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Catch it!

BAlls into Baskets!

Two baskets and 20 balls that need to be thrown into those baskets. Using a net, a headband and sticks, you assemble a basket for each player.  Then each player puts his basket on his head and takes any ten of the 20 balls in his hands. On a signal, both players simultaneously throw all their balls in the air; if one or several balls already end up in a basket, so much the better. Both players then try, as quickly as they can, to collect as many balls as possible and to throw them - from their hip, that means upwards, into the baskets; white ones for points into your basket, red ones for penalty points into the opponent’s basket. During collecting and throwing you may only have one ball in hand at any given time and must throw it upwards into the basket, not dropping it down from above your head! Of course, you can try to evade the throws of your opponent or position yourself well for a throw into your opponent’s basket. When all balls have been collected, each player counts the white and red balls in his basket. The winner of the round is, who has managed the highest total of points from white balls minus red balls in their basket. If everybody has played against everybody else, you win with most won rounds.

This is a fun and very well working mixture of speed, reaction, dexterity and agility; the basket opening is big enough to allow for successful aiming. At the moment, when the first balls threaten to spill out again you learn that it is better if you bend your knees and not your head when picking up a ball! The game is suitable for indoor and for outdoor use; when four are playing, the downtime is just short enough!

Players: 1-4

Age: 4+

Time: 10+

Designer: not named

Art: not named

Price: ca. 13 Euro

Publisher: Noris Spiele 2018

Web: www. noris-spiele.de

Genre: Agility, speed

Users: For children

Special: 1 player

Version: multi

Rules: de en fr it

In-game text: no

Comments:

Cute mix of speed and agility

Well-working basket

Trains agility and hand-eye-coordination

Adult assistance for assembling is needed

Compares to:

First game of its kind, in general agility games

Other editions:

Currently none

Chance (pink): 0

Tactic (turquoise): 0

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 3

Dexterity (green): 3

Action (dark green): 3