Cricket Bods™

Sixteen shapes, two fielders, one duck neither of you wants to score.

grasshopper not
cricket
grasshopper not cricket — shape card
don't bail on
me
don't bail on me — shape card
that's a
duck
that's a duck — shape card

Sixteen shapes for two people who understand that a five-day match can still end in a draw and that's somehow fine. Cricket Bods turns the whole sport into a shape-off between two of you: Don't Bail On Me wants a wicket held together by trust, That's A Duck is exactly as humiliating as scoring zero, and Grasshopper Not Cricket is the one that makes you actually think before committing. It plays like village green cricket without the rain delays, and Auntie Zeffie appeals every attempt like she's already reaching for the video replay. It suits anyone who's fielded at fine leg for an entire afternoon, argued about Lords versus The Oval, or shouted Howzat at a television that couldn't hear them. Best played by two people with more patience for the sport than talent for it, and if you know the difference between a good catch and an actual disaster, here's where you prove it.

How it works

  1. The card flips.
  2. You've got 10 seconds for the two of you to work out who's what and make the shape together.
  3. Bods! The camera catches it, Auntie Zeffie scores it and judges you.
  4. Share the result, or don't.

Full instructions, free to play

Details

Players
2+
Shapes
16 in the pack, 8 a round
Play time
About 10 mins
Age
8+
Price
£1.99
Needs
A phone, laptop, iPad or TV. No app to download.
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