If you are a mom and you haven’t heard
of MadRat Games till now, you must have been living under a rock!! The award
winning company has released several board games and craft kits, which are
tailor made for Indian kids. They started out with the ‘My Toy Factory’ kits as
well as 'Aksharit' – a completely innovative game to help learn Hindi alphabets.
MadRat now has a slew of new games,
this time including popular characters from Indian shows for kids. And when you
think of Indian cartoon characters, what is the first name that pops to mind??
Why, Chhota Bheem, of course!!! And they were kind enough to send me a Bheem
game for review, called ‘Bheem Team’.
Chhota Bheem, being the celebrity that
he is, immediately caught Cub’s attention and he was all over the box. I had to
pry it away from his stubborn hands to take pictures!!
Name of the Game: Bheem Team
Price: Rs. 225.00
Age: 4 years plus
No. of players: 2 to 4
Review: The box is nice and sturdy and opens
to reveal a catalogue, an instruction sheet and the actual game pieces.
(P.S. – Isn’t it adorable that they
call the catalogue a ‘Ratalogue’ J)
The Game contains four Bheem Team Maps,
with each team having a different name, as well as lots and lots of character
cards, each card displaying a Chhota Bheem character.
The game works like this: You, the
player, are Chhota Bheem. Your friends, i.e. your team members as displayed on
your Team Map, have been kidnapped by the evil Daku Mangal Singh. It is your
job to rescue your friends as soon as possible.
You start by laying out the character
cards face down in a grid. Each player is given a Team Map and the youngest
player starts by flipping over a card and showing everyone the character on it.
If it matches with any of the pictures on his map, he places it there. Else he
puts it back, face down, and the next player gets his turn. The first player to
fill up his Team Map wins.
Sounds easy?? Not so fast!! Daku Mangal
Singh has his eyes on you, and you might just flip a card to discover the
Daku’s menacing glare directed towards you!! If that happens, you lose that
turn and the next.
But you can save yourself from the Daku’s
clutches if you’ve got…….yes, LADDOO POWER!!!! Get yourself a Laddoo card and
keep it to use it to free yourself in case the Daku catches you.
There’s also a Shuffle card which means
rearranging all the cards so that the positions all get mixed up. Believe me,
the shuffle card is quite a mischief maker!
This was an enjoyable game, and was
good bonding time for us, Mom-son duo. The next day, our neighbors kids came
over and they all played together, amidst a lot of laughter and fun.
Here’s my review in a nutshell:
Pros:
1. Features every kids’ favorite
character, Chhota Bheem.
2. The basic game is very easy to
understand for the prescribed age group.
3. The Daku, Laddoo and Shuffle cards
add some interesting twists to the game.
4. It encourages concentration and
memory skills
5. Brightly colored and good quality
box and game pieces
6. Affordably priced
7. Easily available in stores and
online shopping portals
8. Easy to put away; all the pieces fit
neatly back into the box.
Cons:
1. Some familiarity with Chhota Bheem
characters is a plus, though it’s unlikely any kid wouldn’t have that J
This is a game I would definitely
recommend. It also makes a great gift. I should also mention that there are
hardly any opportunities for arguments or tussles between the players J.
You can buy this fun game at Flipkart, Hoopos
or Shopo. Flipkart also has a combo offer going on now – get the ‘Bheem Team’
game and ‘The King of Laddoos’ Board Game at only 382.00! This toy is also
available in major toy stores J.
Disclosure: The company sent me the product for review purposes,
but all opinions mentioned are my own.
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