Boom Boom Balloon Game for Kids

Boom Boom Balloon has proven to be on of the most fun and popular games in our household. This review will outline the product and gameplay. Firstly, I'll mention that I purchased this for my family which includes my 4 year old daughter. The game is rated for children over 8, but my daughter has no problem playing the game. The product itself is made of plastic. The primary beams seem sturdy. I'll be curious to see if the plastic clips that allow the poking sticks to stay in place will hold up over time. I'm not too terribly concerned as the price is inexpensive to purchase a new one. The grey poking sticks seem a bit flimsy. I have to help my daughter sometimes....not to make sure that she can poke them through, but rather so she doesn't accidentally snap a stick. Luckily, the box includes 10, and the game only requires 9. I also need to make sure she doesn't accidentally push them too far in too fast as the sticks require a good amount of force to push in, but it must be a controlled force as to not insert too far and prematurely pop the balloon (note: this has not happened, but I can anticipate it). The balloons supplied seem to work well. They rarely POP, they rather slowly deflate on most occasions. This is good that they don't pop into multiple smaller pieces that kids or animals could eat, as with most balloons. I may purchase the manufacturers overpriced replacement balloons because they seem to work so well. If purchasing, I would suggest buying the game as well as a pack or two of replacements. The gameplay couldn't be simpler, which is greatly appreciated. You simply roll th dice (1-3) and push in the sticks the corresponding number. You can choose to poke one stick, or multiple to add up the total number rolled. Tension builds each time you roll the dice and find out how many clicks you'll land on. The poking sticks included strategically move in less and less each time to prolong the game. The game is fun and doesn't lose interest, even after playing multiple times. Each game turns out different. I've noticed that if I inflate the balloon slightly more or less it completely changes the strategy and fun. I hope you enjoy this review!

If you want to live in fear while giggling and having fun, this is the game. WHY does the anticipation of a balloon popping make one’s heart race? Anxiety central but in the best family fun way ;)

This is a geat game to play as a family and at work if you work with kids. I initially got this for my daughter to have a fun way to memorize her math facts. So we would play and I would ask her what is 3x5 for example and give her 10 seconds to answer if she got it she could roll the die, if not i would tell her the answer have her say the whole thing 5 times out loud then would be next persons turn. But I saw I could use it in a lot of ways such as just for fun or a quick science lesson about why the ballon will eventually pop when you apply pressure to it, or elasticity so I got one for work too. Overall fun game. Also dont be detured from buying it if you think you need these particular ballons that come with it. After i used all the ones it came with i just went to the dollar store and got some regular ones and drew silly faces on them with a sharpie. Kids love being able to choose the colors of the ballon. Anyhow i reccomend to all

This is a cute game, but they really should have perfected the design before selling it. But before I get into that, here's what comes inside the box: Circular Game Frame; which consists of 3 red legs, 1 lower connector piece (what the balloon sits on), and 1 upper connector piece (which holds the 3 legs at the top...this is the problem piece). There are also 12 balloons with faces (all of the faces are exactly the same, no variety), 10 sticks (you'll only use 9, one is called a "bonus stick", but it's just in case you lose or break one, I guess), 1 die, and instructions. I won't go into how the game works, because I'm sure you already know that. Other reviewers have mentioned how the game falls apart. I knew that was a potential problem before I bought this, but I also knew my daughter really wanted it...so I figured maybe ours will be fine (I know...wishful thinking to justify buying something). Well, what the other reviewers said is true. It does come apart. Within seconds of playing the game the the upper connector was coming apart from the legs. I kept pushing the legs back into the connector, but it just kept happening. Finally I gave up and just let it alone the rest of that first game. Right after the first balloon popped my daughter said, "Let's play again!" What kid could only play once? For the second game I decided I had to fix this upper connector problem. I got out the handy dandy duct tape. I used 3 pieces across the top to hold the upper connector and the 3 legs together. It worked perfectly...it just doesn't look pretty. But, that's ok with us. Because of the duct tape, I won't be disassembling this game each time and storing the pieces in the box. We'll just keep the legs connected to the upper connector and store it on a shelf somewhere. Other than that problem, the game is pretty good. I do think it's a bit pricey for what you get. The balloons seemed to pop a little earlier than we had expected. And, both times they popped it was in between turns. In other words, I pushed in the sticks on my turn and everything seemed fine. As my daughter was rolling the die to see how many clicks she would need...the balloon popped. That happened both times we played. Both times the pop took us by quite a surprise. And, the pop were REALLY loud. In fact, the instructions have a warning that says, "Do not use close to ears or head. Misuse can cause damage to hearing or eyes." So, as with most things...supervise your kids when they play this game. The balloons included are made of latex. They say right in the instructions to not put them in your mouth to blow them up, but instead to use a balloon pump. I don't know that everyone has a balloon pump, but we did have a few little cheap hand held pumps and they worked just fine. I saw at Family Dollar that you can get a bag of 20 balloons for $1.35, so that's where I'll get replacement balloons. I uploaded a couple of pictures to try to show you the problem with the upper connector. I also uploaded what a balloon looked like right before it popped. FYI: I noticed that the pictures of this game on Amazon show two different colors of upper connector pieces than what we received. What we got was a red piece. The first pictures up near the top of the Amazon page show a sparkly looking silver connector piece, as well as sparkly silver sticks. If you zoom in it looks like the silver upper connector is held in place with 3 plastic sparkly screws, one on each leg near the top of the leg. Wow! What!? Why didn't I get that kind?!? Farther down the Amazon page there are other photos which show a white connector piece. Sooo...obviously Spin Master knows there is a problem with the connector piece and has tried to improve it. We just got this game shipped to us from Amazon last week and the connector is red...and it falls apart (our sticks are a light gray). This is disappointing. I sure wish we would have gotten the sparkly silver one. Well, I guess ours is silver now anyway after I covered the top with duct tape. :o( I know this is a long review, but I'll end this by saying that some reviewers seem to imply that because it falls apart it's junk (they must have all gotten a red connector). Are they throwing the game out? I don't know...but my goodness, use a little ingenuity and get out the duct tape. Sure, it should have been designed better in the first place (and it looks like they did improve it, which still annoys me that I didn't get the better one). But I think it's a shame to throw a game away when you really can easily fix the problem yourself. If you get a red connector and don't want the hassle of exchanging it, then see my photos and just fix it yourself.

