As Dobble – one the UK?s most fun and fast-paced family games – launches a special residency at the thrilling Thorpe Park Resort in Surrey,  Little London?s Wersha Bharadwa heads down to check out the fun?
Dobble, the fast-paced observation game where 2-8 players compete to match identical symbols on cards, is one of Asmodee?s biggest sellers along with CATAN, Bananagrams and The Pokémon Trading Card Game. It?s perfect for rainy days and Christmas Day fun for children aged six and up. Now the game has partnered up with Merlin?s Thorpe Park resort with the creation of a fun new take on the park?s classic version of a family spinning teacup ride.
The new Dobble Tea Party ride replaces one of Thorpe Parks most beloved original rides which has been in operation for over 30 years and features the board game?s classic purple hues as well as it?s instantly recognisable hand character from the game packs. Double Tea Party, Thorpe Park
All built around a gigantic central teapot in the middle of the attraction and after selecting which one of the 12 giant tea cups you?d like to sit in, you and the kids can cosy up inside and get ready to start spinning! The newly revamped teacups all sit atop a disc-like upper platform which rotates as the ride gets underway before you and up to four others are able to control how fast your own tea cup can go round with the help of a wheel in the middle. Even more fun are the nine tea cups which spin anti-clockwise while the main platf...