Bamboo Bash 2-8 Player Panda Dexterity Game (Imperial Publishing)

This dexterity game is GREAT for families, friends and even children!    

Contents:

• 1 Stem Base
• 1 Panda Cub Minature
• 1 Panda Claw
• 7 Stem Centers
• 28 Bamboo Outer Pieces

Dimensions:  105 X 105 X 300 MM (12 X 3.5 X 3.5 Inches)

UPC: 759126524197

Sku: SKS-0315

GAMEPLAY IN BRIEF
Take turns hitting the Bamboo Shoot with the Panda Paw, trying to cause only Bark to fall off. When the Bamboo Shoot has just a few pieces left, the game ends and you score points for Bark, lose points points for Centers, and maybe get some bonus points for Bark with leaves - as long as you didn’t disturb the Cub!

GAMEPLAY IN DETAIL
The player with the Panda Paw takes the first turn, then play proceeds clockwise around the table. On your turn, you must hit the Bamboo Shoot in the center of the table with the Panda Paw.

• You may hit it with any part of the Panda Paw or its handle.
• You may hit any part of the Bamboo Shoot – the base, Bark, or Center.
• You might swing the Paw to strike the side of the Shoot firmly, or tap it gently.
• You can not touch any part of the Shoot with anything other than the Panda Paw at
any point during the game.

If a Bamboo Bark, Stem Center, or the Panda Cub fall off the Shoot onto the table, you claim those pieces by putting them in front of yourself. Then your turn ends immediately and you must pass the Panda Paw to the player on your left, who will take the next turn.
If nothing fell off the Bamboo Shoot, you may hit it a second time. As before, if anything falls off, you claim it and your turn ends. If nothing falls off, you may hit it a third and final time, claiming anything that falls off. After striking it 3 times, your turn ends whether or not you claimed anything – pass the Panda Paw to the player on your left.

GAME END
If at any point there are 2 or fewer Stem Center discs left on the Stem base, OR there
are no more Bamboo Bark chunks remaining that can be claimed, the game ends and you proceed immediately to Final Scoring.

FINAL SCORING
When the game ends, you score 1 point for each Bamboo Bark chunk you claimed. For
each Stem Center you claimed, you lose 6 points. Then, each player that DID NOT knock the Panda Cub off the Bamboo Shoot counts up the number of Bamboo Bark chunks they claimed with leaves depicted on them. The player (or players) with the most chunks depicting leaves scores an additional 4 points. Then, the player with the most total points is declared the winner! Note: If there is the tie, the tied player who was later in turn order wins. This means the player who took the first turn of the game will never win ties.

MSRP: $22.95

SKU:  SKS-0315

UPC:  759126524197

Box Dimensions:  12 X 3.5 X 3.5 Inches

Weight:  15.1 ounces (1.6 pounds with packing material and shipping box)

This dexterity game is GREAT for families, friends and even children!  Imperial Publishing isn't new to board games, in fact we have already run 4 prior successful Kickstarter projects and this second game of ours promises to be our best one yet! 

Welcome to the world of Bamboo Bash!  We all love pandas but boy do they love to eat!  As Panda conservationists we are all trying to carefully remove that yummy bark and even yummier leaves from the bamboo without destroying the tree OR upsetting the baby panda on top!  Each player takes a turn whacking at the tree to remove the outer (edible) layers for points, but take care, if a player knocks off the inner cores or causes the panda atop the tree to fall, negative points will be incurred!  

This game takes the fun elements of jenga and incorporates them into every turn!  Rather than one "ahhh" moment at the end of jenga where everything comes tumbling down, each turn is filled with that crashing down, but for points (hopefully most of them positive).  This cute, hilarious and deceptively simple game can quickly be enjoyed by kids and parents alike, but with more advanced strategy rules, this game is great as a gateway into today's modern board gaming world.  This casual game plays in  15 minutes or less and is worth repeating!

OVERVIEW
 Download the full rules HERE.  Take turns hitting the Bamboo Shoot with the Panda Paw, trying to cause only Bark to fall off. When the Bamboo Shoot has just a few pieces left, the game ends and you score points for Bark, lose points points for Centers, and maybe get some bonus points for Bark with leaves - as long as you didn’t disturb the Cub!

GAMEPLAY IN DETAIL
 The player with the Panda Paw takes the first turn, then play proceeds clockwise around the table. On your turn, you must hit the Bamboo Shoot in the center of the table with the Panda Paw.

• You may hit it with any part of the Panda Paw or its handle.
  • You may hit any part of the Bamboo Shoot – the base, Bark, or Center.
  • You might swing the Paw to strike the side of the Shoot firmly, or tap it gently.
  • You can not touch any part of the Shoot with anything other than the Panda Paw at any point during the game.

If a Bamboo Bark, Stem Center, or the Panda Cub fall off the Shoot onto the table, you claim those pieces by putting them in front of yourself. Then your turn ends immediately and you must pass the Panda Paw to the player on your left, who will take the next turn.

If nothing fell off the Bamboo Shoot, you may hit it a second time. As before, if anything falls off, you claim it and your turn ends. If nothing falls off, you may hit it a third and final time, claiming anything that falls off. After striking it 3 times, your turn ends whether or not you claimed anything – pass the Panda Paw to the player on your left.

GAME END
  If at any point there are 2 or fewer Stem Center discs left on the Stem base, OR there are no more Bamboo Bark chunks remaining that can be claimed, the game ends and you proceed immediately to Final Scoring.

FINAL SCORING
 When the game ends, you score 1 point for each Bamboo Bark chunk you claimed. For each Stem Center you claimed, you lose 6 points. Then, each player that DID NOT knock the Panda Cub off the Bamboo Shoot counts up the number of Bamboo Bark chunks they claimed with leaves depicted on them. The player (or players) with the most chunks depicting leaves scores an additional 4 points. Then, the player with the most total points is declared the winner! Note: If there is the tie, the tied player who was later in turn order wins. This means the player who took the first turn of the game will never win ties.

Did he really just hit his head with the BOX?  Yeah that's sturdy!

Many game enthusiasts will rightly notice the similarities between this game and Click Clack Lumberjack (CCL).  This game was inspired in many ways by that game and  is considered the "spiritual successor" to CCL.  While the rules and theme are different, it certainly was an influencer to this game's development.  We are in no way trying to take away from the merit of that game and actually Mayday Games, which distributed Click Clack for years in the USA is also owned by Seth, the founder of Imperial Publishing.  We are sister-companies and work hand-in-hand on many tasks.  This game features all new components, artwork and rules and in no way meant to take away from the legacy of Click Clack Lumberjack.  

Seth started Imperial Publishing in 2018 and has lived in China for most of the last 10 years.  He and his wife and Kate (兰英) now split time between the USA and China.  The Panda/Bamboo theme has always been something we wanted to implement in a game due to this connection with China.  We hope you appreciate how well the game mechanics meshes with the theme.   The bamboo theme was something Seth had the idea for while visiting a bamboo forest.  Here is video from that actual date: