  I mean hearts.