Suitable for 4 or more players aged 8+, this is a very funny family game which involves recreating items shown on a card in dough - and like a good cheese, it matures as your family gets older...
We really like this game and have played it a lot over the years, including reviewing it in early 2015 with my younger children. What I can tell you now is that it gets better as your family grows up. Models become more complex and gameplay speeds up.
There's no inessential packaging and you can store everything in the box afterwards. Inside the box is everything you need: 2 pots of modelling dough, 2 modelling mats, 2 dough plugger tools, 2 modelling tools, 300 word cards and the rules. The rules are super simple and you can play immediately - a Christmas morning-friendly game.
There's no real set up, split into 2 teams and each team chooses who will take a turn at being 'Modeller' first. The 2 Modellers take a card from the box without showing it to anyone else, and then they have to create the item shown using the dough. The other players have to guess what it is!
Cards come in 3 types and the guessers won't know which has been picked:
1 Word - both Modellers will be making the same thing
2 Words - Modellers MUST model the word printed on their team colour.
3 Words - Modellers secretly pick which word they want to model, so may end up modelling the same thing.
The team who guess the item correctly first win that round, and are allowed to take a plug of dough from the losing side. The more you lose, the more you lose. You have a cute little plunger to take a fair portion of dough.
As play progresses and the amount of dough decreases, tension mounts and pace increases even more... It all gets very exciting at times... and it's a great laugh. We really aren't expert modellers...
Rapidough has stood the test of time in our house and everyone enjoys playing. We all think we are Michaelangelo until the pressure is on and we discover we have to create a chandelier or ravioli!
Rapidough is available to buy now priced £24.99rrp from all good toy and game shops, including online at Amazon*. For more information about the entire range available see the Drumond Park website. I've reviewed many, many games for Drumond Park over the past 6 years. You can see all of my Drumond Park Games reviews here...
Drumond Park have also offered a copy of Rapidough 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.
You can find a link to help with Gleam forms and see my other Christmas Present Giveaways here. 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 9th December for Christmas delivery.
Rapidough Family Game Christmas Giveaway Age 8+ From Drumond Park
We were sent our copy of Rapidough 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. It helps keeps the website reindeer fed.
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