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22.11.2014

I did not expect a lot from this game, but I was pleasantly surprised. The concept is so simple that I thought there could not be much entertainment in it, but I was wrong.Inside the minimal packaging, you will find a large plastic grid with prongs, 16 plastic balls (8 of each colour), 4 little trays (in each of which 4 balls can sit) and a few cards with different "patterns" on them - 3 in a row, a T shape, etc.The game is simple. A card is chosen, after which each player attempts to make this shape, in any orientation, anywhere on the board. However, the balls must be bounced into the grid off the table. My fear was that this would be either ridiculously easy or near-impossible,but the designers have done a great job. The holes for the balls to go in are quite tight, but the prongs that stick up do a great job of catching the balls and holding them in place. The balls have the weight and feel of a table tennis ball and take no effort to bounce (nor damage the table top!)You can either play as a "free for all", bouncing balls as fast as you can (and grabbing them back from the grid if you run out), or a slight more measured and cerebral version where you take turns. The latter allows for some sly "blocking" of your opponent if you have the skill to get your colour ball just where he/she wants theirs to go on their next turn.I played this with my wife, and my 9-year old with her 7-year old friend. All of us had a great time, with much shouting, groaning and laughing. This is a great game to pass a half-hour or so on a rainy afternoon, if you are in the mood for some fairly mindless fun. Recommended for all ages.
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15.10.2014

This is a surprisingly good game, and completely different to anything we've played before.,Basically you have a game tray(grid) 6x6 square, and two sets of balls, blue vs green.You can play one against one or teams of two against two. Turn over one of the 9 challenge cards to reveal a ball pattern, for example an L or a cross,mand then go crazy bouncing your balls into the grid in the random hope of replicating the required shape!!!First to replicate the shape wins the card,Marist to win 3 cards wins the game!Great fun with the kids, age 7+ is a a realistic guide, but I could also see it being fun with a bunch of adults who have had a drink or two!!The only negatives are,that you need a decent sized table to play on so that you can put the game tray in the centre, and have room either side to bounce your balls on, and that there are only 9 challenge cards. This is a minor criticism though cos it's actually quite good fun to let the kids devise their own challenge cards.It's a very versatile game because being so basic and simple in its essence, there is so much room to modify and adapt the game eg with timings, playing one-handed, etc.A great game for all the family!
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12.11.2014

This is actually a really good game. The instructions are very sparse and it takes a minute or two to work out what is going on.We played this on a carpeted floor as we found that a hard floor or table was just too bouncy. I also only played with 2 people - Four people, we tried and did not work for us.The game consists of a 6x6 frame with spaces and 8 ping pong balls in 2 colours each.The premise is that you take a card and have to bounce your ping pong balls into the frame to match the card pattern. You can either play a free for all when you just keep bouncing until someone wins or take it in turns.We found that the taking in turns option was much better and more fair all round.It is quite an exciting game to play and led to much shouting and carrying on which is always good on games night.This only gets 4 * from me just because the novelty wore off fairly quickly and I would imagine this will be banished to the games cupboard for a few months before we have another frenzie of activity playing it. It just got a little bit boring after a few games.So all in all. A good game, but not a great one. Fun to play but lost its sheen relatively quickly.
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16.10.2014

Curiously addictive, this game doesn't really look like much when you first receive it. You will soon find, however, that you are compelled to keep practicing and playing in order to get better and 'rule the table'. They say practice makes perfect and you'll certainly need a little bit of practice to get the hang of this as at the start you'll have balls ping-ponging all over the place. It is a lot more fun than it looks but can also be frustrating - especially if you are super competitive and your hand-eye coordination begins to let you down.It says on the packaging that it is suitable for everyone 7+ and it is true that the whole family can get together and enjoy this.It is a simple concept and a game that requires no batteries - a refreshing change in today's all singing, all dancing, all flashing lights and bells and whistles toy market.Compelling, competitive and curiously addictive, you'll soon find yourself hooked - who would've thought a few bouncing balls and a plastic peg board could have such an effect?!
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10.11.2014

