Forbidden Bridge is a board game first released in 1992 by Milton Bradley which simulates being a treasure hunter. Players assume the role of explorers who are after ancient jewels, which are guarded by an angry spirit. Occasionally, the bridge guard will awaken and (via a motorized mechanism powered by the player pushing his head down) shake the bridge, which can cause players' pieces to fall off. Players also can get the chance to "steal" another player's jewel. The first player to retrieve two jewels and return them all in their boat wins.
7 railings (can save a piece when the bridge is shaking)
Idol cliff1
2 hands
Platform
2-piece climbing cliff1
Gameboard
8 plastic rock pieces (hold scenery in place)
4 cardboard slides (contain jungle scenery; not essential to gameplay)
4 explorer pawns
4 boats
15 jewels with storage bag
2 dice
Label sheet
1 Single piece once assembled
Gameplayedit
The game is played by 2 to 4 players and is suitable for ages 7 and up. Each player begins their turn by rolling the included six-sided dice: one numbered die (with 2, 3 and 5 repeated twice) and one "special" die with three possibilities (each of which appears on two of its sides):
Idol icon: The idol becomes angry. When its head is pressed down it will shake the bridge; any players whose pieces fall are considered to be on the closest land space to where their piece landed (i.e. pieces cannot be in the water).
Explorer icon: The player may move another player's piece to a different position on their bridge space. This can be important, as the pegs and rails on the bridge spaces become crucial when the idol shakes the bridge, and some spots on a space are safer than others.
Jewel icon: The player may steal another player's jewel if the player is on, or lands on, the same space as that player.
Other Featuresedit
Although the box art for the game portrays the Idol as merely being a head with hands (its mouth being at ground level), the Idol in the actual game has a space below its head that contains five glyphs. The glyphs are: A stick figure, a jewel, a stick figure with the jewel as its body, lightning, and a skull. The glyphs are supposed to be a warning to those wishing to take jewels; the stick figure is the explorer, the figure with the jewel as its body is the explorer having taken a jewel, the lightning represents the Idol's anger, and the skull represents the resulting death or injury.
The idol itself is motorized and does not require batteries. The idol is activated by pressing down on his head. Doing so winds up the motor, and when the head is released, his hands shake and move the bridge back and forth.[1]
2021 Remakeedit
Hasbro Gaming remade the board game classic in Q3 2021. The remake is exclusively sold at Target.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^Ball, Mark. "FORBIDDEN BRIDGE Game Rules - How To Play FORBIDDEN BRIDGE". Game Rules. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
forbidden, bridge, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2014, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Forbidden Bridge news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message Forbidden Bridge is a board game first released in 1992 by Milton Bradley which simulates being a treasure hunter Players assume the role of explorers who are after ancient jewels which are guarded by an angry spirit Occasionally the bridge guard will awaken and via a motorized mechanism powered by the player pushing his head down shake the bridge which can cause players pieces to fall off Players also can get the chance to steal another player s jewel The first player to retrieve two jewels and return them all in their boat wins Top cover for Forbidden Bridge Contents 1 Contents 2 Gameplay 3 Other Features 4 2021 Remake 5 References 6 External linksContents editBridge1 2 spans connect the idol and the cliff 13 planks spaces players can land on 7 railings can save a piece when the bridge is shaking Idol cliff1 2 hands Platform 2 piece climbing cliff1 Gameboard 8 plastic rock pieces hold scenery in place 4 cardboard slides contain jungle scenery not essential to gameplay 4 explorer pawns 4 boats 15 jewels with storage bag 2 dice Label sheet 1 Single piece once assembledGameplay editThe game is played by 2 to 4 players and is suitable for ages 7 and up Each player begins their turn by rolling the included six sided dice one numbered die with 2 3 and 5 repeated twice and one special die with three possibilities each of which appears on two of its sides Idol icon The idol becomes angry When its head is pressed down it will shake the bridge any players whose pieces fall are considered to be on the closest land space to where their piece landed i e pieces cannot be in the water Explorer icon The player may move another player s piece to a different position on their bridge space This can be important as the pegs and rails on the bridge spaces become crucial when the idol shakes the bridge and some spots on a space are safer than others Jewel icon The player may steal another player s jewel if the player is on or lands on the same space as that player Other Features editAlthough the box art for the game portrays the Idol as merely being a head with hands its mouth being at ground level the Idol in the actual game has a space below its head that contains five glyphs The glyphs are A stick figure a jewel a stick figure with the jewel as its body lightning and a skull The glyphs are supposed to be a warning to those wishing to take jewels the stick figure is the explorer the figure with the jewel as its body is the explorer having taken a jewel the lightning represents the Idol s anger and the skull represents the resulting death or injury The idol itself is motorized and does not require batteries The idol is activated by pressing down on his head Doing so winds up the motor and when the head is released his hands shake and move the bridge back and forth 1 2021 Remake editHasbro Gaming remade the board game classic in Q3 2021 The remake is exclusively sold at Target citation needed References edit Ball Mark FORBIDDEN BRIDGE Game Rules How To Play FORBIDDEN BRIDGE Game Rules Retrieved 2022 02 11 External links editForbidden Bridge at BoardGameGeek Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Forbidden Bridge amp oldid 1134592280, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
