- Method 1 Gameplay. Assign a hippo to each player. Place the hippos and pond on a flat, open surface, where all players have easy access to a hippo.
- Method 2 Assembly and Setup. Pull off the hippos from the storage tray. All 4 hippos are secured to a square, blue tray. Remove the marbles from their storage compartment.
- Method 3 Storage. Remove the hippos and marbles from the pond. Grab all the spare marbles and collect them in 1 area. Then, flip the pond upside-down.
How do you play Hungry Hippo game?
Place the hippos and pond on a flat, open surface, where all players have easy access to a hippo. Let each player pick the hippo they’d like to play as—in the newest version of the game, there are yellow, orange, green, and blue game pieces to choose from. [1] Believe it or not, the hungry hippos all have names!
What are the rules for Hungry Hungry Hippos?
There are two sets of rules for Hungry Hungry Hippos, beginner and advanced. Beginner’s rules require players to fill their marble release groove next to their hippo. Next select a player to go first, and then that player releases a single marble into play.
How do you play hippos in marbles?
Player try to move their hands as fast as they can pushing on their hippos tail. Hitting the tail encourages the hippos to "eat" anything in their path. Players are all trying to get the marbles out of the center of the playing arena.
How do you feed a hippo on a bucket?
The Hippo would lay on his or her stomach on the scooter, holding the bucket with the open side down. On “GO”, the pushers/pullers would push the Hippo into the middle of the ring. The Hippo captures their colored “food” by putting the bucket down on top of the balls.
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ABOUT THIS GAME
Hungry Hungry Hippos is a fun, energetic game that is great for kids. Player try to move their hands as fast as they can pushing on their hippos tail. Hitting the tail encourages the hippos to "eat" anything in their path.
HOW TO PLAY
Please keep in mind that the official Hungry Hungry Hippos rules and instructions could be different depending on the game version you have. The rules below are some of the exact directions that came in the original packaging.
What Is Hungry Hungry Hippos?
Hungry Hungry Hippos has been in existence since 1978. And it’s a tribute to the game’s design and regulations that it hasn’t been altered significantly since then.
Requirements and Objectives of the Game
The game requires four hippo attachments, four hippo heads, four levers, and 20 marbles.
How to Set Up Hungry Hippos
Hungry Hungry Hippos is a reasonably simple game to set up. You’ve to position it on a flat surface to ensure that no player gains an unfair edge.
The Gameplay
Around the game board are four mechanical, colorful, plastic hippopotamuses controlled through levers on their backs.
Starting
Pick any one of the players to announce the start of the game. Choose any measure that works for the player in question, as the game’s host or the loudest person in the room.
How to Play Hungry Hungry Hippos
The players compete with each other to ensure their hippos eat many of their marbles.
Beginner Rules
Hippos have two sets of rules: beginner and advanced. According to the beginner’s regulations, players must fill their marble release groove adjacent to their Hippo.
