~Bionicle Showdown!~

Last night Noel and I engaged in the age old (several months?) test of awesomeness that is the Bionicle action figure game. It was rather late in the evening, 10:30-ish i believe, so neither of us were playing at our best. I had never played before and we had long since disposed of the packages the dolls came in so it took me awhile to catch-on to how the game was played.

In a nutshell:

-You set your characters up about two feet apart.

-You then shoot at your opponent with your spiked-ball-thingy.

-If you hit them they take damage on their hit-counter.

-If you miss they do not.

-Hit or miss, you then move your character to where ever your spiked-ball lands.

-Your opponent then takes a turn.

-Lather, Rinse, Repeat.

-The game ends when someone runs out of numbers on their hit-counter.

I read online that if you use the package your figure came in as part of the game, then your opponent can shoot at that too, thusly speeding-up the game. We had no packages so our game ran a little longer then expected. Surprisingly, the hardest part for Noel and I is hitting a target near your figure! So many time we thought we had each other dead to rights only to shoot out projectile over a shoulder or between the legs or sometimes nowhere near at all! I was very skeptical of this 'game' before playing it. I reasoned it was just another poorly-conceived sales ploy meant to con people into buying more then one figure... and maybe it is. But it was also genuinely fun! We giggled and cheered and rolled our eyes with every shot taken. I strongly suspect that this is one of those things that must be 'done' to be enjoyed. This morning i watched several demonstrations on 'how to play' and the participants in the movies looked nowhere near as giddy as we did during our foray into robot fisty-cuffs. Maybe we were just really sleepy, but i believe a good time was had by all. Be forewarned: If you come to visit, Noel may well challenge you as well.