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⚖️ Seesaw
One plank. Bowling balls. Everyone goes flying.
2–8 playersJoystick and buttonFreeNo app
How it plays
- Everyone stands on one long plank balanced on a trestle. It tips towards whichever side is heavier, so every walk is slightly uphill or slightly downhill.
- Bowling balls drop on the ends. The end a ball hits slams down and launches everyone on the other end into the air; up there the stick is all that steers you. Land back on the plank to stay in, miss it and you are out.
Rules
- How it runs. Push the stick left or right to walk along the plank, and use the same stick in the air to steer where you come down. The button is a small hop, enough to clear a rolling ball.
- Scoring. A bowling ball falls every few seconds, announced by its shadow. It slams the end it lands on, throws everyone on the far end skywards, and then rolls downhill over anyone in its way.
- Winning. You are only out when you hit the grass. The last one still on the plank wins, and if the clock runs out first, whoever is nearest the middle takes it.
On the phone
Push to walk · tap to hop
How to play
- Open ironthumbs.com on the TV, or on any big screen with a browser. The room opens with a QR code.
- Scan the QR with each phone. The phone becomes the controller, in its own language.
- Pick games and play. Rounds last a minute or two, and bots fill any empty seats.
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