Item-no.: 22371

Anton’s Swimming School

This lively game of swimming fun is good for colour perception.

Age: 4 +

Players: 2 to 4

Contents: 4 wooden hedgehogs

4 baskets

16 wooden corks

1 wooden playing board

1 dice with 1-3

The new swimming course is about to begin and the four little hedgehogs can hardly wait to start. Luckily, it’s still warm outside. The other friends are in the lake already.

As hedgehogs cannot use normal swim rings, they have to collect cork first to make a swimming aid. Only then will they be able to take part in the swimming course.

The other animals have already diligently collected cork, which they have left in 4 baskets beside the path.

So, off they go. Each one wants to be the first to have his swim ring ready and to jump into the water to join the others.

Aim of the Game:

Each hedgehog tries to collect his four corks as quickly as possible and return to his jetty.

Game preparation:

Before the game begins, the corks are put into the baskets, whereby each basket holds only one colour of cork. The 4 baskets are

now placed on the centres of the outside edges of the playing board, each on the colour corresponding to the colour of the corks it

holds.

Each child picks a hedgehog in his/her favourite colour and puts him into the corner of the same colour on the playing board.

The game can begin now!

How to Play:

The youngest child throws the dice and moves his/her hedgehog one, two or three places forwards, depending on the number that

comes up on the dice.

If you land on a place directly in front of a basket of corks, you can take a cork and put it on one of your hedgehog’s spines. It is now

the next player’s turn. You can decide yourself whether you wish to go right or left to collect your corks.

Each hedgehog must collect a total of four different coloured corks. Only then may he return to his jetty and jump immediately into the

water.

Several hedgehogs may stand on the same place.

Sometimes a wind builds up over the lake. If you land on “wind”, you must twirl the weather vane in the centre of the playing board.

The segment the vane points to tells you what to do next:

tailwind: move 2 places forwards

headwind: move back 1 place

calm: stay where you are.

The winner is the first hedgehog to put four corks, each in a different colour, onto his spines and then stand on his own jetty.

Have fun collecting corks in spite of the obstacles!

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