As a family, we love playing all sorts of board games, especially the ones which involve a bit of challenge and fun! So we were excited when we were sent the Upside Down Challenge Game by Ravensburger over the Christmas holidays.
As both my children get older, I find that they tend to spend more time playing with video games such as the Nintendo Switch or games on the tablet compared to traditional board games or card games.  So as parents we try our best to encourage them to play non-gaming games when we can.
The Upside Down Challenge Game is such a fun game to play as a whole family or on their own as it only needs a minimum of two players.
The game box contains 1x Pair of Upside Down Goggles, 32x Drawing & action Cards, 1x explanation card, symbols, 1x hourglass, 36x tokens and instructions.
The game roughly takes around 20 minutes to complete but with more than 100 cards and activity challenges for the players to get involved the game of course can go on for much longer.
The goggles are such a hit in my house as my son wanted to keep them all day long as he enjoyed seeing everything upside down which made things comical as he would bump into things or just wobble about as he walked around.
If you are wondering, the aim of the game is for the player to wear the goggles (which turns their world turns upside down) and then do some tasks such as drawing, high fiving or even pouring water into a cup. This sounds easy but not so easy when your world is turned upside down. Such a fun game which the whole family, young and old can enjoy.
What did we think of the Upside Down Challenge Game?
The game was perfect for my family of four, as my son is 8-years-old while my daughter is 11-years-old. I found that my children were old enough to sit by themselves, read the instructions and play together and we adults could join them as well if we wanted to .
The game does encourage some level of concentration and helps to also develop fine motor skills. It might seem frustrating to the player at times but funny to the others, so expect to have lots of laughs as we did!
This is such a great party game to play with extended family members or when the children are having friends over as everyone will thoroughly enjoy themselves.
Where can you buy the Upside Down Challenge Game and how much does it cost?
You can buy the game from Amazon here for £26.75. Best to check the latest price as it might fluctuate.
About Ravensburger
Togetherness and personal development, this orientation existed from the very beginning when Otto Maier founded the company in 1883 as “Otto Maier Verlag”. He was inspired by the educational reforms of his time, by the credo: “learning by doing” and the unity of “head, heart and hand”. The founder brought products onto the market that were intended to combine entertainment and education “in the most excellent way”. This combination of quality entertainment that is fun and educational content that benefits children in life is still typical of Ravensburger to this day and is appreciated by consumers for precisely this reason.
Ravensburger’s first board game, “A Trip Around the World” from 1884, was not only fun for children and parents. They also discovered details about distant countries while playing. And today their children’s non-fiction book series “Why? How come? What for?” is not only interesting and informative. It also encourages play while it is equipped with little doors, sliders and pop-ups. Also “Learning by doing” continues to apply. So building our new ball track system “Gravitrax” not only makes for good fun, but also promotes creative thinking and makes the laws of gravity visible.
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* We were sent the game in return for a review. All opinions are our own.
16 comments
This looks like a fun one for the whole family. I love stumbling upon new games.
Such an interesting game, which is different to the others
What a fun game, and one that’s great for the family too! It’s just what we need for these times at home.
Such a fun game, lots of giggles and laughs and frustration involved
Such a fun game to play with the family and a great way to get them to disconnect from the computer and phone.
I agree, the perfect way to spend the weekend or game night
This sounds like a blast! It is great to get the family off their devices and enjoying quality time getting creative.
I agree, so important to remind kids there are other games which are non-device based
We have this game. It makes me dizzy to put those goggles on, but my kids love it!
Hahaha I agree, it does make me dizzy but it is so much fun doing the activities, my kids love it
This looks like so much fun. We are playing more board games at the moment. It is such fun family time.
I agree, sometimes it is just nice to sit as a family and play a boardgame
This would be fun for my granddaughter. It’s a nice price too.
It absolutely is a lovely game, my children enjoy playing it
Oh my gosh! What a fun game! I think that this is one that we’ll have to get for our family game night.
Perfect for family game nights Thena