More of a shrug than a bounce (Ravensburger Bounce Bounce Tigger Game)

Member Name: sandra101

Product:	Ravensburger Bounce Bounce Tigger Game
Date:	23/11/08 (226 review reads)
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Advantages: Inexpensive, games are over quickly

Disadvantages: Not as much fun as it looks on TV, hard to put tigger in position

This game is suitable for 1 - 4 players and revolves around Tigger going on a trip and you have to give him everything he needs to take with him. The point of the game is that as you place the items on his body you never know which one is going to make him bounce.

On opening the box we find a nicely coloured model of Tigger about 10" high, the model is a good likeness and sturdy, with sticking out arms and legs and a tail which attaches to the grassy coloured base of the game. You have to insert 2 x AA batteries (not supplied) into him to allow the sounds to be played through each part of the game and then push down on his head to lock him into position, this was easier said than done and each time we played it we had to try several times to get the model to stay down, if its difficult for an adult to do, imagine how much more difficult it is for a child. I had imagined my daughter enjoying this so much that she would sit and play alone but she finds it pretty much impossible to get Tigger into the starting position.

There are a good number of pieces, about 12 or so, which you have to place onto the model without making Tigger jump. The items are such things as a hat, scarf, umbrella etc. some being a lot easier to place or balance on Tigger than others eg. The walking stick simply drapes on but the hat is very difficult to balance. The pieces are quite small and if you have a child like mine who has many toys opened and lying about the floor at the same time you will find that bits are missing from the first time it is played with. It would be a great improvement if they made the base large enough to hold the pieces when they are not in play.

You take it in turns to add items and when he decides to bounce up, its more of a little shake than a scary jump. No-one screamed not even my then three year old and the bounce wasn't even enough to shake all the attached items of. When my boys had pop up pirate many years ago there were always screams and then laughter as when the pirate decided to go up he really went for it and we all ducked.

I can see how this toy can help children with hand eye co-ordination and sharing as they have to learn to take turns and of course any game played with family or friends is good for their development, this just didn't have the fun factor and it was a big let down as I expect more from Disney toys.

We bought this for my daughter last Christmas imaging hours of family laughter as she shrieked and yelled everytime tigger popped and threw all his adornments aloft, alas she barely blinked, hysterical laughter was not forthcoming and the game seemed to either go off after only one or two items had been placed on it, or it allowed us to place everything on without going off at all. On television everyone looks on in anticipation as each item is added and then goes into fits of giggles when he bounces, merrily spewing his wares around, could advertisers be involved in making games seem more fun than they really are, shock horror.

Each game lasts only a few minutes but even at that we have barely played this since Christmas. I was doing my annual pre Christmas clear out a few weeks ago and I wasn't at all sad to throw this out as its not something I see us going back to and by this stage my daughter had managed to lose probably about half the pieces which completely takes the point away from the game. I guess that's £9.99 I'll never see again.

I'm disappointed that I can't recommend this, as it looks like great fun on television and with Disney and Tigger being involved it should have been a great family or childrens game but I would save your money and buy your little one something they will get more use out of.

Summary: Tell santa to bring something else