Woo-Hoo! Board Game First Impressions

Woo-Hoo! is a roll-and-move, set collection game.

This is a quick video overview.

The moon is shining brightly and it’s a fragrant summer’s evening in the park. The children have left and gone to sleep, but many of their toys have been left behind. Now, something is stirring. Four small garden gnomes have emerged from the foliage. They have gathered by their favourite elephant slide to admire the colourful toys that will soon be theirs. But first things first — it’s time to ride the slide!

This is a brief overview of the rules then I give my thoughts on them.

0:16 – Overview
0:42 – Game Play
2:26 – Summary

TL:DR In the basic game players roll a die to move their pawn up the stairs to slide down the ladder and collect a toy. In the advanced game, it’s a free for all where players are knocking each other back down the ladder to get to the top! (It’s better!)

Woo-Hoo! Update  July 2018

While obviously a game for very young children, there are a few things to take from it.

Firstly, the ‘scramble’ up the ladder is fun. It reminds me of Give it to the King! where you’re trampling over each other to deliver a letter. Here, you’re rather dangerously kicking each other down a ladder 🙂

I like those kinds of games. Like a Mario Kart-style thing of racing forward while stopping your opponents. I guess Titan Race did it, but it wasn’t great.

The 3D board will please grown-ups, right? We’ve seen a few over the last few years.

I’m not sure about how good this is with tiny children. I played this with my nephew who was 11 a the time so not exactly clueless. But I would think the very simple gameplay and big bright chunky pieces will be appealing.

Also, an elephant slide!

Playing with the basic rules means that the kid is always moving forward, not backward. I can imagine certain children would not like getting knocked back.

Again, not a parent so I don’t know for sure, but it’s a good guess 🙂

Jesta ThaRogue

Note: The copy I played was a review copy generously provided by Brain Games, big thanks to them for this game.