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Technical Details
- Chalenj! (Sha-lonj!) is the ultimate game of one-upmanship
- Race around the board to be the first player to lift the 'Best of the Best' trophy
- Compete in 4 types of Chalenj! to move your piece around the board: Mental, Physical, Mystery and Personal
- Game includes Chalenj! hacky-sack, picture number cards and mega mat
- Manufacturer's recommended age: 8 years upwards
Product Specifications
Model NumberPEEKCHAL
Assembly RequiredNo
Batteries Required?No
Batteries Included?No
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Manufacturer's Description
Chalenj! (Sha-lonj!) is the ultimate game of one-upmanship that brings out the competitive side in everyone. Can you name more Madonna songs than your sister in 30 seconds? Can you bounce a hacky-sack more times than your Dad? Anything you can do, I can do better! Race around the board to be the first player to lift the 'Best of the Best' trophy. Along the way either take on 'Chalenjes' yourself or 'Chalenj' others using the famous Chalenj! Glove. Compete in 4 types of Chalenj! to move your piece around the board: Mental, Physical, Mystery and Personal. Game includes Chalenj! Hacky-sack, Picture Number Cards and Mega Mat.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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This game incoporates mental and physical tasks and challenges. I tried the game with adult family members to start with. Although it is quite a simple game we did enjoy it and have some real 'laugh out loud' moments during the more physical challenges. Seeing my daughter hopping around a target whilst imitating a chicken is a sight I won't forget! When we tried it with children we found that the recommended age range is about right. A six year old struggled but the nine year old loved it. Some of the question based tasks are a little tough for younger players.
The one major flaw found was that the game is not turn based which means, theoretically, if a player was skilled enough then they could complete the game with no-one else having had a turn. A simple enough solution is to ignore those instructions have each player having one throw of the dice then moving on to the next player.
Not the best game ever but certainly good for a laugh.
The one major flaw found was that the game is not turn based which means, theoretically, if a player was skilled enough then they could complete the game with no-one else having had a turn. A simple enough solution is to ignore those instructions have each player having one throw of the dice then moving on to the next player.
Not the best game ever but certainly good for a laugh.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Imagine the scene in the game design office....
"Right lads, we need a new game, something which will really get sales moving."
"Errm, how about we get a few concepts from other games and see what happens when you combine them all?"
"Yes, and lets ditch a few traditional concepts to balance it out"
"Won't this lead to confusion and more than a few family arguments?"
"of course, but that's what family board games are all about, lots of bits, lots of rules, a bit of ambiguity and Bob's your uncle."
"Great, you've got two weeks"
This doesn't sound like the best start to a game but surprisingly it's more fun and chaos than a barrel full of live monkeys. Taking concepts from trivia games, physical challenge games, bidding/gambling games, and mental agility games, setting them all against the clock and then getting rid of the idea of rigid turn based play, Chalenj! Manages to deliver a whole lot of fun and the range of challenges prevents any one person from dominating the game leading to a balanced few hours of amusement and anarchy with lots of friendly arguments and noise. It looks complicated to set up but is actually a breeze and quick to start. The game works best with all 6 players but we've managed fine with less.
Genuinely, a great laugh and a LOT of fun.
"Right lads, we need a new game, something which will really get sales moving."
"Errm, how about we get a few concepts from other games and see what happens when you combine them all?"
"Yes, and lets ditch a few traditional concepts to balance it out"
"Won't this lead to confusion and more than a few family arguments?"
"of course, but that's what family board games are all about, lots of bits, lots of rules, a bit of ambiguity and Bob's your uncle."
"Great, you've got two weeks"
This doesn't sound like the best start to a game but surprisingly it's more fun and chaos than a barrel full of live monkeys. Taking concepts from trivia games, physical challenge games, bidding/gambling games, and mental agility games, setting them all against the clock and then getting rid of the idea of rigid turn based play, Chalenj! Manages to deliver a whole lot of fun and the range of challenges prevents any one person from dominating the game leading to a balanced few hours of amusement and anarchy with lots of friendly arguments and noise. It looks complicated to set up but is actually a breeze and quick to start. The game works best with all 6 players but we've managed fine with less.
Genuinely, a great laugh and a LOT of fun.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I've had Chalenj (pronounced - sha-lonj) sitting in a cupboard for many months now, never quite finding the right time to bring it out and get to grips with a new board game. But I finally did it over a cheese board and several bottles of wine this past weekend, and how glad I am to have done it! Within 5 mins I was trying to catch a ball between my knees (fellas take care) and moonwalking at speed around my living room. Chalenj is basically 'categories' for anyone who has played that particular game. Each participant, on controlling the die, selects from one of the mental, physical, random or difficult challenges. These are very varied and quite bizarre. They then state that they can do the alloted task a certain number of times in 30 seconds. They can then pass the bidding to their right or left and bidding continues until someone slaps down the Chalenj! glove. If they fail, the challenger wins and takes control, if they succeed then they take control. Simple! And fun!
However, there are some concerns. The challenges are quiet ambiguous at times and do not spell out very clearly the terms within which you are bound. This is fairly easily overcome by agreeing the terms amongst yourselves before the challenge is attempted. However, it can certainly lead to some lively debates! Perhaps not a game to be played with people who are shy and retiring, nor the overly-competitive boistrous types!
In all, a great fun game to be played with friends.
However, there are some concerns. The challenges are quiet ambiguous at times and do not spell out very clearly the terms within which you are bound. This is fairly easily overcome by agreeing the terms amongst yourselves before the challenge is attempted. However, it can certainly lead to some lively debates! Perhaps not a game to be played with people who are shy and retiring, nor the overly-competitive boistrous types!
In all, a great fun game to be played with friends.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Lots of fun
This has got to be the best board game I have ever played, physical, mental and insane.
You start off with a question or task and each player has to bid in turn for the chance... Read more
You start off with a question or task and each player has to bid in turn for the chance... Read more
Published 16 months ago by David A. Nash
Not one to bring out every year.
I've been meaning to play this game for months, having opened it and looked at it I felt that a particular group of people would be needed to get full enjoyment out of it. Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2010 by R. Shaikh
chalenj - a great game!
A great game for the kids and adults too!!! have to use physical and mental ability. game can be taken away with you and provide hours of fun!
Published on 16 Feb 2010 by S. E. Keeling
A bit of fun
This game falls into the realms of games like Cranium and others like it. The idea is that you throw down the gauntlet (in this case a cardboard hand cut out) and challenge each... Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2009 by Smallvillenews
Good fun for the entire family!!
This is a very entertaining game that can be enjoyed by almost any age group. The rules are straight forward enough to follow by using the well wrtten instruction booklet. Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2009 by E. Williams
Fun but flawed!
I love board games, and particularly enjoy Cranium, so when I got the chance to try this game by the same company I was really excited. Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2009 by Miss
Hard to find the appeal
I tried this game and whilst I found it OK it was no competiton to the nintendo wii that so enthralls my daughter. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2009 by M. A. Kelly
Fun family game
We played this game with family aged from 10 to 70 (ish). The youngest and oldest found the rules a little confusing to start with, but the game isn't complicated once you've... Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2009 by jsm999
Fun, silly and interesting
Chalenj is a new board game similar to Cranium but without the price tag. The aim of the game is to move around the board using the dice. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2009 by josie82
Very good fun
We adults had immense fun with this game and we played without alcohol! The physical and personal challenges were my favourite - not least because I was hopeless at them, causing... Read more
Published on 21 May 2009 by zenadox
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