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There can be few games which provide as much tension and laughter to both children and adults as Rhino Hero Super Battle does. The rules are straightforward and present effective ways for children and adults to play on a level playing field…
Rhino Hero Super Battle Set-Up
- Position the three game boards in any order in a row in the centre of the table. (Yellow ‘build’ points up is the easier mode)
- Shuffle the floor cards and deal three to each player for them to hold privately.
- Place three more floor cards face-up on the table and create a face-down draw pile with the remaining cards.
- Place the short and tall walls in separate piles.
- Each player chooses a Superhero and places it in front of them.
- Place the dice, spider monkeys and superhero medal nearby.
Time to Build and Climb
The first player consideration is likely to lead to interesting discussions….the player who is the best climber can start! They make their move which consists of six action points:
- Build!
- Spider monkey attack?
- Climb the skyscraper?
- Super battle?
- Superhero medal?
- Draw another floor card.
Let’s look at each of these action points in greater detail:
Build
The player selects one of their floors to add to the skyscraper. The symbols on the cards are very clear and indicate whether small wall(s), large walls(s) or both types should be taken and set-up before the floor card is place on top.
- There are some minor instructions and restrictions which should be adhered to when placing the walls as detailed in the rulebook.
Spider Monkey Attack?
If the floor card just placed has a monkey symbol on it, then you must take a spider monkey out of the stockpile and hang it on the card just placed by its tail or its hand. If nothing collapses, move on to the next action point.
Climb the Skyscraper?
Roll the light blue die. The number rolled indicates how many floors your superhero can be moved up the skyscraper.
Super Battle?
If you moved your superhero to a new level, check if there is another superhero on the same floor. If so, you will engage in a Super Battle! As the attacker, you will roll the red die and your opponent will roll the blue die. Both players throw their die at the same time, the player who rolled the higher number wins and stays where they are, the losing player moves their superhero down one level. If the loser ends up on a floor with another superhero, a new super battle commences!
Superhero Medal?
Take the superhero medal if you are higher up the skyscraper than any other player at the end of the turn.
Draw Another Floor Card
Draw a new floor card from the pile or take one of the three face-up floor cards. If you choose the latter, you must fill up the free space with another card from the draw pile.
Victory!
The game ends when a player partially or completely knocks down the skyscraper. At this point, the player who has possession of the superhero medal is declared the winner of Rhino Hero Super Battle! The exception to this is if the player who has the medal is the one who knocked down the skyscraper. If this is the case, all of the other players are declared join winners!
A Game for all Ages
The game box states that Rhino Hero Super Battle (designed by Scott Frisco and Steven Strumpf) is suitable for 5-99-year-olds. What’s amazing about this game is that not only are people of all ages capable of playing the game but the rules contain great ways of allowing younger players to stand a chance of winning against older players. These include:
- Removing more difficult floor cards.
- Removing Spider monkeys (or including them for adult use only).
- Allowing adults to use their less dominant hand only when placing cards and Spider monkeys.
- Younger players only can ignore the minus sign on the die. i.e -1 would be treated in the same way as one and they would move their superhero up one level.
Rhino Hero Super Battle is an amazing game! I’ve laughed and shouted playing this game more than any other in my collection. If you make use of the variations for younger or less able players then you can be laughing and enjoying it with anyone!
