 Before lots of teens suffered from repetitive texting finger injuries, there was the phenomenon of “hungryhippothumbfatigueitis” It was pretty serious in the 1980’s.
Hungry Hippo’s was a staple in any child’s games cupboard and it had minimal pieces to lose! (apart from the fact that I lost all the balls to mine so had to resort to marbles!) Hungry Hippos, the classic marble munching game, is viewed by many so-called experts as ‘a board game for young children.’ I personally beg to differ, as those stuffy old encyclopedia writers obviously haven’t played this fast and furious game after a few cosmopolitans. If they had, they’d know that despite its obvious appeal to kiddies, Hungry Hippos is even more entertaining if you’re an overly refreshed adult. After all, how often do you get to hammer a hippo in order to make it munch as many marbles as possible? Exactly.
The game is not exactly rocket science, but it is oodles of noisy, riotous fun. How else do you think it became a best-selling classic? Any normal human will be giggling like a loon the minute they start playing. If you missed out the first time round, I demand that you immediately discover just how entertaining bashing the bejeesus out of a hungry hippo can be. (You may not want to use it as an excuse for not coming down the pub, bashing your hippo is widely frowned upon in normal social circles!)
If you want to buy this fantastic game you can find it here, Hungry Hippos Game
I’ve also found this fab Hungry Hippos T-shirt