Board game "Gravity Falls": clear the city of monsters

Just recently, no one knew that such a fun pastime would appear - quest rooms

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Every year the number of interesting rooms is growing, providing more and more choice for those who like to rack their brains. When you go to an escape room
, you have absolutely no idea what is hiding behind the door in this amazing room. Of course, before going, each person studies reviews and reviews, but all these descriptions are as vague as possible, because the creators of the room are trying to protect participants from spoilers.

Equipment and elements

The game box includes everything you need to travel through the mysterious town and defeat the monsters:

• a playing field with locations - among them there are the Mystery Shack, Summerween Shop, Arcade, Gideon's House;
• 5 character chips - Mabel, Dipper, Wendy, Stan and Zus;
• 5 character cards with descriptions of special abilities;
• 9 monster chips - the main opponents of the players with whom they will have to fight;
• 9 monster cards describing their characteristics and difficulty level;
• 51 double-sided tokens reflecting the mood of the city residents (support or distrust);
• 18 curse cards - Bill Cipher's machinations that create obstacles for players;

• 23 monster cards that determine the order in which they move;
• 30 action cards that allow you to change locations, communicate with residents, etc.;
• 8 event cards - they can be useful, or they can hinder the characters;
• 27 dice (20 courage dice and 7 special dice);
• 5 reminders designed to avoid getting confused during the game and not forgetting symbols;
• 8 stands for characters and monsters;
• a book with the rules of the game.

Before starting the game, you should understand the rules and abilities of the characters. At first glance they may seem complicated, but in the process everything falls into place.

PART 2

Interactive performance

The most excitingly scary part of the program.

It is not for nothing that at the beginning of the description there is a division into two age categories. Although all visitors shout with one voice:

- Show us the scariest program!!!

We always go to a meeting) Therefore, we have developed two of the most terrible programs:

• For participants 9-10 years old
• For participants 11-12 years old

Real LIVE actors play in the theater; they always have the opportunity to reduce the action if the children become very scared. Basically, the actors are guided by the reaction of the birthday boy - after all, it’s his day!

The birthday boy has the exclusive right to increase or decrease the level of action in the performance. The Guardian will tell him about this before going to the theater.

All children are different, so you need to be prepared for the fact that some may not be scared at all, but for others it’s downright scary, how scary!

Remember!!! The birthday boy and guests have the right:

• Don’t go to the quest performance if you’ve screwed yourself up and it’s downright scary, how scary.
• Leave the quest performance at any moment if it becomes downright creepy, how scary. The "Runaways" return to the Room of Secrets and have fun with the friends who remained there. But, fortunately, this happens extremely rarely.
• In the theater, along with the children, there will always be a Leading Actor who will advise, guide and reassure, if necessary.
• At Weirdmageddon, children will have to save all the heroes of Gravity and close the circle that they could not close in the animated series. But Bill Cipher doesn't sleep!

After completing their mission, the group from the theater returns to the Room of Secrets, and the next group goes to the theater to complete the task.

IMPORTANT!!! By dividing your guests into 3-4 groups (if you have more than 20 guests), the entertainment in the room will not be repeated.

Characters and monsters

The game features five cartoon characters - the Pines twins, their great-uncle Stan, the adventurer and miser, the clumsy Zus and the red-haired beauty Wendy.
Zus can remove curses from other players or from nearby locations (but not from himself).

Stan draws a card from the deck or from his discard pile.

Wendy moves the courage die to a location with a monster or that indicates the villagers' distrust.

Mabel allows you to draw action cards so that there are three of them again, and Dipper allows you to re-roll the dice once per turn.

The main opponents of the players are monsters. They create unrest around themselves and increase the mistrust of residents.

Like the main characters, monsters have unique characteristics described in cards.

Fans of the cartoon were disappointed that among the characters there are no other characters from Gravity Falls. In their opinion, many of the characters, especially Mabel's favorite pig Waddles, could fit perfectly into the plot and diversify it.

Gravity Falls birthday quest

Children and their parents prepared in advance for a Gravity Falls-themed birthday party. So, the birthday boy himself was wearing Dipper’s cap and vest, and his younger sister was transformed into Mabel. The children were very happy with their outfits and chosen roles, they couldn’t wait to start the quest. The start of the game was intriguing. A video of Uncle Stanford was shown on the screen, from which everyone could find out that Bill Cipher was again threatening Gravity Falls.

To defeat him, the team must find all three diaries, and then enter the cancellation code for Weirdmageddon. Finding the diaries turned out to be a very exciting experience. After all, on the way, the children came across various characters from the animated series, whom they had known well for a long time. There was a meeting with Grenda and passing her check, from time to time the grumpy Uncle Stan came out to the children, and for the Mystery Shack they had to complete several tasks.

In addition, on the way to finding the diaries, the birthday boy and his guests managed to rescue Waddles from his cage, guess many codes, come face to face with the real Bill Cipher and defeat him. It turned out that children are real fans of this cartoon. They enthusiastically carried out all the proposed tasks, with delight they won one victory after another.

