Description
Gryffindor is looking for a new Quidditch player, and the trials can begin. Harry Potter: Quidditch Trials is a fast card game in which you throw Quaffles at goal hoops that match the colour of your card. You have to think fast and throw even faster, because someone may beat you to it.
How to play Harry Potter: Quidditch Trials
Place four goal hoop cards on the table, and each player gets nine Quaffle cards. Everyone stands up and holds their cards face down. On the countdown “three, two, one” everyone flips their top card at the same time and throws it at the goal hoop of the same colour. When a goal hoop has all its colours, it goes to the player who hit it first. If two players throw at the same time, the card with more colours wins. If the two cards are equal, both bounce back.
After each round, refill the goal hoops back to four. The game ends when the goal hoop cards run out or when someone has no Quaffles left. The player with the most points on the goal hoops they won is the winner. Once you know the game, you add the Golden Snitch. The player who plays it calls out that the Snitch must be caught. Whoever grabs the second Snitch card first gets everything lying on the table.
Why you will like it
- Everyone plays at the same time and standing up, so there is no waiting for your turn.
- When a goal hoop is missing just one colour, another player can snatch it with one quick throw, but the hoop goes to whoever hit it first.
- The Golden Snitch is somewhere in the room, so when it is called you have to run for it.
- With fewer goal hoop cards the game is even shorter, which is handy for a quick game before dinner.
Who is Harry Potter: Quidditch Trials for
The game is for two to four players aged 5 and up and takes about 10 minutes. The rules are simple, so it suits children and families, especially Harry Potter fans. There is no text on the cards, only colours and points. This edition comes with Slovenian rules.
What you might not like
The game is fast and loud, and you play it standing up and throwing cards. It may not suit those who prefer calm games at the table.
What's in the box
- 36 Quaffle cards
- 22 goal hoop cards
- 2 Golden Snitch cards
- rules