I could not figure how why my son had to have this. I bought it and we played it and now I know why he wanted it. It is a fun game. It even have suspense to it. You put it together, then you roll a die and have to poke this balloon without it popping and everyone that plays is poking at that the same balloon. It is a quick fun game and it makes you think should I use this stick or that stick. The balloon is sturdy and you get extra ones it stays in its own area. It is a great family game. I just love it and I am reccomending it to you because of the enjoyment it brought my family. This is one of those clever fun games that you gotta try. You and your family/friends will love it. This is excellent for game time.

We love this game. My sons just got it for Christmas. We've played it a lot. You can use any store bought balloons, so thats not going to be an issue. It's tense at times to wait for that balloon to pop! It's made nicely. Here's what you need to know though: 1) Of course the balloon pops, so if you have young children or pets, not only will it scare them, but bits of popped balloon will end up on the floor in different places. 2) I'm just waiting on a recall. I'm sure it's a matter of time before the balloon pops somewhere in the world, and hurts a child, or gets then in the eye. 3) I hope that never happens, play with a bit of caution, because it's a ton of fun. Popping a balloon.. who would have guessed it could be so entertaining?

We first played this game at a rest area in Colorado. My son fell in love and we bought it for his birthday. The game is a family favorite for game night. The top piece of the game that holds it all together can be a bit prone to popping off but nothing a little tape hasn't fixed. Blowing up the balloon to the right size can be a bit tricky but once you figure it out it's all fun from there. This is not a game for people who do not like loud noises. The game can be quick or short so it's always a good idea to have some extra balloons on back up if the game is over too quickly. This is a game we buy as a gift for friends birthdays and holidays.

This game is so much fun and very cute. Setup occurs within 2 minutes and the game can be played for minutes. There are 10 sticks in the bag, you only need 9 for the game but they provide you with one in case one breaks. One of mine started to break at the end (not sure how) but I just glued it back straight and it's good to go. I read that some people had trouble with the game falling apart but I've had mine for month now, played it several times and have not had any issue other than one of the stick starting to break which I fix with gorilla glue. I've played the game on many different surfaces such as the table, bed, and floor with the bed being the most played surface. I usually blow the balloon up after inserting it in the frame so that I don't over inflate the balloon. Also, when I initially got the game, I had blow-up the balloon and tie it and try pushing it into the space until my daughter showed me the section which the opening of the balloon is suppose to go so that it keeps the balloon closed. I had to untie the balloon, let some air out for it to fit until I realize it's better to insert the balloon invert the game and blow the balloon up then wrap it around the balloon flap closer then insert the sticks and begin playing. The product comes with 12 balloons. Initially when I ordered this, I wanted to order the refill pack but the refill pack of 20 balloons ( Spinmaster Games Boom Boom Balloon Refills Game ) were going for $18, now it's down to $8 and I thought was ridiculous as I only paid $15 for the game. So, I went out and bought 20 pack balloon for $1 and we only use the balloons that comes with the game initially when we're playing with others who have never played or heard about it. After the first game, we play with the generic balloons. Unfortunately while I do like this game and I think I force my daughter to play it more than she like. I found that most 8 & 9 year old loses interest in the game real quick. It doesn't stimulate them to want to play over and over again. My now 9 year old (she was 8 when we got this game) could easily assemble and dissemble the game. However, she had a difficult time putting the game back into the box when it was time to put away the game. I think it takes more time trying to put the game back properly in the box for storing it away than it does assembling or dissembling it. I too experienced some difficult putting all the game pieces back in the box perfectly so we can put it away.

Superdivertido. A diferencia de otros juegos de mesa, aquí estas estresado desde que empieza el juego hasta que explota el globo. Incluye unos globos, y las instrucciones dicen que solo uses los globos incluidos y que si se te acaban, pidas mas a la misma compañía. Pero en realidad puedes usar cualquier globo. De hecho los globos normales son más delgados, lo que hace que sea a un mas estresante el juego. Recomendado para adultos, ya que a los niños generalmente les desagrada la idea de ver como revienta el globo.

Nos encanta, jugamos todos, de entre 8 y 40 años, y nos partimos de risa de la ansiedad y del susto que te llevas cuando peta el globo. Un juego sencillo de montar, sin instrucciones de juego complicadas, pero con un gran valor de entretenimiento.

Qualità nella media ma bel gioco, divertente

Richtig lustiges und aufregendes Spiel. Zuerst war mein Sohn( 4 Jahre) ängstlich und wollte gar nicht spielen, er hatte Angst vor den Knall des Ballons. Dann habe ich mit meinen Sohn (7 Jahre ) gespielt und wir hatten richtig Spaß. Immer das Gefühl gleich Platz der Ballon 😊 Mittlerweile spielt es mein 4 jähriger auch!!! Einfach zu spielen , jedoch wenn zu stark gedrückt wird klickt es 2x. Aber ein paar mal gespielt, hat man das Gefühl raus wie stark man drücken soll . Es passen auch andere Ballons. Für zwischendurch ist das Spiel perfekt.

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