Pigzup!

Pigzup!

Pigzup! is a whimsical pig-themed, color-matching, stacking game that will challenge you to stack pig heads using a variety of methods, depending on the roll of the die. 

The eight pigs are made of wood and the pigs ears are made of felt. The pig noses are different colors and there are two pigs with yellow noses, two with red, two with blue and two with green. Blue Orange games are well constructed and they are committed to planting two trees for every one tree they use in the production of their wooden games.

The wooden die is over-sized. Throw it to see how you will be stacking your pigs. Here are the options:

• One hand - Stack the pigs using only one hand.
• Fingers - Use only the two index fingers, one on each side of the pig head, to lift and stack the pigs. 
• By the ear - Pick the pigs up by the ear(s) to stack.

The round cards will reveal how many pigs you  must stack and the pig nose colors that you must use.

Object:

Be the first to get rid of all your cards.

Set up:

Shuffle the cards and pass them out, face-down and evenly between players. Place the pigs nearby.

Play: 

There are two versions for playing this game, with and without the die.

Without the die 
 
Moving clockwise, each player turns over the top card from their pile until there are two cards showing that match in number and at least one color. Those two players then move quickly to stack pigs according to the colors on his own card. The pig stack must contain the number of pigs on the cards (1-4) and the colors on his card. The first to finish the stack puts his hands in the air and yells Pigzup! If his stack has not fallen, he wins the round and places that card in a common discard pile. If his stack falls or if his opponent wins, he places his top card at the bottom of his stack. Play continues in the clockwise manner with each player turning over his top card until another match is revealed. Continue until one person has discarded all his cards and wins the game.

With the die 

Play as above, but throw the die before beginning each round. This will tell you how you will have to stack your pigs.

Play until someone has discarded all their cards and wins the game.

Try this:

• Skip the game. Stack the pigs in sequence according to the colors on each card. Start with the color at the 12:00 position and move clockwise around the card.
• Stack the pigs using the dominant hand. Then play again using the non-dominant hand.
• Skip the game. Stack four pigs, then ask the player to stack his four pigs to match the color sequence of your four pigs.
• Stack as many pigs as you can before the tower falls. Try to use all eight.
• Scatter the cards face-up on the table top. Make a stack of pigs and ask the player to find a card that matches the stack.
• Say the nose colors out loud as you stack to practice color recognition over and over.
• Work on manual dexterity, graded release, grasp, coordinated use of both hands, visual discrimination, eye-hand coordination, visual closure, spatial relations, socialization skills, thumb opposition, opening web space, balance, proximal stability, sequencing, executive functioning skills, process skills, play and leisure exploration and participation

In the box: 8 wooden pigs, 1 wooden die, 48 cards

If you are interested in purchasing this item you will have to check out ebay or another used source. There were none available on Amazon at the time of this writing.