I was
recently contacted by Blog-Match to ask if I’d like to try the new game Ka’lide
by Imagination Games.Here is what I
thought…
Ka’lide
consists of a durable mat and 12 magnetic pucks.The aim of the game is to score as many
points as possible by flicking the pucks down the mat onto your scoring
side.However, your opponent can move
your pucks by knocking or repelling them with their own pucks, and the points
are only awarded when all the pucks have been used up, according to where they
have landed at the end of the game.
Although
the game is largely based on skill, there is no way of telling whether your
opponents puck is facing magnetic side up or down on the board, so if you plan
to knock it with your own puck it may repel instead!Therefore there is an element of luck
involved too.
The game is
suitable for 8 years+ but The Princess (who is 6) had no problems playing it
and picked the rules up very easily, it also helps with her maths
practise!The only small issue we had
was ‘flicking’ the pucks repeatedly hurt our fingers so we slid them across the
mat instead.
Each game
is quite short, only 2 or 3 minutes, but each round is made up of 3 games.So it’s ideal if you’re children are easily
bored, especially if they are losing, as you can start over again fairly
quickly.
I thought the
packaging was a little over the top for what the game consisted of.The pucks could have been rolled up inside
the mat and packaged in a small tube instead of a large box to help reduce
waste.
Overall, I
really enjoyed this game and so did The Princess.I think it would make a great gift and would
be ideal for keeping the whole family entertained this Christmas as it can also
be played in teams or as a knockout game. (I know, it’s only October, but I’m trying to
be slightly organised this year!)
