Strolling Bowling (1979)

About this game

A great kids game that's also a lot of fun for adults. Strolling Bowling comes with a 35 mm bowling alley with fold-down pins at the end. The bowling ball is a wind-up plastic "hopper" which, when wound up and released at the base of the alley, pops its little feet and shuffles down the lane to knock down the pins. Great fun to watch and, with a little skill and luck, a player can get quite good at judging the ball's movement.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 8.
• Rules load. At 1.0/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 7 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.