MSRP: $29.99
Age Range: 12 and up
Launch Date: January 2006
Gender: Boys And Girls
Age Range: 12 and up
Launch Date: January 2006
Gender: Boys And Girls
| Category: | General Games |
In Putt Poker, “two great games meet and become one” as players putt onto the official playing mat to determine their cards. After five putts, each player has a poker hand, and the highest hand wins. The game rolls up for easy travel and includes the following: 50 scorecards, a golf ball, and rules for Texas Hold ‘Em, 5 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud, and 9 Hole. A putter is not included. Two to eight players are recommended for fast play, but any number of people can join in on the fun. Launch date: 2006.
TDmonthly Review:
What Is It?
Game fans can test their dexterity and strategy by putting a golf ball onto a 17” x 36” game mat printed with poker card values. Instructions are included for three levels of play for Texas Hold ‘Em, 5-Card Stud and 7-Card Stud. No betting is required. The matt can be rolled up for easy travel. A golf ball and scorecards are included, but the putter must be provided separately.
What We Thought
I’m neither a golf nor a poker fan, but as soon as my opponent and I rolled out the printed mat and grabbed our “putter” (a cardboard mailing tube), we were hooked. Getting the ball onto any score card proved to be a challenge for both of us, even though we were playing by the game’s “amateur” rules. Our scorecard was pretty much filled with nils, but that just made us try harder (and our coworkers cruelly mock our pathetic efforts). The challenge of the play made it fun and we were sorry to see the game end.
Why They’ll Want It
Putt Poker is a great game for family and friends. Almost anyone can play because even if you don’t score at all, you’ll still have a blast trying to figure out how to control the ball better and actually get a score. The worse you are, in fact, the more valuable the game, because you’ll get plenty of exercise chasing your wayward ball. — Alison Marek, 11/17/06
