Piranha Panic Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Contents
• Object
• Set Up
• Let's Play
• Winning

Contents

• 16 marbles (fish marbles and piranha marbles)
• 5 game board components
• 1 die
• 1 instruction sheet

Object

Be the first player to swim your three fish to safety!

Set Up

The set-up illustration labels the following parts: marble catch tray, tray legs, Piranha Panic™ tray, backboard, piranha release lever, piranha marbles, fish marbles, piranha zone, safe area, and die.

• Attach the marble catch tray at the bottom of the sloped Piranha Panic™ tray.
• Snap on the two legs to the bottom of the tray.
• Snap on the backboard to the top of the tray.
• Click the piranha release lever to the upright position.
• Make sure all piranhas are submerged and only the blue of the stream is showing.
• Each player should choose one set of three colored fish marbles. Hold onto your three fish or keep them in the marble catch tray to start.

Let's Play

The player who can do the meanest piranha face gets to go first! Or if you can't decide, whoever is first to roll a piranha on the die starts the game. Each player takes turns, and play continues clockwise.

On your turn, roll the die to find out if one of your fish gets to swim, or if the piranhas are going to attack! If you roll:

• A NUMBER: Move any ONE of your three colored fish marbles the number rolled. Start at the bottom row and swim "upstream" toward the safe area. Fish can swim forward, left or right, but not diagonally. Also, fish cannot jump over other fish, even if that means they cannot move their entire roll… or at all!
• A BLUE FISH: This little fish has come to say hello to your fish, but NOT to help them move. Count this roll as a zero and pass the die to the next player.
• AN ORANGE PIRANHA: Watch out for the fish-eating frenzy! Roll the die AGAIN to determine what happens next.

If you roll an orange piranha, roll the die again and follow the outcome of the second roll:

• A. A fish: Phew… you're safe! Continue play by passing the die to the next player.
• B. A number: That's how many piranhas are going to attack! Place that many piranha marbles in the "piranha zone," the round slots at the top of the tray. Now, it's time to let 'em loose! Release the lever and watch the piranhas wreak fish-flippin' havoc!
• C. Another piranha: It's time for Piranha Panic™!! Place ALL FOUR piranhas at the top of the tray, release and stand back! The piranhas will flip up and eat all the fish they can! Who's in their path? Who couldn't swim fast enough out of the way?!

After a piranha attack:

• If your fish have been gobbled up, those fish must re-start their journey. Shake off your fins and get ready to swim upstream again!
• Once the splashing subsides, flip the piranhas back over so the blue of the stream is showing once more.
• Continue to race upstream toward the safe area. You can have any or all of your fish on the board at a time, but you can only move ONE of those fish per turn.
• When one of your fish gets close to the top, you do not need an exact number to reach safety. Just jump your fish marble over the "piranha zone" and dive into the safe area!

Winning

The first player to get their three fish marbles safely upstream wins!