Cranium Balloon Lagoon
Cranium Balloon Lagoon Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Object
Collect balloons as you play the four carnival games. If you're the first player to fill your mover with balloons, you're the winner!
Get Ready to Play
- Assemble the game board by attaching the four puzzle sections to the purple center piece. Place the merry-go-round on the purple post.
- Attach each carnival game to the game board, with the sticker facing away from the merry-go-round. The color of each game matches its spot on the board. Put the letters in Letter Lake, place the dice near the Snack Hut, and place the frogs near the Frog Pond.
- Each player chooses a purple mover. You'll float your mover around the Balloon Lagoon carnival, stopping at one of the docks on each turn to play a game.
Now you're ready to play! Take turns going first.
On Your Turn
- Spin the merry-go-round. The game it points to is the game you'll play on this turn. Float your mover to the game's dock and get ready to play.
- Get set. When you're ready, ask another player to press the purple button to start the timer for you.
- Play your game! Play the game your spin pointed to (see "The Four Carnival Games" below).
- Collect balloons! When time is up, count your score. You get that many balloons! Choose any color balloons from the balloon bag and add them to your mover. The player to your left goes next.
The Four Carnival Games
Word Worm® Letter Lake
Turn to a new word in the flipbook. Use the fishing pole to reel in the letters. If you catch a letter that's part of the word you're spelling, place it on top of that letter in the book. If you catch a letter that doesn't belong, set it aside. Keep fishing until you spell your word or time runs out.
Your score is the number of correct letters you fish.
Data Head® Snack Hut
Drop all six dice into the top of the snack hut. Choose a snack and try to collect four of a kind. Put the dice you're collecting on the snack rack, and keep dropping the rest until you collect four matching snacks or time runs out.
Your score is the number of matching snacks you collect.
Star Performer® Frog Pond
Take the frogs out of the pond. Put your first frog on the big lily pad. Slide your finger or thumb off the frog's tail to hop it back into the pond. Keep trying until you get all four frogs in or time runs out.
Your score is the number of frogs that make it into the pond.
Creative Cat® Tumble Tides
Turn to a new picture in the flipbook. Match the picture in the book by pressing the red levers to spin the wheels. Keep trying until you match all four sections of the picture or time runs out.
Your score is the number of sections that match the picture.
How to Win
If you're the first player to fill your mover with balloons, you're the winner!