presentation

Bauchplatscher

not for the fainthearted

Cool at the pool and hopefully, for once, not wet in the pool! The box bottom presents a board shaped like a swimming pool; the pool edge comprises 18 slots, where – at the start of the game – 18 swimmers, three each in six colors, and marked with 1, 2 and 3 – are randomly distributed. Each player secretly draws a chip for his color.

As active player you select any swimmer pawn – each player can move any of the pawns – and shows its number to all players; then you move the pawn as many steps in any direction; change of direction within the move is not allowed. When the target slot is occupied, the pawn on the slot is thrown into the pool. It is not possible to undo the immediately previous move.

If, during the move, you enter or pass over the diving board slot, you may give a guess at the color of a player. If your guess is correct, the targeted player must reveal his chip and throw his remaining pawns into the pool; he is out of the game. If, however, your guess is wrong, you yourself must reveal your color and throw your remaining pawns into the pool and are, of course, out of the game. You must also reveal your color when all your three pawns have ended up in the pool. Swimmer pawns in the pool remain as they have fallen, regardless if their number is visible or not. When only pawns in two colors remain on the track, you win, if your pawn is nearer to the diving board; in case of a tie the higher pawn value wins.

Real good fun, and of course ideal for beach or pool! The topic is cute and attractively implemented; the rules are simple, and the mix of memo and risk works well.

Players: 3-6

Age: 6+

Time: 10+

Designer: Heinz Meister

Artist:  Stivo

Price:  ca. 17 Euro

Publisher: Huch! 2019

Web: www.hutter-trade.com

Genre: Memo, ousting

Users: For families

Version: de

Rules: de fr pl

In-game text: no

Comments:

New edition, first edition Ravensburger 19999

Good mix of mechanisms

Simple rules

Topic very nicely implemented

Compares to:

Ab in den Pool!, other ousting games

Other editions:

Cocktail Games (fr), Rebel (pl), Ravensburger 1999 (de)

Chance (pink): 2

Tactic (turquoise): 2

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 2

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 2

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0