Then, after completing the Gravity Falls quest, a tea party was organized with a cake ordered especially for the birthday in the form of a diary with real figurines of the characters from the animated series. And all the guests received keychains with the Bill Cipher symbol as a souvenir. The game “Crocodile” completed the celebration, also leaving a lot of pleasant impressions.

If you want to order the same exciting birthday scenario in the style of “Gravity Falls” for your birthday boy and his guests in St. Petersburg and its surroundings, then we are always happy to help organize this event for you. Moreover, we will take into account all your wishes and ideas, select games, competitions and fun so that every child will be delighted with the holiday. Our studio offers original props, professional presenters, unusual and interesting competitions, as well as an exciting adventure that will remain in the memory of everyone participating in the quest for a long time.

A birthday in the style of “Gravity Falls” will be an incredibly pleasant gift for the hero of the occasion who is a fan of this animated series. We will share with you interesting ideas and show you how to organize a children's party at home.

Gravity Falls is an American animated series that follows the adventures of twins, Dipper and Mabel Pines, who spend their summer vacation in a fictional American town called Gravity Falls.

The animated series is known among school-age children, and boys and girls from 7 to 12 years old will be happy to have a Gravity Falls-themed party.

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An important part of preparing for a child's birthday is sending out invitations. Having received a bright card, the child will tune in to the theme of the holiday and will look forward to the day of the party. Print invitations with a Gravity Falls design. Be sure to indicate the location of the holiday, time and start date.

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Children should feel like they are part of their favorite animated series. Therefore, the room where the birthday will be held needs to be prepared and decorated. You can cut out the scenery of the town of Gravity Falls.

3.

You can decorate the room where the event is planned in the style of the Mystery Shack or the attic of the twins Dipper and Mabel.

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The color scheme for the holiday decoration is brown, green, marsh, gold, blue, pink. Don’t forget about balloons, posters, pictures, garlands (you can buy them, or you can download them from the Internet and print them on a color printer).

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Symbols on Bill's wheel that are suitable for holiday decoration are glasses, a question mark, a star with an eye in the center, a shooting star with a rainbow, a Christmas tree, a hand with six fingers, a crescent moon, a sewn-up heart, a bag with the inscription "Ice", a llama.

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Huge cardboard figures of the twins Dipper and Mabel, Uncle Stan, beautiful Wendy or even the cute pig Pooh will be a great addition to the holiday. Children will be delighted to see their favorite characters.

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The main paranormal and supernatural entities in Gravity Falls are Bill Cipher, Giffany, Shape Shifter, Child of Time, Dwarves, Pironiac, Celestabelle-a-bettabelle, Summerween Trickster.

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The birthday boy is appointed as the main character. For the duration of the program, he receives the famous Dipper cap or Mabel Pig.

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An excellent gift for a birthday boy who is a fan of the animated series “Gravity Falls” will be “The Diaries of Dipper and Mabel 4”. Dipper found exactly the same diary in the dark forest, and it was he who was the main assistant in the fight against mystical creatures. You can start the holiday by searching for this book.

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A popular idea for organizing a Gravity Falls-themed party is a quest that involves immersing yourself in the world of your favorite cartoon, during which you need to unravel the secrets of a mystical town. You can organize it yourself or entrust this matter to professionals.

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An idea for a holiday - invite the birthday boy and his friends to collect all the parts of Bill Cipher's circle and close the portal to another dimension.

A party in the Gravity Falls style is a daring and original choice for a holiday for teenagers! If your birthday person and guests are at the transition from childhood to adulthood, then feel free to choose this format for your birthday!

Quest + Party = WOW birthday combo

What is the Gravity Falls quest party?

Fan and Magic! This is precisely the theme that permeates the entire series... and this is what we are going to do during the entire holiday! Quest tasks, ciphers, codes and pentagrams are combined with fun games, quizzes and competitions. The guys will immerse themselves in the intellectual plot of Gravity Force, and also laugh and have fun from the heart! This is a super combo for the best holiday!

What will happen on the quest?

Legend: What does Bill Cipher's Wheel hide?... What magical symbols does this mysterious pentagram store? You need to solve all the mysteries and collect the Wheel! Otherwise, Cypher's curse will fall on the universe! But this is not at all easy to do... you will have to meet the most mysterious creatures on our planet... yourself! Are you ready for the tests where you will have to show your most hidden qualities and learn to make *adult decisions? All the clues are in Dipper's journals...

Cards and dice

An important part of the gameplay is playing cards (actions, curses, monsters). Having drawn a card, the player reads what is written on it, after which he performs actions in accordance with the rules.

Action cards have numbers: the top one indicates the number of steps the character must take, and the second indicates the number of dice to roll.

Teleport cards are unique and allow you to move to a specified location.

Curse cards represent Bill Cipher's machinations that prevent the characters from clearing the town of monsters.

They weaken players, preventing them from receiving support and fighting monsters. Courage cubes symbolize the unity of the town's residents.

They protect against monsters, help get rid of curses, and increase player support. Each location can contain one courage cube - they are placed during preparation and during the game, in accordance with the rules.

The sides of special dice depict symbols of success, movement and curse. The image of a hand (success) allows you to turn the distrust of the city residents into support or defeat the monster.

