Saturday, September 25, 2021

Kids vs. Parents Board Game Day in the Park

 Disclosure: I received SpinMaster games from Tryazon in order to facilitate this review. All opinions are my own. I may collect a share of sales from the links on this page if you decide to shop from them.

Because the weather was nice, I thought it would be fun to hang out with my parents & friends playing board games in a local park. I decided to divide us into kids vs. parents teams to go along with the theme of one of the five games I brought to review. It is called: Beat the Parents.

        We began our board game day by playing Beat the Parents. If you are good at trivia, then you will probably enjoy this game. However, I found some of the questions were asked in a confusing manner. I thought the kids cards were mostly based on educational subjects taught in school such as science. On the other hand, the parents cards were mainly TV trivia questions. The most high stakes questions portion of the game was when players landed on a challenge. For example, I successfully removed a card from beneath the timer without it tipping over.

        The second game is called Hedbanz Blast Off. We probably spent the most amount of time playing this game. It is familiar and easy to play because it is a guessing game. Although it is nerve racking & scary because it involves a timer & a card that you must wear on your head. It requires players to thread the timer through the headband and then place a card into the timer. I noticed that a large portion of the cards were sports equipment related, as I often found myself asking, am I a ball? I appreciated that there were pre-written questions provided, in case you couldn't quickly think of  one of your own, under the timer constraints.

        Jumanji Deluxe is the name of the third game we played. If you are a fan of the original movie, then it is probably what you would expect the board game version to be like in real life. The electronic green dome is really cool! When you press it, that is where your questions & answers appear. I did find it odd that the answer was darkness three times, when there are so many more possibilities. Also, the soundtrack was super loud with no way to adjust the volume, so elephant noises & jungle drums filled the air which hopefully was not too disturbing to fellow park goers. Since it is a cooperative vs competitive game, it makes it a great game to play with your entire family.

        The fourth game, Harry Potter Catch the Golden Snitch, is the most difficult game to figure out how to play in my experience. In fact, I'm not sure we were playing it correctly. I think it is supposed to mimic the chaos of how Quidditch is played, but the snitch is much easier to catch. Even though I had trouble trying to figure out my first time playing, I was really excited to try it out with my friends and family as I am a big Harry Potter fan. Thus, I would give it another chance just because I like anything Harry Potter themed.

        Netflix Trending Now is the fifth & final game we played at the park. It is sort of similar to Apples to Apples, which is one of my favorite games to play with a group. If you are familiar with Netflix shows, then this game would also be fun. Since we did not have a lot of time left to spend outdoors as I had pre-ordered a delicious yuzu flavored kakigori at a nearby restaurant, it was the perfect game to end our parent vs kid game at the park day before dinnertime, as it was a quick game to play.

Beat The Parents: https://amzn.to/2WdUIbu

Hedbanz Blast Off!: https://amzn.to/3CLPjYP

Jumanji Deluxe: https://amzn.to/2XHkXHx


Harry Potter Catch The Golden Snitch: https://amzn.to/3CWlUeD


Netflix Trending Now: https://amzn.to/2ZtTytC

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