Occasionally we feature a post from our friends at The Malted Meeple. Their Game of the Month series highlights one of the many games in their libraries at Ravenwood Castle and The Malted Meeple. They briefly describe the game, how to play it, and why they like it.
Game: Dino Dunk!
It’s a battle of prehistoric proportions in the Game of the Month, Dino Dunk! Check out the sweet stylings of your favorite dinosaurs in this dexterity game that has you drafting your Dino Dream Team in a basketball-inspired game space.
This unique take on the traditional rules of basketball pits the Triassic Tropics against the Mesozoic Meteors. You can play with 2 or 4 players broken into two teams. Each team drafts the dinosaurs for their team from the options ranging from Tyrannosaurus Rex on down to Pterodactyl in size, each with their own special abilities to contribute.
The teams must each consist of one small, one large, and 3 medium-sized dinosaurs. Their abilities include passing, shooting, moving, and, of course, dunking! The teams take turns being on offense and defense, with the possibility of turn-overs, trying to maneuver their dinosaur tokens and the ball token by flicking the pieces to cause chain reactions of movement and get the ball to the goal. The first team to score 6 points wins.