User's Manual

AGES 7
+
For 2 to 6 Players
Game Contents: Electronic ball, 6 Hand Bands, Plastic Clip
This product is not water resistant and is not intended for use in or
around water.
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D
The first time you play, insert the batteries. (See Battery
Information.)
1. Choose a color hand band and place it
on your hand as shown. All players do the
same. Place any unused bands out of play.
2. Press the ball button to power it up. You
will hear some music and the ball will
announce: COSMIC KEEP AWAY!
3. The ball will then announce: PLAYERS
SIGN IN. PASS THE BALL TO EACH PLAYER. Hold the ball (with
color band on) so that it knows you are playing. The ball will
announce your color. Then pass the ball to the next player until
all players are signed in.
4. After all players have signed in (held the ball), pass the ball back
to the first player that signed in. The ball will then know how
many players are in the game and announce the players’ colors.
Note: If a player takes more than a few seconds to pass the ball, it
will announce: PASS TO ANOTHER PLAYER. If the ball is passed to a
player who has already signed in but was not the first to do so, the
ball will announce: PASS TO ANOTHER PLAYER.
6. The ball will then announce: CHOOSE YOUR GAME. Press the ball
button to select the game you want as shown below.
Choose Games
Choose one of the 3 games listed below. Each game is explained in
detail later in the instructions.
Press the ball button once to select Game 1:
Team Countdown.
Press the ball button twice to select Game 2:
Monkey in the Middle.
Press the ball button three times to select Game 3:
One-Minute Monkey in the Middle.
Press the ball button four times to loop back to Game 1.
H O W T O P L A Y
At the start of a game: Players gather near the ball. The ball
announces the game selected.
At the end of a game: The ball asks if you would like to play the
same game again or select a new game.
– If you want to play the same game again – either with the same
teams or new teams – pass the ball as directed. The game begins
again.
– If you want to play a different game, pass the ball as directed.
Then press the ball button as described above to select the game
you want.
Game 1: Team Countdown
For 4 or More Players
Goal: Be the first team to complete a certain number of passes.
Players are divided into two teams. The ball announces which colors
are on which teams.
– If the teams have an equal number of players, the first team to
complete 20 successful passes wins.
– If the teams are not equal in size, then the smaller team must
complete 15 successful passes to win before the larger team
completes 20 passes.
The ball announces the player color to begin. When the ball says
GO, that player attempts to pass the ball to another teammate as
quickly as possible while the opposing team tries to intercept it. The
game counts down and keeps track of the successful passes.
When a player on the opposing team intercepts the ball, it counts as
a pass for that team. The players on that team now pass the ball to
each other as the game counts down.
If a player takes too long to pass, the ball announces TIME’S UP and
announces which player on the opposing team gets the ball. Play
continues as described above. The first team to complete the correct
amount of passes wins!
Game 2: Monkey in the Middle
For 3 or More Players
Goal:
Pass the ball between teammates for as long as possible,
trying to keep the Monkey in the Middle from intercepting it.
The ball announces which color starts with the ball and which
color to keep away from. This player is the monkey in the middle.
(If there are 5 or more players, the ball will direct more than one
color Monkey in the Middle to play at the same time.) All other
colors join the “start” color in keeping the ball away from the
Monkey in the Middle. When the ball says GO, that player tries to
pass the ball to another teammate as quickly as possible while the
Monkey(s) in the Middle tries to intercept it.
As the game continues, team members must pass the ball faster
and faster. If a player takes too long to pass, the ball announces
TIME’S UP and the game is over. If the pass is intercepted by the
Monkey in the Middle, the ball announces INTERCEPTION! and
the game is over. The number of successful passes/interceptions
is then announced.
The ball then picks a new Monkey in the Middle and game play
continues as directed by the ball. After everyone has been Monkey
in the Middle, can you remember which team color combination
had the most successful passes?
Game 3: One-Minute
Monkey in the Middle
For 3 or More Players
Goal: Be the Monkey in the Middle for the shortest possible time.
The ball announces which color starts with the ball and which color
to keep away from. This player is the Monkey in the Middle. All
other players join the “start” player in keeping the ball away from
the Monkey in the Middle. When the ball says GO, that player tries
to pass the ball to another teammate as quickly as possible while
the Monkey in the Middle tries to intercept it. Each round lasts
up to one minute.
As the game continues, team members must pass the ball faster and
faster. If a player takes too long to pass, the ball announces TIME’S
UP and the round is over. If the ball is intercepted by the Monkey in
the Middle within one minute, the ball announces INTERCEPTION
and the round is over. The ball keeps track of how long each round
lasts. A new Monkey in the Middle is then announced and a new
round begins as directed by the ball.
Rounds continue until all players have been Monkey in the Middle.
The player with the shortest period of time as Monkey in the Middle
is announced as the winner.
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