Bounce-Off Rock 'N' Rollz!

Bounce-Off Rock 'N' Rollz! -Good aim and graded force necessary.

This game rocks. That's not an opinion, it's a fact. It also rolls. Bounce-off Rock 'N' Roll has a game tray that is perched atop a rounded dome, so it will move as balls are bounced in and the game tray tips this way and that.

The game tray is very light weight plastic and measures 10.25" x 10.25". There are 24 round spaces where the balls land and cannot roll out. Unlike the other Bounce-Off games, this one has four longer spaces that are the length of three balls. These four spaces are where the balls will roll as the game tray moves back and forth.

The 16 balls are ping pong balls, I think. If they aren't, they are just like them. They are light weight and they can bounce very high, so you will have to use graded force when you push them off. There are four ball racks, each player gets two and each rack holds 8 balls. This is just a place to keep them so they don't roll away before you can use them.

There are nine pattern cards with anywhere from three ball to six ball patterns.

To read about several Bounce-Off games I have blogged about, click here.

Object:

Be the first player to collect three pattern cards.

Set up:

Place the game tray between the players. Shuffle the pattern cards and place them by the game grid. Each player takes two trays and all the balls of one color.

Play:

Flip the top pattern card. Players can either take turns or play at the same time. Players will bounce each ball onto the table so that it ends up bouncing and landing in the game tray. Bounce balls into the tray until someone creates the pattern on the card with their balls. Player who matches the pattern first takes the card. Both players put their balls back on their racks and the next card is turned. Repeat until someone has won three pattern cards.

Try this:

• Choose a card and place the balls in that pattern in the grid before the game starts so the person can see what he will be looking for.
• Bounce all the balls into the grid without a challenge card to practice just getting them into the grid. It takes a little forward push, aim, and graded force.
• Make your own design cards with new challenges.
• Play alone with one color for less background distraction.
• Stop the game for a moment when someone is getting close to winning. Ask him to point out on the grid the possibilities and where he will have to land the ball to make the pattern.  See if he can pick the pattern out of the background and work on aiming for a specific location.
• Work on eye-hand coordination, manual dexterity, motor planning, visual discrimination, spatial relations, visual closure, figure ground, graded force, executive functioning skills, socialization skills, process skills, play and leisure exploration and participation

In the box: 1 game tray, 16 balls, 9 challenge cards 4 ball holders, 1 dome

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