I ordered “Bounce Off” for my eight and eleven year old kids, as something a bit different for them to do together. It has proved to be quite popular and they are still going back to it every few days even though they have had it for about a month. They both find it challenging and yet not too difficult, meaning that it is something they will persevere with instead of giving up; sometimes a tricky balance to achieve. The game itself is quite a simple concept, you have to bounce small, light balls into a grid of holes and achieve the pattern that is printed on the cards. You need plenty of room to play the game, but if you have a large family dining table, that is about perfect.The only slight negative is that there are only nine different patterns to achieve and a greater variety of patterns would keep the game a little more interesting. Other than that, it seems to be very good entertainment for slightly older children and, as such, my girls have both instructed me to give it five out of five, so who am I to argue?
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7.11.2020

We got this after seeing someone playing it on a YouTube video. Yes, that kind of thing actually worked on me.Such a simple concept for a game (bounce ping pong balls into an egg tray) but plenty of fun. A few years later, we still play it, and passed an hour or more just this afternoon.We decided to create a "speed round" where there was no taking it in turns to go one at a time, but basically the fastest to get the pattern wins.Someone commented that there are not enough cards with different patterns. I agree, but we just made some extra cards for ourselves, with patterns such as "dish", "lego" and "connect 4".The box is a bit rubbish, because once you've unpacked it for the first time,there is no decent place to store the cards (the plastic insert is too shallow, which is daft considering the depth of the cardboard box) so all the cards scatter as soon you slide it back in the box. An elastic band would sort that, but it's just annoying that they didn't think about storing it.
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13.10.2014

This game has quite a simple concept - there are eight green and eight blue plastic balls, four trays, a grid and a set of cards. The cards have different patterns of ball layout, and the challenge for players is to bounce the balls into the grid in the same pattern as shown on the cards. The first player to match three patterns wins, and it is a difficult task to accomplish! It's quickly addictive, and produced a fair amount of laughs between my kids and I as our attempts to match the pattern had the balls bouncing all over the floor.I wasn't sure if this would be a short-lived game, but my kids have played it a lot as they try to master the technique. Their only criticism has been that they would have liked more cards,as there are only nine different patterns to match, but all it took was a bit of paper and a pencil to come up with their own patterns, and they've also come up with personalised versions of the game. So a simple idea, but one which has been a definite hit in this house.
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2.1.2016

As label states on the box Winner of no awards. I can see were this comment has come from as its just balls and a grid and cards nothing fancy. But from my experience of this game it’s an absolute shame.We brought it for our 8 year old girl and we have had a blast playing it from 8 years old to 45. Its robust frame and bouncing balls on a table top make it plain and simple anyone one can do it, BUT that's where the game starts. You pick a card with a design on it and then you must bounce your balls taking it in turn one at a time to make your required pattern that’s when the real fun begins as you try to block your challenger as well complete your own pattern.Back to good old fun and real life were you have winners and losers and pure luck. I would personally change label to MOST UNDER RATED GAME OF THE YEAR everything in life does not need to be lights flashing and battery's. Hand and eye coordination works just as well. Well done on making plain and simple fun
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10.1.2016

Good short term fun for two players at a time.The aim of the game is to arrange plastic balls into pre-determined Tetris type pattens on the supplied grid. You can only bounce your balls into the grid... this is where the fun comes from.The game is suitable for all ages, the ball bouncing itself is not physically demanding but the elderly or immobile may find frequently retrieving the odd ball from the floor a struggle. It is lots of fun for a few hours and suitable for visitors or family at festive times.Mattel need to add a few extra balls, even 2 of each colour would greatly improve the fluidity of play.I thought you would need a very large table for this but we managed on smallish tableabout a metre long and less than half a metre wide.The repetitive nature of the game means this will probably stay in the cupboard for a while.4 stars for this as for the price they really scrimped on the balls supplied.
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22.10.2014

