Board game - Pass the Bomb

Recently, I went to a board game café known as the “Mind café”. They have a variety of board games available to play.  One of the workers there recommended “Pass the bomb” game as there were 6 of us.

This game was extremely entertaining as all of us refused to be the loser. In this game, you are provided three items. A deck of cards, a three sided dice and one bomb are the only things you need in this game.

The purpose of the dice is to see whether are you allowed to use the first few letters or last few letters. The cards are meant to tell the players on what alphabets can they used to form a word. Most importantly, the bomb is a timer. Once a player says the correct word, the player has to pass the bomb to next person. This routine continues until the bomb goes off. (With a kaboom sound. Nothing freaky.)

To play the game, all the player need to do is to shuffle the cards and then count out 13 cards and place it in a pile. After that, roll the dice and see what’s letter can be used. The first person to say the word has to start the bomb says the word and pass to the next person.

I just want to go a little in-depth with an example. Ok so I draw out a card first that indicates GR. I roll the dice and it states that I cannot use the letters at the end of a word. This means I can only use GR in a start of a sentence instead of an end.

So I as the first player start the timer and shout out “GRow” and pass the bomb to the second person. The second might shout “GRumpy” and it goes on till the bomb goes off.  The players are not allowed to repeat the word mentioned by themselves or by other player in a round. Thus, it is important to remember what other players have mentioned.

The last player holding the bomb does not come up with a legit word, then the player loses. Therefore, the player has to keep the card. However, if the player manages to say a word a second before the bomb goes off, the next player in line loses. Those with most number of cards lose the game. Those with least cards or none at all are the champion of the game.

To win this game, players should know a decent amount of words to be used. If your language is weak or you do not know a variety of word, then the player might suffer. It is not necessary to use complex words, because simple words will do as long as it fits the criteria in a round of a game.

When I played this game, I felt very tense even though I know that the bomb is not real at all. It’s just when you play the game, there is this tension in the group where everyone is trying their best not to lose and determine to have the least number of cards.

Not only that, none of us have any clue on when exactly the timer is going to end (even though the bomb gets slightly faster to the last few seconds) and once you feel insecure, we toss the bomb to the next nearest person in ultimate speed.

This game is suitable for family games night or to pass time with your peers. This could also good for gatherings or small parties where not everyone knows each other. I really enjoyed this game as it suits those who enjoys playing board game and those who does not enjoy board games as it challenges them through time and knowledge.

 More information on Mindcafe:

http://www.themindcafe.com.sg/


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Sega: All stars racing transformed

Sonic All star Racing Transformed

I owe a copy of Sonic & All-Star Racing Transformed for my PlayStation 3. It’s a racing game published by Sega. I personally feel this is a fantastic multi-player game for my PS3 in racing genre.

In this game, players simply race against each other. There are various characters from Sega publish and also "Wreck It Ralph" from Disney movie. There are many different tracks and worlds for players to choose from. Certain race tracks require players to control different types of vehicle like Planes and boat.

Plane requires players to control the elevation and movement. Also there are many obstacles that does not allow the players to have a smooth ride. Planes have the capability to drift in air, and also perform rolls in order to avoid snowball attacks by opponents or dodge obstacles.

Plane mode

For boat mode, player has to control the boat movement and also control the boat when there are huge waves. At this moment players at times are given opportunities to perform stunts.

Boat mode 

For car mode, is very similar to normal racing. It is able to perform stunts when it switches from plane to car mode. It’s also able to drift to avoid obstacles or to collect weapons or powerups. It’s similar to a normal racing car.

Car mode 

During the race, players are able to collect weapons to attack other players such as snowballs, blowfish, hot rod engines that explode at a press of a button, etc. Players are able to collect golden coins during the race (or when they attack the opponents) which can be used to get a weapons before the start of game or certain types of bonus such as quick recovery from an attack while the track is loading.

There is multi-player mode where players can challenge on another. In such situation, the screen would split itself according to the number of players. In online mode, players can meet their online friends and play the game in four different modes. There is no split screen in online multiplayer game.

There are also few campaigns like career mode. Also players are required to unlock selective characters by using the stars earned. Stars are earned upon completion of the track. Players have to complete each track based on the criteria. Once stars are earned, player can used those to unlock characters

I really like this game because the game is not overly challenging. It is well developed (from the previous ones) and it does not have any problems. The game runs really well in the game and it reaches to general players. It’s also fun for those who want to play a game for a short while.

I liked this game because it’s fun and easy to play. It’s not overly challenging that makes me want to throw away my controller or to rage. It’s challenging enough to agitate me occasionally whenever I lose but it does the element of making me want to beat the challenge and go on with the game.

The challenge is beatable and it’s not impossible type of challenger where it requires you tons of skills. If you understand the mechanism of the game works, then the player can start playing. The game is fair and the tracks are not random.

The coins and pickups are spawned in same area. The only challenge is the other players or the other bots that races with you in the tracks.I am really glad that I purchased this game as it is a pretty impressive kart racing game. I like the graphics, sound effects and the weapons I use to attack the other players.