World War II Bods™

Sixteen wartime shapes, two of you, rated 65+ — bring your grandparents.

g.i. joe the
pigeon
g.i. joe the pigeon — shape card
tin of
spam
tin of spam — shape card
Who's Can Is
That?
Who's Can Is That? — shape card

World War II Bods is rated 65+, and that's the whole joke: this is the one pack where grandad turns up and wins. Sixteen home-front shapes ask two of you to become You're A Tank (four limbs, one turret, total commitment), G.I. Joe The Pigeon (wings out, chest up, deliver the message under fire) and Who's Can Is That? (guard the allotment produce like it's the crown jewels). Nothing here reenacts anything grim — it plays in the Dad's Army register, bunting and rationing jokes rather than battle, closer to a street party than a war film. Two of you, a phone propped somewhere steady, and Auntie Zeffie judging with the patience of someone who's genuinely seen it all before. It's best played three generations deep, because the people who remember spam and blackout curtains turn out to have the sharpest elbows for a shape. Sixteen shapes, eight dealt a round — a proper family occasion, not a solemn one.

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
65+
Price
£1.99
Needs
A phone, laptop, iPad or TV. No app to download.
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