When a movement symbol is rolled, players move a certain number of distrust or support tokens. Curse means that the participant must draw a card from the corresponding deck and apply its effect.

Where to start for a beginner

In Samara

there are many different rooms where you need to rack your brains.
First of all, you need to assemble a team. It's not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. It is much more difficult to determine how your friends will behave in the quest room
. Still, you need to get out of the room using logic and analytical thinking. However, you shouldn’t be scared ahead of time; after all, you won’t need any super erudition here. All you need is a desire to exercise your brain and a good mood.

In the escape room

there may be various kinds of riddles.
Sometimes you will have to remember the meaning of Roman numerals or the order of operations in mathematics. But it’s not difficult, because we all studied this in elementary school. But sometimes even geography or chemistry may be required. You never know what riddles will be in this or that quest
.

Preparing for the game

Before you start playing, you need to prepare for the process. It depends on the number of players and is described in detail in the rules.

• Lay out the playing field and place support tokens on it - as many as indicated in each location.
• Place the courage cube at the bottom of the anxiety scale, and place the rest next to it along with the special cubes.
• Select three monsters that will participate in the game and insert the chips into the stands. Take three monster movement cards from the deck and arrange the monsters as indicated. Each monster is attracted to the corresponding tokens - distrust or support (this point is also described in the rules).
• Draw a number of cards from the Monster Movement Deck equal to the number of players. Place character tokens and a courage cube in the locations indicated on these cards.

• Select a character, get the appropriate cards and chips, and insert them into the stands. In addition to the chips, each player receives action cards - they are shuffled and laid out side by side, and three are taken into their hand.
• Place three monster movement cards in a row at the bottom of the playing field - they determine the locations to which the monsters will move in the next three turns.
• Shuffle a certain number of Event cards (4, 6, or 8, depending on the difficulty level of the game) into the Monster Movement deck.

Beginners and young players are advised to simplify the rules and choose the easiest level, and then gradually increase it.

The rules of the game are varied, and it will take time to understand them. Accordingly, players need to be prepared for the fact that the first game will be an introductory one.

Progress of the game

The first player can be chosen in any way - by casting lots or remembering who last watched the Gravity Falls cartoon.
The participant who makes a move becomes active - he must complete all actions, after which he passes the turn to the next one in a clockwise direction.

A turn consists of two stages - the character and the monster.

At the first stage the following happens:

• an action card is played (the player does what is written on it);
• the character moves a certain number of steps;

• Rumors spread throughout the city - tokens of support or distrust are attracted to the location where the player finds himself;
• The participant rolls the dice and acts depending on the result of the roll - fights a monster, falls under the influence of a curse, places courage dice, etc.

The player may not make a move and declare a rest - he skips the first phase and returns the action cards.

The second phase is the monster's turn. Monsters do not move along roads, but immediately move from location to location.

You need to take the open monster movement card farthest from the deck and do what is written there.

In the place where the monster is located, unrest begins - the characters receive curses, the level of anxiety increases, and all support tokens are flipped over and turn into distrust.

If there is a courage cube in the location where the monster must move, it must be removed and the monster left in place.

Fight with a monster

To defeat a monster, you must roll a certain number of success symbols on the dice - no less than the number of mistrust tokens in the location where the monster is located.

• Do not forget that each enemy has unique characteristics that should be taken into account during the battle. If the battle ends in the player's victory, the monster is removed from the playing field.

• The character's defeat does not entail any negative consequences - he simply remains in place along with the winning monster.

End of the game

The game ends with the victory or defeat of all players.
They can defeat all the monsters and clear the city of them. The defeat means that the residents of Gravity Falls are finally fed up with the monsters' tricks; they blame the Pines twins for all the troubles and force them to go home.

The mood of the town's inhabitants is reflected by the alarm scale.

During the game, the marker moves, and as soon as it reaches the mark with the image of a bus, the characters lose.

Exciting adventure

We planned the holiday so that the already grown-up children would find it interesting and fun. The celebration scenario included the following entertainment: • the “Gravity Falls” quest for children, which lasted 1.5 hours; • presentation of gifts and a festive table with treats, taking out a cake; • half-hour disco with paper show.

The event was held in a specially equipped room for the Gravity Falls quest for children in St. Petersburg at the address: st. Staroderevenskaya house 6, building 1. The host of the entire program was Tyoma. Additionally, parents ordered balloons with the Gravity Falls symbol. In addition, we helped select a professional photographer who took photos and videos throughout the event.

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

• the rules are written in simple, accessible language;
• many options for the development of events;
• absence of cruelty and violence;
• high-quality, bright graphics;
• there are no winners or losers among the players;
• the need to plan ahead.

Flaws

• it will take time to understand the rules;
• lack of atmosphere - the developers should have paid more attention to the connection between the game and the plot of the cartoon.

Gravity Falls is an exciting board game that will appeal to both fans of the famous cartoon and those who have not watched a single episode. Gather a team and try to clear the town of monsters - the residents will be grateful to you for your help, and your friends and family will be grateful for an interesting evening.