Bounce Board Precision Game — Two-Player Pattern Race

A precision game for two. You bounce ping-pong balls off the table or floor so they drop into the right holes on the board, building the pattern shown on the card — a row, or a particular shape. Judging the force and the angle of the bounce is the whole skill.

How you play

1. Draw a card and see which pattern you are building.
2. Take your own colour of balls.
3. Bounce a ball so it drops into a hole that builds your pattern.
4. Adjust your force and angle after each throw.
5. The first to complete the pattern wins the round.

What it builds

• Judging force and angle together, and adjusting after a miss
• Aim that visibly improves within a single session
• Holding a target pattern in mind while playing at speed
• Playing competitively without a bad throw ending the game

Three ways to play it

• Bounce off the floor instead of the table to change the difficulty
• Play cooperatively on a single pattern with a younger child
• Give the hardest hole double value

The details

• Ages: 6–8 years
• Players: 2