![]() ![]() ![]() Except Farkle yells, “SHE BIT HIS HEAD OFF. Maya presents Farkle with an Arizona Blonde tarantula-the perfect mate for Farkle’s pocket tarantula. In order to prevent fighting, Riley and Maya agree to not attempt to sway Farkle in any way. “I’m a little taken for granted, but I’m always there for you.” Hey, I knew that lesson was going to very blatantly come in somewhere! Farkle comes to their rescue, scaring the shit out of the hoodlums with his pocket tarantula (ICK). The girls are starting to warm to Farkle when their dates are interrupted by two dudes who get too close for comfort. He gives each of the best friends a gift-Maya receives her skateboard from her accident at his eighth birthday party (the only time he’s seen her cry), while Riley receives Hazel the hippo, a stuffed animal he gave to her when she had her tonsils out. In order to better inform his decision, Farkle speed dates Riley and Maya. I’m sensing a really obvious life lesson steamrolling towards us. He points out that Canada is often overlooked since we as Americans take the country for granted. In history class, Cory is going on about the greatest ally of the United States: Canada. “I’m telling the world: Farkle must finally choose between his sweet angel whose smile lights a path to goodness or my dark demon who unleashes something in me so terrifying, I really want to know what it is,” Farkle explains, motioning towards Riley and Maya in turn. Big news: thanks to his paper on the orange dancing spider (ick), Farkle has been nominated for a Buggie Award. Shop around, and you should still be able to pick it up below MSRP.John Quincy Adams Middle School is like its Boy Meets World predecessor John Adams High School, a learning institution that has the means to televise its morning announcements. When I purchased the game at Walmart in January 2011, the shelf price was $6.99, not a bad price for a new game. That means that you are going to be stuck paying something closer to the sticker price: $9.99 From my recent store runs, however, it seems that all of the promo copies have all been grabbed, and the promotion has expired. Considering the $9.99 suggested retail price, $3.00 off is a pretty heavy discount on a brand new game. Hasbro heavily promoted Ratuki in January 2011with a $3.00 off Coupon attached to the outside of the box. It might be a bit difficult to get used to reading the mixture of symbols and numbers, but over time, you and your play-group should get the hang of it. I haven’t had an opportunity to get my copy to the table yet, but I can tell from the rules that it will be an excellent game for mixed-age events like Thanksgiving and Christmas, and it may even become a new family staple like Uno. The pace should be quick enough for even the youngest players, with enough variation to keep older players entertained through a few games. Recommended is recommended for ages eight and up and accommodates two to five players, with an average play time of 15 minutes. ![]() Whenever a player plays a five on top of a stack of cards, they yell “Ratuki!” and get to keep that stack of cards, which is counted toward the 100 point goal. Players play simultaneously with their own deck of cards. ![]() To add a twist, the Ratuki game cards do not only display numerals: they also depict dice, tally marks, printed words, and wild cards. A simple, fast paced card game with elements similar to Uno and Slap-Jack, it pits two to five players against each other as they try to collect stacks of cards arranged sequentially from one to five. Though the game was first released by USA-Opoly in 2009, it made its way into Hasbro’s lineup in 2010. Ratuki is a newly acquired addition to the Hasbro card game line. ![]()
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