This is a highly entertaining game. Which in theory is meant to involve throwing balls into various patterns. The person who makes the pattern first is the winner. In reality, with three boys 9,5 & 2, it involves balls being fired in random directions around the room. Nevertheless, games are over quick, so no body gets bored. They can easily be played collaboratively, so nobody has tantrums.The balls are tough and durable. The ball stands are a waste of time, or were at least for my boys; the balls come out too easily. The bounce grid is made of tough plastic, which is great for durability; less good if you stand on it, as it has many pointy prongs.This is never going to be a classic, but with cold,wet dark evenings just around the corner it will certainly be a worth diversion. Great fun at Christmas I imagine... all that's missing is a Jose Gonzalez soundtrack.
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13.10.2014

We had a lot of fun playing this game. The rules are fairly basic and malleable. Either take it in turns to bounce ping pong balls of your colour into the grid to try and make the shape depicted on the card, or both bounce at the same time. First one to get 3 cards is the winner.My 7 year old was awful at it at first, bouncing the balls much too hard and they were bouncing all over the place but after 10 minutes she looked like a pro and was loving it. She carried on playing on her own for 20 minutes after we'd finished.The balls fall very satisfyingly into the grid and adults and children are pretty evenly match so it's a good family game. I'm not sure how often we will get it out as we had to clear a little table in the lounge to play it.If my kids have anything to do with it thought then it will definitely get a lot of play.
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18.10.2014

This is a simple game - which is what makes it so effective. The aim is to bounce the balls into a grid as determined by a small set of pattern cards. It's as simple as that which means that everyone can pick it up instantly - even the youngest family member. It's also addictive. It's basically beer pong without the beer. The quality of the grid is sufficient - it's certainly not luxury - and given that, I would have liked to see a few more card patterns. This part gets a bit repetitive but the fun is in the aiming - it does get easier with practice - rather than original patterns and a pad of paper and a felt tip pen would allow you to add designs of your own.What I really like is that it is a game that all the family can play and no one is particularly disadvantaged by age. It's a fun idea.
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23.7.2016

This game is noisy fun for all ages. A simple idea but great fun to play and will be easy to pick up for anyone who is new to the game.Someone draws a card with a simple shape such as a L or a T, and then both teams try to make that shape on the grid by bouncing their ball on the table and then into the rack. There will be plenty of oohs and aahs as ball bounce into the wrong hole, and lots of tactics... Which make it the right mix of skill and luck which means adults and children can play together and all have lots of fun.It's obviously a bit loud with all the bouncing of balls and oohs and aahs, so probably not a game to play as you are trying to get everyone to bed...but on a rainy day or when everyone is together..You will have lots of fun with this.
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30.8.2016

This is so much fun! It's so simple even a two-year old can play. Our grandchildren (ranging from two to ten) love it. Games are short (10-15 minutes) so small children don't get bored, and there are plenty of opportunities for them to chase balls that get away. Older children and adults can hone their bouncing techniques to land the ball in exactly the right place and to think carefully how to block their opponents. It's very addictive, and even my husband and I can't resist playing while the dinner is cooking! If you lose a ball you can substitute with ping-pong balls. There are only 9 pattern cards, but it is easy to create your own (more complex) patterns if you want to.A game that will be popular with ALL the family and will become a classic.
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24.10.2014

What a great, fun for all the family game this is. Everyone who has played this in our house (ages range from 9 to 73) has been strangely addicted to it, and have been hooked on trying to improve their skills. It's a simple enough idea, but then I guess most of the good games are simple, and one that is easy to understand, yet difficult to master.What I really like about this game is that you can get it out of the box and set up in seconds, without worrying about whether the batteries need replacing. It's just a good old fashioned game. I'm very glad I got this, I know it will be a winner for many years to come.Wish there were more pattern cards,but you can easily make up more for yourself.
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