There is a new game on the scene that is going to thrill gamers young and old. ScreenLife’s Banzai is going to become a household name. You will find it hard to believe but Sushi is involved in this game! Don’t worry. It isn’t the real thing. The object of the new Banzai game is to win all the Sushi by betting on the outcome of Banzai DVD stunts.
The game is designed to play on any device that supports DVD play. One player is chosen to be in charge of the remote. He/she is given the title of Shogun. After the Shogun puts in the game’s DVD, everyone is able to read the instructions. When everyone is ready, the Shogun selects PLAY and the fun begins. The stunt to be presented will appear on the screen and from two to five outcomes will be listed. Players will bet on which of the outcomes they think will happen when the stunt is played out. Players bet with the pieces of Sushi! Remember, you can only use chopsticks to move your Sushi pieces and you only have 15 seconds to get the Sushi into the betting bowl. Having more Sushi in the betting bowl increases your odds of winning so you want to become proficient with those chopsticks. LOL The stunts are performed by Tako, of the hit TV show, Banzai Stunts.
It is a super simple game to play and a whole lot of fun. It gets crazy as everyone tries to get their Sushi into the bowl. I can see this as a fun game to play at a Bachelor party. It would be a great game to play at a sorority party. It would be a great ice breaker when meeting new people.
Watch this video to get a feel for this fun game. ScreenLife Games is at it again. They launched a new Banzai game. Check it out:
This game is available for purchase online. You can even check out Tako on his Myspace page. Put on your headband, errr I mean, your Hachimaki and get those chopsticks ready!
I love receiving packages in the mail. I especially love receiving packages when they are games I get to review. This happened just this week when I received the strategy game Jishaku. The first thing I think of when I hear the word strategy, is that the game is going to be hard. This game is not hard and in fact is geared towards everyone beginning at age 8. The game has small parts so you really need to keep it out of the hands and mouths of babes.
The game is fun when two people use their strategy against each other. A foam playing field is where the excitement takes place. Strategically placing your stone, which is what each game piece is called, where it is not going to be overpowered by your opponent’s stone is how you gain control in order to win the game. Each piece is actually magnetic. If you know anything about magnets, you know that a magnet has south and north poles. That means that the game pieces have a south and north pole or in scientific terms, a negative and a positive pole. The trick or strategy involved is figuring out which stone has which magnetic pull. The stones are not marked and so it is fun to see which one might pull your opponent’s stone over to yours. When that happens, the stone becomes yours. The person who gains the most stones is the winner. The unpredictability of the force field make this game crazy!
Be sure you aren’t drinking any beverages while playing this game. You will surely spew your mouthful of drink the first time the stones start jumping. It is crazy to see how the magnetic pull effects each other’s stones.
This game is easy, fun and teaches your kids about magnets and magnetic pull.
You can watch the video and see how the game is played over at the Play Jishaku website. Parents might want to watch the video to see if it is appropriate for their children to view. (My husband loved the outfits worn by the demonstrators of the game.)
Thanks Jishaku for letting me review this game. It will be fun to bring out this game when we have friends over who have children in the 8 to 14 age group. I don’t think hubby and I will be wearing out the stones but children will love the game. At the $19.95 price, it is a great game for grandparents to keep on the shelf.
