Ker Plunk cover
1967BGG rank #30,572

Ker Plunk

by A. Eddie Goldfarb, Damon Saddler, René Soriano · Early Learning Centre

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Players2–4
Time20m
ComplexityLight
Age5+

About the game

What is Ker Plunk?

The game consists of a clear plastic tube, 30 thin sticks, and 32 marbles. Play begins with the players inserting the sticks through the tube and then pouring the marbles into the hole at the top of the tube. The sticks act as a web that block the marbles at the top of the tube. At this point, the players begin to carefully remove the sticks one by one. The goal is to get the stick out without making any of the marbles fall through. If any do so, the player who made them do so collects them. Once the last marble has fallen, players count their collected marbles, and the player with the fewest wins the game. Reimplemented by: Toy Story Ker Plunk!

How it plays

Mechanics

Physical RemovalStacking and BalancingThree Dimensional Movement

On the shelf

Categories

Action / DexterityChildren's GameMovies / TV / Radio themeParty Game

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