Based on how competitive some of my friends are, there is definitely incentive to win and not to lose if only for bragging rights for the rest of the evening
Some of us are old enough to remember the “Kaboom” Balloon Busting Game that came out in 1966. There are now apps with variations of Kaboom in their name (counting Kaboomz especially).
Several games have had the name Kaboom (or Ka-Boom). Atari 2600 had one that was a space invaders-type game where you had to catch bombs; 60 to go to the next level. There was a tower-building game in 2013 and a card game in 2014. My fave was the 1965 boardgame where you used an silly-looking machine to pump up a balloon. If the balloon popped (kaboom!), you lost. After a while, the balloons got expensive and there was parental concern about eye injury. Silly old parents.
That game “Operation” was kind of that way. I mean, you wouldn’t lose any fingers, but that buzzer always startled me and made me jump. I also liked the game “mousetrap,” though I mostly enjoyed the Rube Goldberg aspect of it and spent more time just building the trap than actually playing the game.
doctorwho29 19 days ago
Maybe less fireworks
Can't Sleep 19 days ago
Miles has been taking notes when he watches Road Runner cartoons.
danketaz Premium Member 19 days ago
Now Kevin wants a turn.
tudza Premium Member 19 days ago
Wind up bomb used for playing Hot Potato. Probably still have it sitting in a box somewhere.
mccollunsky 19 days ago
Miles can sell that idea to the Acme Company.
Ida No 19 days ago
Kevin couldn’t figure out where the name came from, because there’s nothing on the box saying “********!” (Kevin can’t read.)
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member 19 days ago
Deathmatch games probably have a market in that overlap between pro wrestling fans and board game geeks.
Chalres 19 days ago
Not only can Kevin read, but four days ago we learned that his comprehension of the Armechanica prophecies exceeded what Miles had understood.
markkahler52 19 days ago
Seems to me there used to be a cereal called “Ka-Boom!” It described the sound of what happened after you ate it!!
Ellis97 19 days ago
That game could kill someone.
SquidGamerGal 19 days ago
Okay, two things! First, how exactly do the firecrackers go off? And second, why would somebody in their right mind play something like that?!
Tweener Premium Member 19 days ago
I’d buy that game! Talk about a great present!
DM2860 19 days ago
Based on how competitive some of my friends are, there is definitely incentive to win and not to lose if only for bragging rights for the rest of the evening
DaBump Premium Member 19 days ago
Some of us are old enough to remember the “Kaboom” Balloon Busting Game that came out in 1966. There are now apps with variations of Kaboom in their name (counting Kaboomz especially).
prrdh 18 days ago
“Hoist with his own petard”, to coin a phrase.
tammyspeakslife Premium Member 18 days ago
It’s still a work in progress. The real money is in replacing the game pieces.
sperry532 18 days ago
Several games have had the name Kaboom (or Ka-Boom). Atari 2600 had one that was a space invaders-type game where you had to catch bombs; 60 to go to the next level. There was a tower-building game in 2013 and a card game in 2014. My fave was the 1965 boardgame where you used an silly-looking machine to pump up a balloon. If the balloon popped (kaboom!), you lost. After a while, the balloons got expensive and there was parental concern about eye injury. Silly old parents.
6turtle9 18 days ago
That game “Operation” was kind of that way. I mean, you wouldn’t lose any fingers, but that buzzer always startled me and made me jump. I also liked the game “mousetrap,” though I mostly enjoyed the Rube Goldberg aspect of it and spent more time just building the trap than actually playing the game.
bookworm0812 18 days ago
There’s already a game out there called Ka-Boom (or there was). I loved that game. Might want to check on copyright infringement.
Strawberry King 18 days ago
This might be a game Bomberman would wanna play.