Hasbro Downfall

Downfall was one of those games that I grew up with, in the seventies a game of Connect 4, Operation, Junior Scrabble, Monopoly or Downfall was about as exciting as it got in our house. I have to admit to Downfall being my favourite game when I was growing up. Downfall was one of those games that really made you think. Each player had 10 counters of different colours and had to make the counters progress down through 5 cogs with little gaps in to the bottom. The aim was to make your counters progress whilst turning the cog in one direction only and not inadvertently helping your opponent out. I think I played the game so much in my youth and into my ...  Read the complete review

Ahh those many rainy days I have spent playing downfall. The board is vertical like Connect 4, and consists of a number of cogs which hold pieces in their grooves. The aim is to turn the cogs and get your pieces to the bottom, however there is a nice twist. Neither player can see where their opponents pieces are as you play on opposite sides of the board. So when you turn a cogs to get your piece to the bottom you may also be helping your opponent in getting their pieces to the bottom. This is fun especially for young children, however older children and even adults can memorise where the grooves are on the opposite side and easily win (not that I would ever ...  Read the complete review

Downfall is a game for two people. The age recommendation for the game is age 7+. The object of the game is to be the first person to get all of your counters down through the cogs and into the chute at the bottom. Assembling the game is pretty easy but can be a little confusing when it comes to putting the cogs on. Once you have assembled it on your first go, you will not need to do this again. The only thing you will need to do is detatch the chute to put it away in the box each time you play the game. To put the game together you need to- 1. Lock the Downfall unit into the chute by placing it into the holes and pushing it along until it ...  Read the complete review

My wife actually bought this board game last week from a car boot sale for the paltry sum of £1. “What did you buy that for?” I inquired. She replied that she had always wanted the game as a child, but was never allowed to have it. Strange reason for not ever possessing this game, and an even stranger reason for parting with a quid, I thought, but there we go! By a strange coincidence, “Downfall” was a game which I never had as a child either – Monopoly - yes, Buckaroo - yes, Ker-plunk – yes, but Downfall – no. In fact, I was definitely a “Connect 4” kid at school and could beat anyone ...  Read the complete review

This is a very simple and basic game. The structure is that you drop small counters in the top of an A4 sized plastic board with knobs on. Then, you turn the knobs until the cogs within the structure allow your counter to fall down to the bottom. You can also help your opponents counter fall down to the bottom without realising it as their counter is travelling down the other side of the board. The aim of the game is to get all of your counters to the bottom first. The gaem is over in less than 5 minutes and these daya that is not enough to amuse a child. At the end of the game I have heard the comment "and what now?" Not good value at ...  Read the complete review