Chalenj!

I love board games, and particularly enjoy Cranium, so when I got the chance to try this game by the same company I was really excited. When you open up the game, you find an array of exciting bits and pieces, including two plastic floor mats, a soft ball and a cardboard trophy! I soon realised this was not going to be your average game. Chalenj is quite simple to get the hang of, but quite tricky to explain. To put it as simply as possible, each player moves around the board and whenever they land on a place, has to pick a card. The card will give them a type of challenge, and providing it's not a personal challenge which can only be completed by ...  Read the complete review

This is a family game for two to six players, aged 8 upwards, however I think it is equally enjoyable by groups of adults. The game consists of a game board, six counters, a large dice, two plastic mats, a Chalenj ball and cardboard discs, a chalenj card glove, card trophy, 30 second egg timer and chalenj cards. To start you throw a disc at the target mat and the one closer to three (the centre) wins. This isn't that easy, but that maybe because I am rubbish at throwing! The winner gets control of the board and throws the dice. They could land on a Mystery challenge, a personal one, a physical one or a mental one. Personal ones can only be done by the ...  Read the complete review