Roman Bods™

Sixteen Roman shapes, two bodies, one empire's worth of bad decisions.

cleaner than thames water. deserves a
bonus
cleaner than thames water. deserves a bonus — shape card
saved by the
geese
saved by the geese — shape card
tortoise
tortoise — shape card

Roman Bods turns the empire into sixteen shapes two of you have to build with nothing but your own limbs and a straight face. Cleaner Than Thames Water. Deserves A Bonus is an aqueduct, which is harder to hold up than it sounds; Saved By The Geese asks you to recreate the birds that supposedly squawked Rome awake before an ambush; Tortoise is the shield formation, which mostly means standing very close to someone you trust. It's built for anyone who did Latin at school and wants to see if any of it stuck, or a family who just got back from a Rome city break and can't stop talking about the Colosseum. Auntie Zeffie judges like she's seen every empire rise and fall and isn't especially moved by yours either. Sixteen shapes, eight dealt a round, so the geese don't save you twice. No togas required, though nobody's stopping you.

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
10+
Price
£1.99
Needs
A phone, laptop, iPad or TV. No app to download.
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