A crazy family party game where you play fast, guess even faster, and above all you don’t want to be holding the “pigeon shaker” when it explodes. Exploding Pigeon is a snappy twist on “hot potato”: complete funny challenges, pass the shaker along, and score points – the first team to 3 points wins.
The pigeon shaker that decides the winner
The heart of the game is the pigeon shaker – you pass it between teams and you never know when the “explosion” will come. Holding it at the wrong moment means a point for your opponents.
Fast challenges: clues, drawing, and charades
Alternate different types of tasks that keep the pace high: one-word clues, drawing on the transparent cover, and seated charades.
A team party game for family and friends
Ideal for game nights – one player completes a challenge, the others guess, and the shaker moves on. The first team to score 3 points wins.
Exploding Pigeon is a dynamic team game for families and friends. In each round, you try to complete the task from the cards as quickly as possible and pass the pigeon shaker to the other team before the fateful moment arrives. Whoever is holding the shaker when it “explodes” loses the round and the opponents score a point.
The game offers various types of challenges, alternating speaking, drawing, and charades. You can draw on the shaker’s transparent section with the included erasable marker – the pace is wild and laughter is almost guaranteed.
Examples of challenges:
- Progressive guessing: the team guesses the word from the card using one-word clues (between clues, they must always guess at least once; you must not say the word or any part or variation of it).
- Pigeon pictures: draw the concept on the transparent part of the pigeon shaker (you must not write letters, numbers, or other symbols).
- Seated charades: act out the concept without words, but you must not stand up or indicate it by spelling sounds.
Specifications
- Brand
- Blackfire
- Game type
- Family party game (team-based)
- Gameplay principle
- A twist on “hot potato” – completing challenges and passing the shaker; the opponent scores a point if the shaker “explodes” on you
- Winning condition
- The first team to reach 3 points
- Box contents
- 1 pigeon shaker, 75 cards, 1 erasable marker, 6 reference cards, rules
- Batteries
- 2× AAA 1.5 V (not included)
