There is minimal plastic and a sturdy box, which is wasted because once you've assembled your robots they don't fit in it for storage, and aren't designed for disassembly. Assembly is quick and easy though, and actually quite exciting.
Inside the box are all the parts for 2 Balloon Bots plus 20 balloons, stickers and instructions. Assembly is fairly obvious as long as you start with everything turned the right way.
Your robot is in 2 parts plus the balloon. The hat/frame and the base, which has a joystick handle which you slide from side to side to move your robot and make him punch.
Place the balloon into the hat frame and slide the neck of the balloon into the turning part of the base before you blow it up. Inflate until it's beginning to squeeze a little and then you don't need to tie it off because it wraps around, so children can do it alone. That just sits into the rest of the base.
Set up takes only 5 minutes and you are off - Round 1! Both players attempt to pop the opponent's balloon and win the match. The hands have a rough sandpapery stripe and skillful players soon realise that friction is what wins the match.
Each match can take anything from 10 seconds to 10 minutes depending on lucky punches and the speed at which you pop your opponent's balloon. It's a great 'warm up' game. It's active, but not too much, so anyone can take part. All ages groups and skill levels have a chance at winning, but you can even learn a few tricks and moves to give yourself an upper hand. An all-round crowd-pleaser.
Balloon Bot Battle is available to buy now priced £19.99rrp from all good toy and game shops, including online at Amazon*. For more information about the entire range available see the KD Games website.
KD Games have also offered a copy of Balloon Bot Battle as a Christmas Present for one of my readers. Entry to the giveaway is by Gleam form below. No entries are mandatory, but each extra task performed earns and extra entry into the random draw. Your personal information will ONLY be used to administrate this giveaway - in fact I'll only look at it if you win!
You can find a link to help with Gleam forms and see my other Christmas Present Giveaways here - including lots of other games and books for age 8+. Full terms and conditions are at the bottom of the Gleam form. The giveaway is open to UK entrants only and will close at midnight Sunday 2nd December for Christmas delivery.
Balloon Bot Battle Game Christmas Giveaway Age 8+ from KD Games
We were sent our copy of Balloon Bot Battle for review. *Amazon links are affiliate, which means I earn a few pence as a thank you for my time if you order through my link, but you don't pay any extra.
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ReplyDeleteOn boxing day we tend to go back to my parents for Lunch and then we come home and completely veg out and unwind after all the socialising.
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ReplyDeleteWe walk up Rivington Pike
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ReplyDeleteWe have a family day on Boxing day, playing with all the new things we get, eating leftovers and enjoying a day at home together.
ReplyDeleteBoxing day we stay at home and chomp on all the left over food! We just tend to laze about the house and play with the new toys and watch junk on tv!
ReplyDeleteWell, sadly as we all work in Retail, we tend to work, so we often do stuff in the New Year!
ReplyDeleteWe play board games and have another Xmas dinner
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ReplyDeleteWe walk along the Jurassic coast whoever wants to go
ReplyDeleteNot a lot! If we have money spare, a day of boxing day sales shopping is usually in order, but that won't be the case this year, so probably just a quiet day at home!
ReplyDeleteA quiet one with games, although this year I'm working.
ReplyDeleteWe don't really have any Boxing Day traditions other than baking all the Christmas dinner leftovers into a pastry pie - leftover pie!
ReplyDeleteWe visit my sister and eat her leftovers. Then we go a long walk in the country side.
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ReplyDeleteEat plenty of food and watch the football.
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ReplyDeleteWe use this day to catch up with family!
ReplyDeleteGo for a walk up the park then come home for leftovers, check out sales online as well
ReplyDeleteWe have a large family so Boxing Day is like a 2nd Christmas Day for us.
ReplyDeleteWe go for a long walk no matter what the weather.
ReplyDeleteWe always go out for lunch with some more of our family
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ReplyDeleteWe always have a family get together for lunch and eat the leftovers.
ReplyDeleteour family eats party food and watch a film
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ReplyDeleteOn Boxing day we always go to my in-laws and have lunch there and play some games
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ReplyDeleteI usually spend the day sorting out the girls floordrobes as their floors are usually littered with toys and we spend Christmas day at their nans house so its all systems go.
ReplyDeleteAlways a long walk to shed some of the calories from the day before.
ReplyDeleteWe spend the day as a family, with films and leftover xmas dinner. We also get chance to enjoy our presents.
ReplyDeleteWe always go for a Christmas morning walk with the dog x
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