Ravensburger Upside Down Challenge Game - Party Games for Adults & Children Age 7 Years Up - Kids Gifts

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When Eleven opened the mothergate years later, Vecna was finally able to get a foothold in our world. He used the hive mind to send out his soldiers, like the Demogorgons and Mind Flayer, all while he stayed in the Upside Down, building up even more power. What does Vecna actually want? Image: Netflix Each player then takes turns attempting to complete the challenge listed on the Challenge Card. Depending on what the challenge is, players may win or lose points. The Child Geeks enjoyed the game but enjoyed playing with the goggles even more. According to one Child Geek, “The game is fun, and I like seeing how the other players keep messing up. It’s really funny! But I like playing with the goggles more and just walking outside with them. It’s like being in a different world where the sky is down.” Another Child Geek said, “Even the simplest of things like drawing a tree feels really hard. But you get used to it. I can now walk all around the house with the goggles on, but my mom tells me to stay away from the stairs.” Yikes! When all the votes were in, the Child Geeks gave The #UpsideDownChallenge Game a thumbs-up… or is it down … Whatever. They liked it. A video is not perfect without the right sound design! After you have the setting and the main subject, the only thing left is to add sounds. You can choose one from the many you have at your disposal. You will be given different sound effects depending on the type of video you want to make, so there are plenty of options!

Then, of course, there’s Vecna, the monstrous evolution of Henry Creel/One who preys on humans’ trauma before gruesomely killing them. Is Vecna the Mind Flayer? Image: NetflixWhen Vecna first entered the Upside Down, he wandered the wasteland until he came across a living cloud of dark mist, which was a primitive form of the Mind Flayer. Vecna, who absorbs beings’ consciousnesses and resultantly feeds off their power, knew he had stumbled upon exactly what he needed to exact his revenge on the world:

Now let's see what David and Shane have for you! The first thing you will need to do is choose the setting. It will determine what the two stars will have to do. Don't worry! You have three choices at your disposal.However, when Vecna got his fourth sacrifice in Max, it didn’t just create another small gate. Instead, huge rifts between the worlds opened up throughout Hawkins, turning the entire city into the biggest gate yet.

But if the Upside Down didn’t always mirror Hawkins, is it truly a parallel dimension that reflects our world or an alternate dimension that was transformed to reflect our world? Or maybe it’s simply that the Upside Down expands far beyond Hawkins and we’ve previously only glimpsed a small portion of it. Did Eleven create the Upside Down? Image: Netflix I saw so many things, then one day I found the most extraordinary thing of all. Something that would change everything. I saw a means to realize my potential, to transcend my human form, to become the predator I was always born to be. By the way: one of the few facts I remember from my Psychology degree is that if you wear glasses that invert your vision for long enough your brain will correct what you see to the normal way up. I am absolutely not suggesting you test this out though, especially as George M Stratton found it took about 4 days. The glasses that come with this game should only be worn for short periods and under adult supervision. Summing up I would say The #UpsideDown Challenge Game isn't for everyone and it isn't the easiest to get going with, but with the right players you can have a lot of laughs.Should you get this game? If you have younger Child Geeks, I think you’re going to enjoy yourself. For the family, the game is going to be a pleasant and enjoyable experience, as well, regardless of the age range. For you, elitist Gamer Geeks, do as one of your peers suggested and avoid it. Or don’t. During the time of COVID, everything is upside down. You might find that a game you wouldn’t consider in a thousand years is exactly what you need now in this crazy upside down time we find ourselves in. While this is obviously quite unsettling for Will, his ongoing connection to the Upside Down might provide the gang with an advantage in their fight against Vecna. “I can still remember what he thinks, and how he thinks,” Will told Mike. Now, with the barrier between the worlds barely intact, it’s only a matter of time before Vecna tries to fully take over our world. What is Will’s connection to the Upside Down? Image: Netflix

When that Demogorgon escaped into our world, it was able to create multiple temporary gates between the two dimensions, such as the one in Will’s room and the one Nancy goes through in the base of the tree. Eleven has also created temporary gates in the years since her escape from the lab, including the one in Hawkins Middle School. There are several different types of challenges. Some only require a player to draw an object or write a word. There are a few physical challenges, as well, that include pouring water from one cup to another, fist-bumping the player to your left (on the first try), and even running through an obstacle course. Some of the challenges require the player to complete the task within a certain amount of time. The moment that the Upside Down was quote-unquote “created” inadvertently by Eleven, the set dressing and the world of the Upside Down is frozen in that moment. So like when we’re in Nancy’s room, we’ll discover in the Upside Down that Nancy’s room is as it was season 1 when we first were introduced to it. The #UpsideDownChallenge Game is the kind of fun only a family or kids are going to enjoy. It’s a game meant to entertain a group around the family table, and I believe it does its job pretty well. The goggles make each activity different, but not overly complicated. The biggest non-starter is going to be for those who wear glasses that correct poor eyesight. The goggles do not allow players to wear glasses, essentially giving everyone who does not wear glasses a considerable advantage. Sort of. Perfect vision is not a game-changer here.

Once every player has had a chance to attempt to complete the challenge and points are earned, the round is over. A new round then begins by drawing a new Challenge card. If you would like to win a copy of this game in time for Christmas (various strikes and delivery companies dependent) then enter via the Rafflecopter widget before midnight on Sunday 20th November 2023. UK entry and over 18s only, all other T&Cs in the widget. Super challenge cards - as the name suggests these are designed to be super challenging. I would suggest these are used in a tie break or if someone is finding the normal tasks really easy. I can’t see anything in the instructions about when to use them. No closing your eyes! Believe it or not, you’re brain and ability to complete some of these tasks is easier if you keep your eyes shut. That would be cheating, however. To set up the game, lay the two ‘super challenge’ cards aside and shuffle the rest of the cars, placing them face down on the table. Take the tokens out of the token board and put the contents of the box on the table as well as cardboard tubes, pen, paper etc.